Lizzy left the lounge in a particularly good mood, her eyes betraying an uncontainable smile.
Every worry had dissolved the moment she held that check.
She pulled Merriman out of the office, playfully patting his muscular arm.
"Come on, today I'm treating my great landlord to the best steak in Uptown."
Merriman turned his head, studying the woman beside him, his gaze almost unable to leave her. Heaven knew how shaken he'd been when she stepped in front of him earlier, speaking to Eric with such a protective stance.
She seemed delicate but was so resilient, and it made his heart race.
Lizzy's face was full of smiles as she softly hummed a country tune, and Merriman couldn't help but be drawn in by her joy, leaning down to plant a light kiss on her hair.
She slapped him in mock annoya
