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Which reminded her that she needed to check her messages.She turned her phone off last night and needed to turn it back on.She deleted six voice mails without even listening to them.The seventh one—from Dr.Pam—caused a smile to crease her lips.She finished with the voice mail, deleted it, and went to her missed calls list.
Chapter Nine
Jed slammed his truck door and started up the walkway to Katie’s house.Just as he reached the front door, it opened, and Miss Mazie stood there.
“Hello, Jed, dear,” Miss Mazie said when she saw him.
He flashed Katie’s grandmother a smile.“Morning, Miss Mazie.Is Katie about?”
“Yes.And I’m glad you’re here.You can help Katie get the office organized.”She held open the door.“Go right in.Down the hallway on your right.”
“Thanks.”Jed dropped a kiss on Miss Mazie’s cheek as he made his way into the house and to the office.Jed halted right outside the office door.He wanted to see how Katie was doing after last night.
“Hello, darling, how are you?”Katie’s voice carried outside the room.“Yes, I’ve missed you too.”
Darling?Who the hell was she talking to?Old fears reared their ugly head, going back to a time when women had cheated on him after Katie.Then as he and Ry were finding their feet in their relationship, there had been that woman who tried to play him and Ry off each other.Had Katie left someone behind in New York City?She wasn’t the type to lie.But it had been eight years.His chin came up, and he wasn’t proud of himself as he listened to her side of the conversation.
“Yes, I’m happy to be home.”Katie paused and laughed.“Even if it did mean leaving you.You should come visit.”
Jed’s fingers curled into fists as he stood outside the door.She was inviting another man to visit her?That was so not going to happen.He stepped into the doorway, but Katie was facing away from him, leaning against the desk.
She gave a husky laugh.“Sure, bring your special kit.I’m sure we could find some use for it.”
His temper flared.No fucking way was some man going to… Jed strode over to Katie.He snatched the phone out of her hand and lifted it to his mouth.Katie was his.She held his heart.
“I don’t give a fuck who this is, but Katie is taken, now and forever.”Jed hit the end button and glared at Katie.
“What the hell are you doing?”She reached for her phone, but he held it out of her reach.
“No other men, Katie.That isn’t negotiable.”
“I’d assumed that.Now give me my phone.”
“Are you going to call him back?”
“Yes.”
His temper hit the roof.“Then you can’t have it.”Jed pocketed the phone as it began to ring.
“Damn it, that could be a client.I need my phone.”She held her hand out for it.
Her telling him it could be a client was the only reason he fished the cell out of his pocket.Glancing at the display, he saw the name Pam.Good, it wasn’t the man.He handed the phone over to her.
“Hi,” Katie said.“Yeah.Sorry about that.”She glared at him.“I have a Neanderthal standing in what is to be my new office.”
Jed cupped the nape of her neck, giving it a light squeeze in warning.
Katie glared at him.“Yes.He’s the one who hung up on you.”She stuck her tongue out at him.Jed couldn’t help it.He burst out laughing and released his grip on her.
“Okay, call you later.”She hit the end button.“This isn’t funny, Jed.”
She stood with hands on hips, legs spread, and all he could think about was peeling those jeans down those long legs, taking her panties with them.He’d lick her pussy until she came at least twice, and then he’d fuck her across that big oak desk.
“You know a guy named Pam?”he asked, finally controlling his laugher.
“No, I know a woman named Pam.And don’t get off the subject.If you ever do something like that again, I’ll twist your balls into shriveled grapes.”She punctuated each word with a finger poke to his chest.
“Kitty Kat, you couldn’t if you wanted to.”He started to reach for her and found himself flat on his back against the hardwood floor, his arms pinned behind his back by his body weight.When his brain caught up with his body, he had to admit he was impressed.Very few women could take him by surprise and pin him down.
