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The men’s jaws dropped as she grabbed her purse and then closed and locked her door. She then turned and nonchalantly started walking down the stairs toward the outside door.
Nico and Connor glanced at each other and started after her.
Chapter Five
Nico cleared his throat to get Christian’s attention. “Um, sir.”
Another moment of silence. “Where is she?”
“Well, she handed me back the phone and said you were unreasonable and then walked off. We are now walking down the sidewalk behind her.”
“Jesus, where are you headed?”
“I’m not sure, hold on,” Nico said and covered the phone with his hand. “Harmony, where are we going?”
“The store.”
“She said the store,” Nico told Christian.
“Goddammit,” Christian cursed and then sighed. “Can a person have a heart attack because of frustration?” he asked no one in particular.
Nico bit his lip again to keep from laughing. If he kept it up, he wouldn’t have a lip by the time Christian got there.
“I’m not sure, sir.”
“Keep with her. I’ll meet up with her when I get back to town. Keep me updated.”
Nico grinned and shook his head as he pocketed his phone and caught up to the other two, who were walking a few yards ahead of him. He listened to their argument about baseball being better than football. Since Connor had been a football player, he assumed Harmony was for baseball.
They walked a few blocks and then turned a corner. The guys were a bit shocked when they saw several businesses open on the street and a lot of people. The neighborhood actually looked pretty decent.
All along the way, Harmony waved and talked to most of them. It didn’t matter how rough they looked. She made a point to acknowledge them. Nico wasn’t surprised when she seemed toknow all about them and asked about their families.
They stopped in the grocery store, and she grabbed a basket, which Connor took from her. They walked up and down the aisles, stopping to talk with someone or just reading labels.
An old lady stopped them and pointed at the guys. “Who might these young men be, Harmony?”
Harmony looked over her shoulder. “Um…” Harmony chewed her lip. She didn’t want to call them her bodyguards, even if that’s what they were.
“We’re her cousins from out of state,” Nico supplied and smiled.
The woman nodded her head, hugged Harmony, and moved away from them.
Harmony turned and watched the lady walk away. “I hate to lie to her, but I didn’t know what to say.”
“It’s all right. Just call us cousins. It will make it simpler.”
Harmony smiled and nodded. “I agree. Now tell me how long you guys are staying?” she asked as she looked over the spices on the shelves in front of them.
“We’re with you until Mr. Sharp gets back.”
“When is that?” she asked with a frown.
“Tomorrow afternoon sometime,” Connor said.
Harmony suddenly stopped and turned to them. “He’s making you spend all day and night?”
Nico nodded. “Yes.”
