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schedule. “I have a showing on Tuesday, but it’s at the Galleria on tenth, so they already have a security team in place.”
    “ Too early to worry about the scumbag,” Rhonda said. “Think further down the line. It’s going to take him a good couple of weeks to figure things out before you start hearing from him.”
    She hated that Rhonda figured Damien would come after her. Not a question of if, but when, she said. Frowning at her friend, she huffed out a breath. “I have a bunch of portrait shoots scheduled, all at Danny’s, though. That’s for the next month. After that, I’ll have a showing at a small place for my work alone, about four and a half weeks from now. Another across town two weeks after that.” She shrugged. “Beyond that, I can’t remember. I’ll have to get you my schedule.” She couldn’t believe she was doing this. And that she’d pretty much agreed to let Shawn be the go-to guy for everything.
    She’d missed him, especially right after the attack. Tamara had wanted to ask Rhonda to find him, but chose not to. Shawn was a truly nice guy, one who didn’t need to be tainted by the shit going on in her life.
    “ Well, we will do the walk through of your place and give you our recommendation,” Shawn was saying as she came back to the present. “I’ll get some of the contracts for you to look over, and we’ll sign a trial-run term and then go from there if you’re happy with our services.”
    She really had to hold back asking just what services he was talking about. Tamara didn’t think that was suitable discussion with Rhonda right there. Besides that, Shawn actually appeared to be talking about security and not what her pussy wanted.
    Nodding, she smiled slightly. “Sounds good.”
    “ I’ll be right back then, ladies,” he smiled.
    Once he was out of the room Tamara punched Rhonda in the arm.
    “ Ow! You bitch,” Rhonda hissed out a breath, rubbing at her arm.
    “ You could have fucking warned me, you skank,” Tamara practically snarled.
    “ And miss seeing the look on your face? Fuck that shit, you ho.” Rhonda laughed. “Oh, my God, I wish I’d had a camera. You looked totally stunned, and I am pretty sure you even started to drool a little there.”
    “ Shut up. I hate you,” Tamara said, laughing softly. “Why the hell are you my best friend?”
    “ Because you love me and I know all your dirty little secrets.” Rhonda shrugged.
    Shit, right. Only trouble with having a friend like Rhonda, one she’d known since grade school, they knew way too much about one another lives. “You still could have warned me,” she muttered.
    “ You would have found some excuse not to come,” Rhonda said. “No pun intended, by the way,” she added, wiggling her eyebrows.
    “ Good God, you have sex on the brain,” Tamara said, groaning.
    “ Considering I was thinking I might have to call the fire department just from the two of you shaking hands. Uh, yeah!”
    “ You so need to get laid,” Tamara told her, shooting a look toward the door.
    “ Wonder if he has a brother.”
    “ He does, two actually, both younger.”
    “ Good god, did you two talk about everything?” Rhonda asked.
    “ A bunch of stuff, in between other things.”
    When Rhonda just grinned, Tamara felt her cheeks warming up. Damn it.
    The sound of the door closing announced Shawn’s return. He didn’t appear to notice anything amiss, even with Rhonda grinning like a fucking loon. Smacking her friend’s arm, Tamara shot her a warning look. Not that her friend paid it any attention.
    “ Here you go.” Shawn handed her a clipboard with several sheets attached. “The top one is for the trial period, we do a three-month length and then come back to the table to re-evaluate and proceed from there. The rest is just paperwork, authorizing us to look at your home’s security system and get a feel for what could be a potential issue. As well as a few sheets you can fill out for any events you feel you