Cali MacKay [Highlander's Hea A Highland Heist (epub)

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.“Do ye mind if I take these back to the museum?”“Not at all.Just make sure I get them back before ye go, and I’d greatly appreciate it if ye don’t leave them lying around-or show them to anyone, for that matter.” He probably thought she was being paranoid, but she didn’t care.She took plenty of risks in life-just not with her work.His eyes narrowed with a glare.“Ye’re not the only professional here, lass.”She beamed at him with a big smile, refusing to get into a pissing match.“Well, I’m glad to hear it.As soon as I dig out the blueprint printer, I’ll get ye your own copy of the schematics and drop them off.Now if ye don’t mind, get out.I’ve got work to do.”His lips quirked into a smile.“Ye know, we may just get along after all.”Chapter TwoBloody hell…what time was it? And who the hell was pounding on his door so early in the morning and getting his crazy dog riled up? Conall dragged his alarm clock over.Six twelve.He groaned and rolled out of bed, ready to murder whoever had woken him up.He threw on some pajama bottoms, after quickly debating whether to just head down there naked-and it’d serve them right.Padding down the stairs, he nearly tripped on Piper, who was still barking and clearly determined to get tangled between his legs.Grabbing Piper by the collar to prevent her from escaping yet again, he yanked the door open, his words already spewing forth amid his curses.“What the…”He groaned.Maggie.It figured.“Did I wake ye? Had your plans and didn’t want to hold up your work, in case ye were an early riser-which I see that ye’re not-and figured while I was at it, I’d go for a quick run.Want to join me? Nothing like a morning run to get the blood flowing first thing when ye wake.There are other options, of course, but… a run was easier this morning.” She looked up at him, finally, blessedly, quiet.How many coffees did the woman already have?“Go away.” He spun and slammed the door, only to hear knocking again.He yanked it open.“Woman, I’m ready to murder ye.”She just smiled.Infuriatingly, smugly smiled.Not a care in the world.“Well, you could at least take the plans.And I’ll assume it’s a no on going for a run? Do ye want me to take your dog instead? Looks like she’d enjoy it-might get rid of some of her energy.”He grabbed the leash he kept by the door, quickly clipped it to the squirming pup’s collar and shoved the handle at Maggie, grabbing the plans.“Her name’s Piper.Don’t fall off the cliff.”The second his crazy mutt took off-which took all of a nanosecond-he slammed the door once more, and crawled back to bed.Except that his sleep was now ruined.After tossing and turning, sleep refusing to return, he dragged himself back out of bed.Grumbling and cursing, he put on a pot of coffee and while waiting for it to brew, booted up his laptop.He logged in to work and checked his email.Once he ensured there wasn’t anything that needed his immediate attention, he pulled out the schematics Maggie left for him.One map after another, layer upon layer of security.It was clear the lass left nothing to chance, even backing up her back-up plans.He supposed that’s what happened when someone was not only thorough, but hyper.Bloody hell, the woman must inject the caffeine directly into her vein.Six twelve.And looking fresh as a spring morning, a blush on her cheeks and a sparkle in her glacier-blue eyes.He took a closer look and worked through her diagrams.Maybe…It’d be hard to improve the securities and firewalls she’d put in place-and frankly, that wasn’t his job-but he could possibly make things a bit more efficient and speed up response.It’d be easy enough to integrate her systems for the Hope with the ones he already had in place on Iain’s mainframe for his other businesses.Opening a new document, he started making notes on the changes he’d like to address.That would be an interesting meeting, for he was sure her back would immediately go up before she wrangled her temper under control.At least it seemed short lived, flaring into life for just a moment, before sense and reasoning pushed it aside, and she was back to her perky, smiley self.It was clear Maggie liked to be in control, especially when it came to her work, and that was definitely something he understood.When you worked hard to build a reputation, you couldn’t let others ruin it.But if she thought he’d step to the side and let her stomp all over his turf, then she was gravely mistaken.They’d just have to do their best to work together, especially since they were stuck with each other for the next few months.He checked the time.Maggie had been gone a while-close to an hour and a half.Was that normal for one of her runs? Or had Piper dragged her off the cliff and into the raging sea and jagged rocks below? He groaned and got back to work, doing his best to ignore the feeling of impending doom.A few more notes-and he checked the time again.Damn it.He’d give her another ten minutes.Yet, looking back at the schematics, he found his concentration was shattered, his gaze drifting to check the time yet again.Cursing, he set aside his laptop and got to his feet, knowing he’d not forgive himself if something happened to her while he did nothing but sit on the sofa.He got on his hiking boots and grabbed a sweater just as there was a knock at his door.Relief washed over him, though he was ready to give her a tongue-lashing for making him worry.Grinding his teeth, he got a hold of himself and pushed his annoyance to the side, knowing it was his own fault for giving a rat’s arse.He pulled open the door and watched her breeze in, dragging his pup behind her.“What the hell happened to her?”She looked down at the dog before turning those blue eyes on him with a look of confusion, a smile tugging at her full lips.“I took her for a run.How is she supposed to look?”“That dog’s crazy-and hasn’t ever stopped being crazy [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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