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“We shouldn't happen. This right here shouldn't be happening. We need to go stay at a hotel until I can find a house to rent or buy.”

It was the only way that she would be able to keep her sanity right now. Being around him everyday in the same house was starting to get to her. She was trying to keep her distance from him but it wasn't working out. Every corner she took he was always there.

Her mind was constantly on him. She had slipped into Littlespace several times and she had called him Daddy. He wasn't her Daddy and he couldn't be. He needed to move on and realize that being with her wasn't going to end well. She had baggage and she had a kid.

“You two aren't going anywhere. You two are staying right here. I have extra rooms that I'm not using. One can be your office, one can be your Little room, and the other can be your daughter's room,” he said. “And if you don't want a Little room then that can be your room. Or you can share a room with me and have the Little room.”

“I'm not sharing a room with you,” she said.

“Yet. But you will soon. I have a feeling in my gut.”

“You're so sure that I will be. I'm so sure that I won't be. We won't be here for much longer.”

“You bet I am sure. When I set my eyes on something, I go all in. My eyes have been set on you for a long time. You and your daughter.”

Janie didn't know what to say to that. She knew that he would go all in but she didn't think that he would pick her. Why her?

“Just give me a chance to show you that I'm going to take care of you and Eleanor. You two are my world,” he said.

“I have a lot of baggage.” she tried to give an excuse.

“Everyone has baggage and I want to help you. Give me a chance.”

“I'll think about it.” But Janie knew that she was going to come up with what she already decided. That she wasn't going to get involved with him.

“I'll take that as a yes,” he said, winking at her.

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

JANIE

Today Janie was meeting up with Charlotte, Monroe, Hedda, and Echo at the club. They weren't going to play, they only wanted to meet up and talk. They did it every once in a while and it was one of Janie's favorite times. Sometimes they would meet up at a coffee shop or where Charlotte worked but today they were meeting up at the club. Everyone but Janie and Echo had their significant other working at the club today.

Well, Mac was working at the club today. He was driving them there right now but he wasn't her significant other. Normally Janie had her babysitter watch over Eleanor when she went to these but today her babysitter was busy. Which was fine because she wasn't going to be playing at the club. She was just going to have a conversation with her friends.

The girls were all excited to meet Eleanor anyways. Janie wasn't trying to keep Eleanor away from them. She just normally had the babysitter watch Eleanor in case she fell into Littlespace at the club. Janie didn’t think it was safe for her not to have someone watch over her while Eleanor was with her. What if she fell into Littlespace and wasn’t paying attention to Eleanor and she got hurt?

“Are you excited to hang out with your friends?” Mac asked as they pulled into the parking lot.

Janie nodded her head. “I am. It’s much needed.”

“It really is. Hopefully it helps you get your mind off of things and just hang out.”

Mac had been trying to get her mind off of things for the past several days. Sometimes he was successful and other times, he wasn't. It was hard when she heard them moving things out of the house. Or hearing them talk as they waited outside. It was hard.

“When you're done talking to the girls, come to my office,” Mac said. “Do you understand?”

“I do,” she replied.

Mac got out of the car and walked around, opening her door and helping her get out. He did it every single time and she had stopped fighting it. Not that she really fought with it to begin with. But she had reminded him that she was an independent woman.

He had told her that she loved it when he opened her door for her. He wasn't wrong. She loved every second of it but she was constantly reminding herself that she shouldn't be with him. It wasn't fair to him. So she needed to stop letting him do things but he was stubborn.

“Do you want me to watch over Eleanor as you talk with the girls?” He asked.

Janie shook her head as she got Eleanor out of the car. “The girls wanted to meet Eleanor.”

“If that changes, you let me know. I'll watch over her while you're having girl time,” he said as they walked towards the entrance. “Do you know where my office is?”

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