Between HeVan and Hell by Lucy Kelly Read Free Book Online

she turned and also entered her dressing
room.
    She tried on the two bras, then she
and Becky were walking out at the same time. They were both aware
that they were being watched.
    Becky said, “I couldn’t help but
overhear what you said to the saleslady. If you need a time waster
while you’re waiting for your boyfriend, hit the spa over by the
hair salon. I think they’re having a mani/pedi special
today.”
    Grace turned to her with a smile.
“Thanks, I didn’t know that. I was just going to head back to my
apartment and stare at the walls until he called. That’s a much
better idea. And since I’m expecting him to ask an important
question tonight, I better pull out the plastic ‘til it melts at
the salon, I want to look like a million bucks.”
    “You go, girl! It was nice meeting
you. Good luck tonight,” said Becky, as she turned and placed her
things on the counter to pay.
    Grace smiled and walked over to the
panties display. She wanted a pair to match the bra she’d chosen.
She saw many nice things, but in her role, she was supposed to be
on a budget. Now that she was committing to charging services in
the salon, she had to be more economical here.
    Grace didn’t even glance up as Becky
took her larger purchases away and walked over towards the shoe
department. Grace found what she wanted, paid for it, and then
asked the saleslady for directions to the in-store spa.
    While Grace was deciding on spa
services, Becky tried on shoes. She made a point of commenting on
the choices of another shopper. Then she looked at her watch and
seeing the time, acted as if she were in a hurry. She quickly paid
for the one pair of Kelsi Dagger snakeskin peep-toe stilettos she
had found and then rushed out of the department store. She exited
the mall at the cabstand and hopped a cab. She had him drop her off
on the other side of the mall at her car. Then she drove to the
convention center as fast as she could. She didn’t want to be late
for her meeting with Valerie about the upcoming Sci-fi
Convention.

    Anton Kadyrov was still watching the
spa when his phone rang. “Hello?”
    “The blonde had a cab drive her to the
other side of the mall to her car. Then she drove like a maniac to
the convention center. She met up with another woman at the office
of the event coordinator. The only thing I caught before they went
out of earshot was that she was sorry she was late. Then the other
woman asked her if she’d been shopping again.”
    “That’s enough, Gregor, you can drop
that subject. We’re clear, then; she was obviously just a random
shopper and not a contact. I saw her chatting up another woman in
the shoe department. Come over and relieve me at the department
store. I can’t believe how much time this woman has spent here,”
said Anton before hanging up. He looked up and saw the waitress
he’d been fucking lately coming down the aisle. He stepped out into
her path.
    “She’s in the spa; find out what she’s
doing and anyone she talks to,” he ordered.
    “Sure thing, Anton; you know I’d do
anything for you,” she said with a smile. Running a hand up his
shirt, she leaned forward and gave him a kiss, and then walked over
to the spa.
    Grace had finished up a thirty-minute
hot stone massage, and was moving back into the main treatment
areas to get her manicure and a pedicure. She hadn’t realized how
tense she’d become since finding all the passive surveillance in
her cover apartment. Now she was all loose and relaxed.
    That was a great idea of
Becky’s having me come here, she thought. I also feel safer being
in a public place. I wonder why?
    She walked over to the special chairs
designed to massage your back while your feet were pampered when
she saw a friend from work in the next chair.
    “Hey, there, Betty Boop. Is this your
day off, too?” asked Grace.
    “Oh, yeah, but it’s my first time
here. A friend mentioned the special today. I’m on a budget,” she
answered.
    “Aren’t we all,”