Chapter 181 - Good Girl
Chapter 181 – Good Girl
Jade raised her head from her laptop when she heard the knock on her bedroom door, "Yeah? You can come in," she said, and returned her attention to her laptop since she could tell that it was Harry knocking on her door.
Harry who was still dressed in his blue flannel pajamas opened the door and walked into the bedroom. He did a double-take when he saw Jade seated in the center of her bed with documents sprawled all over the bed, and her laptop in front of her.
"Did you even sleep a wink last night?" Harry asked with a frown. He knew that he was a workaholic, but this? This was just too much, and he didn't like it one bit.
"I tried," Jade said with a yawn as she raised her head to meet his gaze.
When he saw her for the first time yesterday he had thought that she looked like a hybrid panda, but today she looked more like a zombie, "You slept for how many hours?" Harry asked as he made his way to her bed with a displeased frown.
"I don't know. Maybe an hour or less. Why do you ask?" Jade asked as she set aside some of the documents so that she could get off the bed. Once she stood up, she groaned loudly as she stretched out her body, and it made cracking sounds.
Harry noticed the way her black silk satin nightdress which stopped on her mid-thigh, rode up her smooth thighs as she stretched, and he looked away from her, "You need a break. You have to take a break from all of this. You are overworking yourself and at this rate, you're not going to be conscious or sane enough to make an appearance in court," Harry said in a stern tone as he shut her laptop and started packing the documents which were scattered on the bed.
"I need to be prepared to appear in court in the first place," Jade protested as she tried to take the documents from him, but Harry stepped away from her.
"I don't know about the judge, but I won't trust the words of a lawyer that looks as sleep-deprived as you. When was the last time you did something that wasn't related to a case? When was the last time you hung out with your friends and spent an evening just watching a television show?" Harry asked as he continued picking up the documents while Jade followed him around the room.
"I only have colleagues, no friends. And I do watch CSI Miami and Law & Order," Jade said defensively.
"Yeah, maybe if you spend your time doing things other than work, you'd have friends. And I'm sure while watching those television shows you were busy thinking about your case," Harry countered.
"I never imagined you would be such a nag. Look, I was planning to go to a beauty salon yesterday before your call came in," Jade said defensively, and Harry turned to look at her.
"So what changed? You were too scared to step out of your apartment after the little present you received on your doorstep?" Harry taunted softly, knowing that if he could annoy her with that, she would want to prove him wrong.
Jade raised her chin defensively, "I became busy with looking for more evidence to nail those fuckers, and then you showed up and I haven't found the time to do that since then," Jade hissed at him even though she knew he was right. She had been too scared to step out of her apartment after the warning she had received. She would rather swallow her tongue than admit to him that she had been so scared until he arrived.
Harry took in a deep breath as he dropped the documents on the bed and faced her, placing both hands on her shoulder and staring directly into her eyes, "How about you let old uncle Harry take care of you for today? Let's spend the day doing things that don't concern your case, while we wait to hear from my men, okay?" Harry asked wiggling his brows playfully, and Jade's lips twitched in amusement as she looked at him.
She had to admit that he had a beautiful pair of honey-brown eyes, "You're not my uncle, and you're definitely not old," Jade pointed out as she broke her gaze from his compelling eyes.
"It doesn't matter. I'm here to make sure you're okay, and your physical wellbeing is part of it. Right now you don't look so good," Harry said, and Jade stared at him for a moment, and then she gave him a nod.
"Fine."
"That wasn't so hard now, was it?" Harry asked with a grin as he let go of her shoulders, "So freshen up, while I go in to do the same. Let's meet in…" Harry turned around to glance at the wall clock which was hanging over the bed, "Let's meet in the living room by 8:30. That means we have forty-five minutes to get ready for breakfast," Harry said as he picked up the laptop and documents from the bed, and turned to leave.
"Where are you going to with those?" Jade asked as she stepped in front of him, pointing to the laptop and documents he was carrying.
"To keep them away from you. You don't leave drugs with an addict," Harry said with a small smile, "Don't worry, I will keep them safe. You will get them back by this time tomorrow," Harry assured her when he saw the worry in her eyes.
Jade heaved a deep breath, "Okay."
"Good girl," Harry said with a small smile as he headed for the door while Jade watched him leave.
Although he could be annoyingly blunt, he wasn't so bad. At least he was very good-looking, and he was also very wealthy too. She also knew that he could be charming when he wanted to be, so why was he single? Jade wondered, and then giggled when she recalled what he had said about his mouth being his problem. Surely that was a big problem, Jade thought with a shake of her head as she took off her nightdress and walked into the bathroom in the room.
It would probably be best to spend her day getting to know old uncle Harry since she was obviously stuck with him for the next couple of days. Who knows? Maybe before the end of their time together she could hook him up with someone.. That was if he didn't ruin it by saying something stupid, Jade thought with another giggle.