Her Better Half. C.J. Carmichael
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Название: Her Better Half
Автор: C.J. Carmichael
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современные любовные романы
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With Erin’s piece of paper in hand, I stopped in front of an elegant stucco building and consulted the address again.
Yes, this was the right place.
I followed the brick path to the front security door. A well-dressed woman exiting the complex gave me a frown, then paused to make sure the door had closed completely before leaving me on the stoop.
I made a show of pulling out my keys. She glared.
“I’m the new cleaning lady for unit two.”
Clearly she didn’t believe me. I tucked my pearls back under the cotton T-shirt I’d worn for the gig, then slipped my key into the lock, praying it would work.
It did.
Ironically, just as I’d proven I had a legitimate reason to be here, I felt like the criminal that woman had obviously thought I might be.
This was so crazy. I was about to enter the house of a perfect stranger.
Cleaning ladies do it all the time.
Yes, but cleaning ladies don’t check for extra toothbrushes. They don’t make lists of their client’s reading materials and examine the contents of their kitchen cupboards. At least, they aren’t supposed to.
So you’re a snoopy cleaning lady. There’s no law against snooping.
Okay, technically I wasn’t breaking the law. But ethically speaking, I was still about to do something wrong.
If you’re going to be a wuss about this, maybe you should look for a different job.
I let the door close behind me. I was inside.
The building’s foyer was spotless and fortunately deserted. I followed the hallway to the left. Adam’s unit was the second one. As I let myself in, I heard a door farther down the hall open, then shut again.
A nosy neighbor? I closed Adam’s door behind me with relief.
The hardest part was over. At least I didn’t have to worry that anyone was watching me in here.
I surveyed the foyer, which was surprisingly tidy for a single man living on his own. All the coats were hung in the closet. A gym bag sat on a footstool next to an umbrella rack. Shoes were organized in a neat line on the floor under the jackets.
At least he was neat. But then, he was a dentist—what did I expect?
The rest of the condo was also neat, but not particularly clean. The blinds were coated with dust and the grout in the shower was suspiciously black.
I wondered how long it had been since Adam’s previous cleaning lady had quit. But that was at least a year’s worth of dust on the blinds. Which meant Adam didn’t keep very close tabs on his cleaning lady.
That should have been good news. It meant that I didn’t need to worry about doing a top-notch job.
Unfortunately, I didn’t think I could live with myself if I snooped and shirked my cleaning duties. Which meant I was going to be working very hard for my hundred dollars today.
CHAPTER 5
B y the time I made it home after cleaning Adam’s condo, it was already five o’clock. Jamie was prowling the kitchen on the search for something to make for dinner. A new postcard from her father had been tossed on the kitchen table.
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