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every day.”
    “Me , too,” he said, biting her shoulder lightly, fighting the urge to rip her to shreds for not being Kate. “Let’s take a shower together,” he ordered, hoping she wouldn’t pick up on his expertly hidden anger.
    After they showered Rose made a fresh pot of coffee , scrambled some eggs and made toast for them. It was nice to have someone taking care of him like his old Rose used to do. Soon he would have Kate to fulfill all of his wants and needs. Rose was simply the opening act until he could get to the main event—Kate.
    After Rose left his apartment and headed for work, Roger got ready to search for Kate. He knew that she had both school and work. Finding her at work would be easier than at school, so he would start there first. He didn’t have a great deal of time since Paulina had emailed him that she and Jacob were moving back to California sooner than expected. He would pick them up at the airport in a week. Paulina had been arguing with her mother and she needed to get away as soon as possible. It would complicate his plans concerning Kate, but he would figure a way to work it out. For now, finding Kate was his top priority. He didn’t know why he couldn’t just be happy with Rose. But, he knew this need to have Kate was an unquenchable desire that he urgently needed to fulfill.
    He drove to Nordstrom and staked out the employee entrance. It was nine o’clock and he knew that Kate was in class, but he wanted to be waiting when she arrived. He watched as many associates entered the building to begin their shifts. Time passed quickly. At about ten, he knew that Kate would be on her way soon. He just had to be patient.
    But two hours passed and Kate didn’t show. Maybe she had been changed to the late shift. He knew that meant she would be working from one to ten that night.
    He decided to call the store and ask to speak with her. Perhaps that would give him something to go on. He had the number on his speed dial. When the operator answered, he asked fo r the children’s department.
    “Thank you for calling the children’s d epartment. This is Lori.”
    “Hi , Lori. I’m calling for Kate. Would you please put her on the phone?”
    “Oh, I’m afraid I can’t because Kate no longer works here ,” she replied.
    He hissed at Lori through clenched teeth. “What do you mean? She quit? When did she quit?”
    “She quit several weeks ago.”
    “Do you know where she is currently working?”
    “I’m afraid I have no idea where she is now. She didn’t leave any forwarding information. She just quit without even giving notice.”
    “Okay, thanks,” he said , ending the call. He grabbed the steering wheel and squeezed it tightly. Why would she quit her job? This didn’t make any sense at all. She had talked about how much she liked her job and her co-workers. Something didn’t add up.
    Kate must have thought that he had killed Rose. “Fuck,” Roger yelled out, as he hit the steering wheel. He needed her to make his life perfect. He was not going to settle for mediocrity any longer with the regular women he dated. His foster mother had always told him he was special and damn it if he didn’t deserve to have exactly what he wanted. Nothing was going to stand in his way.
    Roger sat in his car for a while thinking about where Kate could be working now. It seemed most likely that she would have simply transferred to another Nordstrom. She needed a flexible schedule to be able to attend school. It was logical that she would stay in retail and transferring to another location would be the easiest thing for her to do.
    He decided to go to Horton Plaza and check out the Nordstrom there. He would casually walk around the store and look for her. He’d be shopping for Kate instead of clothing.
    He got on 163 South and headed toward downtown , it only taking fifteen minutes to get there. After parking his car, he made his way toward Nordstrom. The mall wasn’t that busy since it was a