Page 43 of Tempt Me

Chapter 16

Tellme everything,Borello.Leavenodetailout.

Gigi looked atherphonewhen itlitup,showing her thetextfromJen. She’dobviouslygotten the note. Insteadof texting backand forth amilliontimesassheknewtheywould,shejusthitthecall button and putthephoneon speaker. Shegot up toclosethedoorbeforethecall could connect, though;Erin had justgone down for hernap and Max had been outfor abouttwohoursalready.

“I can’t believe you justleftmea note,”Jensaid in lieu of a greeting.

“Hellotoyou,too,”Gigi shotback,putting her phoneon thetallboywhileshefilled itsdrawers with her underwearand shirts.

“Seriously?That’swhatyou sayto me?You’ve movedinwith him!”

“Yes,ashisnanny,”shesaid. “I’mjusthisnanny,Jen.”

Her roommatelaughed. “Italwaysstartsoutthatway,butI can guaranteehe’ll bein your pants beforetoolong.”

Gigididn’twanttoadmitittoanyoneelsebutherself,butshedid wantMaxtogetinto herpants, and anywhere elsehewanted togo. Thetalkthey’d had on thewaybackfrom her placehadbeen so revealing. Hemaynothaverealized it,buthehadexposed somuchofhimself to her. Sheloved hearing abouthisfamilyand howhegrewup. They’d lightlytouchedon hiswife,and he’d skimmed overthe details,assheknewhewould,buteverything elsehad been great.

“Howlong willyou beliving there?Imean,should I getyourmail redirected?”

“No!I won’tbeherethatlong—onlyfortwoweeks.”

“Whyonlytwoweeks?”

“That’showlong I said I’dworkforhim,” shereplied.“Thesuccessful applicantsfor the internship will beannounced shortlyafterthat.Don’tworryabouttherent. I’llstill paymyshare.”

“I wasn’tworried,butnowthatyoumentionmoney,howmuch isMaxpayingyou?”Jenasked. Gigipaused assheplacedashirtin the drawer. They’dbrieflytouched ontheissue ofpay,but whatshe’ddemanded wasridiculouslyabsurd. Therewasnowayhe’dwillinglypayhertwo thousand aweek.

“We haven’tdiscussed an exactfigureyet.”

“He’d betterpay you well.If hedoesn’t,demand that hedoes.”

Gigi madea noisethatwasneither agreeing nor disagreeing withwhatJen had said. “Howwas thegym?”sheasked, tochangethesubject.

Jen heaved a heavy yetverysatisfied sigh. “Amazing.”

“I takeit you’retalking aboutJeremywhenyousaythat.”

“Heisamazing,”she gushed. “Hehasa banging body.I justwish hewasn’toff-limits.”

“Wait.What?”

“Jeremyisoff-limits.”

“Whotold you that?”

In thebackground,therewasthesoundof the pipesknocking together. Jenmust havebeen getting readytotakea shower.“Hedid.”

“And you’regoing totoethelineand notdoanything with him?”Gigi asked incredulously.

“Hey!Whyisthatsohard tobelieve?”

“It’sjusttheJen Iknowwouldn’tletasillylittlerulestand in her way.”

Shesnorted. “You’rerightaboutthat,butthisis different. I like him, soI’ll playbytherules…fora littlewhilelonger anyway.”

Gigi laughed. “Nowthere’stheJen Iknowand love.”

“Speakingof love,I havetoloveyouand leaveyou. I haveahair appointmentin twenty.Talkto you later,and remember toalwaysuseprotection!”

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