Nicodemos was becoming restless and bored with having to maintain this shop. He had lived up to his bargain with Lavender and right now, it in her best interest to do the same. He was getting frustrated, and close to be angry. Not only was he waiting for her to give him what he wanted but he was having to conform to her demands and cooperate. He was itching to get out with this body and do more. If she didn’t come through by the end of the day, he was going. He didn’t care what she would do if she knew what he was doing with her friend’s body. There was already so much she didn’t know.
He looked up from where he stood by the counter and watched as she entered with an unfamiliar man. “What have we here, lovely?”