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to warn people when you come into their home.”
    “Well, what am I supposed to do? Whistle?” he asked.
    I crossed my arms over my chest. “Well, if you wouldn’t think I was coming on to you, I’d ask you if you know how.”
    To my surprise, he grinned. “That’s a great movie.”
    I went from surprised to shocked. “You’ve seen To Have and Have Not ?”
    Lifting my suitcase as though it weighed a few ounces rather than fifty pounds, Calder chuckled. “Yes, I have.” When he saw the expression on my face, his smile disappeared. “There are a lot of things you don’t know about me, Ricki.”
    He carried my bag out of the bedroom. I looked around, feeling as though I’d forgotten something. Somehow I knew it was important. A second later, the loud yowl of my cat, followed by an emphatic “Shit!” reminded me.
    “Ah, crap, I forgot about Pepper,” I muttered under my breath.
    I ran into the living room and as soon as she saw me, Pepper leapt into my arms, grumbling and complaining.
    “What in the hell is that ?” Calder asked, eyeing her suspiciously.
    I stroked Pepper’s head gently. “This is my cat, Pepper.” As if on cue, she hissed in his direction. Still petting her, I murmured, “Good girl.”
    He continued to stare at my cat as though she had three heads. “Are you sure it’s not a demon from Hell? She scratched the shit out of my arm and her eyes are evil.”
    Pepper growled at him, her ears flattening back.
    “Actually, I was just thinking a few days ago that her eyes remind me of yours.” I clenched my teeth together to stop from laughing at the expression on his face. While I normally wouldn’t admit that I’d been thinking about his eyes, I couldn’t resist picking at him. I wanted to get under his skin the way he got under mine.
    “So, is your neighbor going to feed her for you?” he asked.
    I shook my head. “No way. Where I go, Pepper goes. I’m not leaving her here to be a snack for some nasty vampire.” Pepper hissed again. “See, she agrees.”
    “Oh, for fuck’s sake, then get what you need. We have to get out of here.”
    I waited until he left the apartment before I snickered under my breath. Then I gathered up everything I would need for my cat, with the exception of a litter box. No way was I transporting a used litter box, even if I emptied it first. Ick.
    Pepper wasn’t thrilled with the idea of her pet carrier but kept her grumbling to a minimum. Apparently she used up all her violent energies on Calder. I hooked my purse and the bag that held her stuff over my shoulder and lugged it all out the door.
    I met Calder halfway down the stairs and he took the bags from me. When he tried to take Pepper’s carrier, she yowled at him.
    “I’ll carry the cat,” I insisted.
    He didn’t argue. Smirking, I followed him down the stairs. I stopped walking as soon as I realized that Shannon’s car was gone.
    “Where’s Shannon?” I asked.
    Calder paused in the midst of loading my bags in the back floorboard of an extended cab truck. “She left.”
    I had a bad feeling I wouldn’t like the answer, but I still asked, “So how will I get to the safe house?”
    He took Pepper’s carrier from me and she hissed at him. Growling under his breath, he placed it in the backseat. Calder shut the door and faced me, putting his hands on his hips. I tried to ignore the hot prickles on my scalp as I remembered running my fingers along the smooth, muscular curve.
    I coughed to mask the crazy reaction he incited.
    “I’m driving you,” he answered.
    “Gee, that’s a nice offer, but I’ll have to say no,” I retorted, crossing my arms over my chest. “I think I made it perfectly clear yesterday that I don’t want to spend any more time alone with you.”
    “Tough shit. Now, are you going to get in the truck willingly, or am I going to have to physically put your ass in my passenger seat? Either way is fine by me.”
    I reached into my back pocket for my phone. “I’ll