Page 10 of Tempted

He had a meeting with an important client on Friday, but Victor didn’t see why he couldn’t rearrange things to make it work. “Yes, of course I will. Now are you through interrogating me?” Victor said through clenched teeth.

“I’m sorry I came on too strong, it’s just that this would mean the world to Tyler. He had the strangest idea you wouldn’t.”

“Contrary to what you think, I do care about my children.”

“I don’t doubt it.”

“Good.” Victor was still more than a little annoyed despite her conciliatory tone.

“Oh, uh, I just wanted to mention that the water in my shower stall didn’t work tonight.”

Victor sighed. “Miss Applewhite had had problems with that shower as well. And I believe the shower stall in the hallway bathroom is having the same issue. I never got around to calling a plumber. Please let Ms. Davis know about it in the morning so that she can take care of the details. In the meantime, you may use my shower when I’m not home. It’s three doors down from Chelsea’s bedroom on the opposite side the hall.”

“Thank you.” This time when she smiled at him, her entire face lit up. She was already attractive but now she was stunning.

Victor couldn’t get out of that room fast enough. He wondered if he’d made a mistake in hiring her. It was clear the two would butt heads over his parenting methods. But worse yet was this unexpected attraction he felt toward her. The scary part was knowing that he might not have the will to resist the temptation she offered.

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