Chapter 147

I hung up the towel in the bathroom and headed to his study.

"Where are you going?" Oliver asked.

"To get my sunglasses from my purse. It's still quite bright outside. It's only 3:30."

"Okay."

I breathed a sigh of relief as he let me go, sauntering slowly, restraining the impulse to run. Taking a quick glance down the hall to ensure Oliver hadn't followed me, I went into my purse, and slapped the book into the bookshelf. Snagging an audio bug and the sunglasses, the bug went under a corner of his desk where he was unlikely to touch.

"Book and bug in study," I whispered to earpiece before shoving it to the bottom of my purse. I sauntered back as easily as I'd left and went out to his deck. Oliver followed behind. Laying the towel on one of the deck chairs, I slid into the tub, sighing as I went in. My nether regions really were quite sore.

Oliver sat on a chair nearby, still studying me, w