Page 711 of Filthy Elites

He held her loosely as he ran a hand up and down her back. “I guess you could believe you kissed me this time.”

Kelsey glanced down before meeting his eyes. “I didn’t mean it like that. I was just upset that Dr. Katherine was disappointed in me. Us.” She took a deep breath. “I sometimes blurt things out that I don’t exactly mean.”

Adrian nipped at her lip. “This is crazy, but I don’t care. I’m going to kiss you again.” He waited for a heartbeat before slamming his mouth against hers.

A loud bang caused some of the dogs to bark, causing them to pull apart. Adrian started off toward the back of the facility where the noise was coming from, and Kelsey followed closely behind him.

The back door was swinging in the wind and slamming back into place.

Adrian grabbed the door, lifted the handle, and made sure the lock was latched. “Someone must have not secured the door before leaving.”

Kelsey frowned at the door. “It sounded like someone had slammed the door.”

“It was probably the wind, but I’ll go outside to check. Stay here.”

“I’m coming with you!”

Adrian sighed. “Stay behind me.”

Adrian opened the door slowly, scanning the parking lot and grassy area, before leading Kelsey outside. Two cars were left in the lot that belonged to Dr. Hogan and Kelsey.

Adrian surveyed the area. “No one’s around.”

Kelsey was focused on the side of the building. “Maybe not now, but someone was.” She pointed in front of her.

Adrian turned to see what she was looking at. Big red block letters were spray painted across the stucco wall, spelling out BITCH. “Go back inside and tell Dr. Hogan. I’ll be right back.” He started off toward the front of the building. He called over his shoulder. “Lock the door!”

Kelsey rubbed her arms. Why would someone sprawl graffiti on the wall and why would someone write bitch on there? Who was that written about? Dr. Hogan? She owned the building and the practice. Maybe someone in the neighborhood didn’t like animals. They’ve had some complaints about dog barking before, but not for a while.

She ran back inside and called out to Dr. Katherine.

Dr. Katherine came running out of an exam room. “What’s the matter?”

“You need to see something outside.”

“Okay…”

They went back outside, and Kelsey showed her the vandalism.

“Oh my… Who would do such a thing? I’m going to call the police.” She paused to glance around. “Where’s Adrian?”

Kelsey rubbed her arms again. “He ran off to see if he could find who did this. We heard the back door bang and came out here to investigate.”

“He shouldn’t have run off like that.”

Adrian jogged around the corner of the building a few seconds later. “I didn’t find anyone, but I heard a car peel out of here, squealing wheels.”

Dr. Katherine turned to Adrian. “This is exactly why I want someone here at night.”

Adrian nodded. “You need an alarm system with cameras and more lighting.”

She nodded. “I’ll call someone tomorrow.” She blew out a frustrated breath. “I was going to call the police, but I doubt they would be able to do anything. We’ll deal with this tomorrow.”

“I can try to clean it off.” Adrian moved toward the back door.

“It’s spray paint. It will need to be painted over. We can worry about that tomorrow.”

Kelsey turned to Adrian. “I can give you a ride to your car tonight or I can pick you up tomorrow morning before classes. Do you have an early class?”

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