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He smiled. "What, you don't want the job?"
Ididwant it, so very badly. And, with a rush of excitement, I told him so with as much grace as I could muster.
A minute later, we were discussing my start date when a ruckus sounded from somewhere inside the house.
Startled, I looked around.What the heck was going on?
I had no idea. But whatever it was, it sounded bad –andit was headed our way.
Chapter 11
More confused than ever, I looked toward the office door. It was shut, but I could still hear the yelling. Sure enough, it was getting closer.
I couldn’t make out what was being said, but the loudest voice was definitely female – andnotCassidy's, thank goodness.
But Ididhear the Shirtless Wonder – aka Jaden Bishop.
Well, that explained the yelling.
After all, hedidthat have that effect on people.
I was just turning back in my seat when I heard Cassidy call out, "Wait! I think he's in a meeting."
Again, I whirled toward the door.Oh, crap.So Cassidywasinvolved?
A moment later, the doorknob rattled, and from the other side, Jaden hollered out, "Hey, asshole! Open up! We need to talk."
"Yeah!" the unknown female echoed. "Like now."
From behind me, Jax called back to his brother, "Ten minutes."
Jaden yelled, "I'm not waiting ten fucking minutes."
"Yeah," the female hollered. "Me neither!"
I was still twisted in my seat, looking at the rattling doorknob.What the hell?
From behind his desk, Jax called back, "Yeah? Well, too bad."
I turned back to face him. He looked surprisingly calm, all things considered. I whispered, "Is something wrong?"
Probably, it was a stupid question. After all, something had to be wrong, or there wouldn't be crazy people yelling outside the door.
Jax gave a tight shrug. "Nothing I can't handle."
His calmness was only slightly reassuring. And yet, I said a silent prayer of thanks that I'd be working forhimand not his godawful brother, who even now, was muttering, "The guy's off his rocker."
Cassidy told him, "He is not. Whatever he did, I'm sure he had his reasons."
At this, the unknown female scoffed, "So what's the reason? You?" Her voice rose. "AreyouMorgan's replacement?"
Morgan?The name sounded vaguely familiar, but I couldn't seem to place it.
Cassidy was stammering now. "I, uh…No. Definitely not."
I felt my eyebrows furrow. Were they talking about the job? The one I'd just accepted?
I was still staring at the door. Andtheywere still bickering. I didn't like it, not with Cassidy out there alone. She needed backup, and I knew just the person.
