“What do I owe you for fixing Mrs. Adamos’s door?”
“You don’t owe me anything.”
“I’m sure she didn’t pay you. She asked me to have you come over as a favor.”
“It was a favor.”
“No. Fixing my shower was a favor. Doing work for my neighbor is something you should get paid for.”
He shrugged. “It wasn’t a big deal. Plus, she fed us dinner.”
“Are you sure? I feel like I was taking advantage.”
“So what? I’ve taken advantage of you working at the Rose. It’s what you do for friends, right?” He had to keep reminding himself that that was all they were. Friends. Fuck buddies. He’d never fit into her life. Not with her family.
“If you say so.”
“Speaking of your eavesdropping—”
“Did something happen?”
“Kind of. Danny Cahill showed up at my house the other night.”
“I take it that’s not normal?” She slid a hunk of meat and a pepper from her skewer and bit into them.
“About as normal as it is for him to take guys from my crew out to dinner.”
“So he’s acting all kinds of weird. Why did he come over?”
“He said it was because he had this off-book job that had to be done this weekend. The fence I was working on yesterday and today.”
“It was a real job, so why are you suspicious?”
“Those usually come down from through supervisors and project leads. Danny doesn’t go around handling it. Other than the cash. We think he’s getting suspicious.”
“We?”
“Brendan was over. He hid so Cahill wouldn’t see him. But I wanted to warn you. If he’s getting suspicious of me, and he suspects you’re listening in on his conversations, it could cost you your job.”
“I’m just doing what I always do. Don’t worry about me.”
But he did worry about her. He didn’t want to be the one to bring her down.