Kissed Blind (A Hot Pursuit Novel Book 2)

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dad?”
    “Good. Should be getting out tomorrow.”
    “That’s great. See I knew he’d bounce back.”
    “He’s still got a long road ahead of him, and I got into it with Ma last night. I hope she heard me at least. She’s gotta cooperate with doctor’s orders or she’s gonna kill him.”
    “She wants your dad back to his old self. I’m sure she’ll do what it takes.”
    “I hope so.”
    We arrived at Oliver’s building, and after checking in, we were buzzed up. Cici let us in, and we joined her in the kitchen while she straightened a few things leftover from breakfast. Upstairs, Camille and Oliver were arguing again. I couldn’t make out any specifics this time.
    “Running through lines again, huh?” I asked.
    “I know, right?” Cici smiled as she put a carton of organic almond milk back into the fridge. She wore a Catholic school girl outfit, and her short skirt swished stiffly as she sashayed. Didn’t that look go out with the Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” video ? “They fight like cats and dogs,” she said in a low voice.
    “They do?” I said.
    “Yeah, just act normal when they come downstairs.” After she finished tidying the kitchen, Cici checked the time. “He’s going to be late if they don’t wrap this up.” She washed her hands and dried them on a towel dangling from the oven handle. “Oh, before I forget, I have these for you two.” She handed each of us a sheet of paper. “It’s the tentative schedule for the next few weeks so you have a better idea of where we need to be and when.”
    “Thanks,” Vance said, offering her a warm smile, and something about it stuck a thorn in my side.
    She gave him her deep-dimpled smile, and the thorn dug in a little more. “Wish me luck. I’m going in.” Cici grabbed a mug of something she’d concocted off the island and took it with her.
    After Cici went upstairs, we waited around for another hour. When Oliver and Camille finally came down, they both wore fake smiles.
    “Sorry to keep you guys waiting. We should get going before the director sends a hit man out to get me.” He set the empty mug down on the coffee table while slipping into his shoes.
    “Are you joining us on set today, Camille,” Cici asked.
    Camille stepped in front of the window, facing the natural light with a sparkly compact flipped open in her hand. She drew a fresh line around her lips and powdered her nose before releasing an exaggerated sigh. “No, if I’m on set it will only be a distraction, isn’t that right?” Her lips curved upward but no humor touched her eyes. “I don’t want people fussing over me when it’s Oliver’s show. I think I’ll head out and do some shopping.” She strutted into the kitchen and fumbled with the single serving coffee maker, randomly pressing screens and buttons, opening and closing the brewing compartment, inflating everything and being excessively noisy. “I just want a damn cup of coffee. Why does everything have to be so complicated? Cici, how do you work this stupid thing?”
    The coffee maker they had was a few grades nicer than Gabe’s, but it didn’t involve a whole lot of guess work. Lift the lid, insert cup, close the lid, and press the blinking start button. A child could have done it.
    Cici walked over. “Here, why don’t I take care of that?” She took the K-cup from Camille’s hand and brewed the coffee. “I’ll bring it to you.”
    Camille had walked away as soon as Cici had relieved her of the K-cup, flipping her flaxen locks over her shoulder and swaying her narrow hips as she went. She’d known how the scene was going to play out before it began. “Vanilla almond milk and two packets of Stevia,” she added, not bothering to look at Cici.
    Cici had the coffee ready in less than two minutes. Camille had curled her legs up into the black leather chair while she thumbed through her phone, snickering over something that popped up on her screen. Cici placed the cup of coffee on the table

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