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along in a couple of minutes.” Backing out of the room, Chandra eased the door partially closed. Likely a signal that a client was waiting inside.
    Looking around the room, Tamara’s eyes stalled on a framed print. One of hers, to be exact. Walking toward it, she smiled. It was a mother and child playing in the sun at a local park. The shadows from the trees created an interesting texture effect of light and dark over their faces. It was a great shot.
    “ I’ve always loved that one,” Rhonda commented behind her.
    Nodding, she shot her friend a grin. “Yeah, it’s definitely one of my favorites.”
    “ You really need to get me a copy of it. There’s got to be some benefits to knowing the photographer,” Rhonda poked her shoulder lightly.
    “ Yeah, yeah,” Tamara muttered with a chuckle.
    “ You’re T.K. Wells?” a deep, very familiar voice, said.
    Jerking around, Tamara felt her eyes go wide. “Shawn?” she whispered. Staring at the man who had rocked her world, she noted he hadn’t changed at all. Dark brown hair with hints of red, a little shaggy, but sexy as always. Light gray eyes in a deeply tanned face with trademark scruff that accented the cleft in his chin and hid a dimple that only popped out when he smiled. Six-feet-four inches of hard-packed, lean muscles she had intimate knowledge of. And, according to her body, wanted to know again.
    “ Yeah, she uses her stepfather's surname for her artwork, to keep her private and professional life separate,” Rhonda said.
    “ Detective, good to put a face to the voice,” Shawn said. Stepping in, he held out a hand and shook Rhonda’s.
    Tamara was still trying to wrap her head around everything. So when he held out a hand, she automatically slid her palm to his. He squeezed gently before letting go and waving a hand to the guest seats.
    Her eyes fell on his tattooed arm and she felt her pussy clench. She’d spent a good hour licking each and every inch of the tattoos that covered both his arm and his back. Feeling a little numb, a lot shocked, and more than ready to smack her gun-toting friend, Tamara slid into one.
    “ I reviewed the file you sent over, Detective. Thanks for that,” Shawn said to Rhonda.
    “ Rhonda’s fine, I’m off the clock today,” she grinned. “And you’re welcome. I figured you needed to know everything if you’re going to keep him off T’s ass.”
    “ It was definitely enlightening.” He looked Tamara’s way, then and she was trapped by his light gray eyes.
    She blinked when she realized Rhonda was staring at her with a frown. “Sorry, what?” she asked, mentally shaking her head.
    “ I said, I think that C&M Security is the way to go, T.” Rhonda shot her an “are you okay?” look.
    Nodding, Tamara smiled. “I’ll trust your recommendation, Rhonda. You know this stuff better than I do,” she said. Better than she ever wanted to, even though she had a feeling she was going to get a crash course real soon.
    “ Good,” Shawn said. He leaned back in his chair and watched her, his gaze intense. Something else she remembered about him. When he focused, it was seriously focused, like you were the only person in the world he saw. “We’ll need to figure out what events you’ll need security at and what level you are personally okay with. I’ll also want to do a walk-through of your apartment or house and check the system you have as well as all entries and windows. We’re not going to make you a prisoner in your home, or on the job. But we do need to ensure that, through this all, you always feel safe, no matter where you are.”
    “ Rhonda had a company put in my system when I moved. It’s supposedly top of the line but that was a couple years ago,” she admitted.
    “ Could likely do with a couple of upgrades, but we’ll worry about that after the inspection. What events do you think you’ll need a little extra muscle for?” he asked.
    “ Uh,” Tamara frowned as she tried to remember her