Page 127 of Wrapped in Perfection

"My family will do the work. Mostly my brothers. They are pissed I'm letting the burned area sit right now, but until I know what I want done to it, I don't want to touch it."

"That's smart."

"So, how do I work with you?"

I pull my folder out of my bag. "This is my contract. All the rates we discussed are on it. I can leave this with you and answer any questions you have."

She pulls a pen out from behind her ear. "I'll sign it now. I want to get started right away. Boris wouldn't have recommended you if I couldn't trust you." She skims through the contract, signs, then sets it in front of me.

"Can I borrow your pen?"

She holds it out.

I sign. "I can email you a copy when I get back."

A grin forms on her face. "Perfect. So we can get started right away?"

"Yes. I'm excited to work on this."

"Great. Thank you."

We schedule the next time to meet, and I leave with Viktor and Peter. When we get in the car, I call Harper.

"Hey, girl! Are you on your way?"

"Yes. I just got done. Do I need to bring anything?"

"Nope. Just your fabulous booty."

"Okay. I'll be there in five."

I tell the driver where to go, and when we get to the building, Viktor comes in with me. At the door of the suite, I turn. "You can't come past here."

He raises his eyebrows. "Why?"

"It's girly stuff," I tell him.

He crosses his arms.

"I'm serious. You have to stay out here. If you come in, Dmitri would kill you."

He furrows his brows.

I knock on the door.

Harper opens it. "Hi!!" She hugs me then glances up at Viktor. "Hey, Viktor. I'm glad you're here. There's this woman I met, and she's totally into the bad boys. I think you should meet her. Are you taken?"

Viktor's face only grows more rigid.

"Is that a yes? No? Come on, help me out here."

He stays silent and continues to give Harper the stare down.

"Tell you what. We're going to do what we need to with Anna, and when we finish, I'll bring you a picture of this woman. Oh, and she's freshly divorced and really in need of a good time, if you get my drift." She pulls me through the door and shuts then locks it. She wiggles her eyebrows. "I picked up a few more pieces for you. Something to show off your ass more."

I laugh. "Well, Dmitri does appreciate my ass."

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