“I didn’t forget. This shouldn’t take all day. Damian just needs my computer expertise.” She sat down on an old lime green couch and pulled a laptop off the end table. She patted the seat beside her so Damian sat down.
“Okay. Guess I’ll go make myself more presentable.” Hilary stuck her tongue out at her sister then turned on her heel and headed down the hallway.
“She’s moody today.” Kat opened her laptop and logged in. As she waited for her computer to boot up, her gaze traveled to his injured leg.
He shifted uncomfortably. He didn’t want her to ask more about it, so he said, “You don’t fool me. I can tell you like her.”
“Yeah. She’s alright, as far as sisters go.” Her gaze lifted back to her computer screen.
“You seem close.” Damian actually envied that, being an only child.
“We are. We’ve been through a lot together.” Kat logged onto Facebook and pulled up Lydia’s page. It was sparse, with not much personal information. Damian watched as Kat went looking through the different groups Lydia was in.
“She’s in a group for moms? I didn’t know she had a child.”
“You think she and my father…” He couldn’t say the words. Would his father have hidden a half-sibling of his? He pushed the thought away. Surely his father wouldn’t have buried something like that.
“I don’t know. Let me join the group and poke around.” Kat clicked to join then went back to Lydia’s profile.
As Damian leaned closer to look at the screen the smell of Kat’s shampoo or laundry soap caught his attention and he was instantly reminded of how it felt to have her in his arms. The memory of her warm lips on his filled his mind and he backed away from her. He couldn’t develop feelings for her. She was not only an employee. She would never leave her small-town life to be with him. Plus, he was starting a relationship with Amelia.
“We’ll have to wait to see if they let us in the group.” Kat switched over to her email and smiled at him. “Look, I got a response from my Ho Ho guy.”
Damian scanned the message.
Dear Miss Philipina,
I do want to comply with you, however, I live in an area where it is hard to purchase some items. We do not have packages of Ho Hos where I am from. But I can assure you I am not the kind of person to take advantage of others. Please send the thousand dollars right away so I can send you the inheritance money and you can live happily on the seven million US dollars.
Doctor Yong
Kat flexed her fingers, then began her response.
Dear Doctor Yong,
I am quite sad to inform you that I have already spent my thousand dollars after having a lovely conversation with Princess Ding Dong. However, I do expect to get a large sum of money soon, so there’s still time to send me that photo.
As I’m sure you are a busy man, I have searched far and wide, and I have found a website where you can buy a box of Ho Ho’s. Here’s the link to Amazon. If you have the box rushed to you, we might be able to complete this transaction soon.
Have a wonderful day,
Miss Philipina
Kat added a link to the email and sent it off.
“Do you really think he’ll buy a box of Ho Ho’s from Amazon?”
“Yes.”
“I don’t know. I’m guessing he’ll just try to convince you to send him the money.”
Kat opened a folder on her computer and images popped up. She clicked on one and it enlarged. A balding man stood there with a banana on his head.
Damian tried not to laugh. “You got him to do that?”
“Yep. Here’s another.” She clicked and a second photo opened. This time a man had a 100 Grand bar stuck on his lip like a mustache.
“That’s hilarious. How did you get him to do that? And did he have to buy that on Amazon?”