I heard the noise seconds before she asked. I'd already seen where Mancini and the guys had added the security to the house, had found all the eyes and ears, but stupidly hadn't turned them on before jumping into bed. It's because I'm not accustomed to doing it here. That, and the fact that she had me so worked up I could hardly function.

I saw the shadow at about the same time I heard the noise but my only thought was to protect her from seeing what was about ...