Page 25 of Show Me How
Chuckling, I slip my hands into my pockets. “You’re right. Tell me why you really came here.”
The immediate nerves that swallow that glimmer in her eyes pique my interest. I keep my mouth shut, though, before I piss her off to the point she abandons this and disappears.
“I met a girl today, and she was telling me that you were looking for someone to work at the front desk. Honestly, I don’t have a lot of experience with office work, but I like to think I’m a quick learner. You don’t have to say yes either. I won’t be offended or anything.”
What?
I clear my throat, attempting to keep a straight face. “You came here to ask for a job?”
“Yes,” she replies cautiously.
“Sorry, I’m just trying to catch up here.” I run a hand over my head, my fingers slipping through hair that’s getting a bit too long. “You’re not going home?”
“Not right now. I’m thinking of staying for a bit. But if I do that, I need a way to make money.”
Sweeping my eyes up and down her body, I try to piece this all together. Her wedding dress is long gone, replaced with a knee-length pink skirt, a pair of nude tights, and a long-sleeved blouse that pinches beneath the bust. Fuck, the heels on her feet make her legs look a million miles long despite being so much shorter than mine.
She doesn’t look short of money now, and she didn’t in Peakside either. Her car was a luxury brand that I’ve never seen in person before, and I nearly offered to clean it that night because of how filthy it was, just so she didn’t have to do it herself. There’s nothing about this woman that screams strapped for cash.
“Like I said, you don’t need to say yes. I can’t guarantee how long I’ll be here, so I know I’d be a liability that way,” she adds tightly, her muscles growing tight like she’s preparing to abandon her offer and leave.
Before she can make a run for it, I reach out and touch her elbow. She sucks in a breath, and her eyes blow wide, so I drop my touch, unable to read the reason behind that reaction.
“The job is yours if you want it, princess. There’s no question there. I’m just surprised to see you again, let alone here, wanting to work for me.”
“It’s not that Iwantto work for you,” she clarifies.
My grin is instant, my skin buzzing. “Jeez, way to cut a guy down at the knees.”
“I meant that I didn’t stay here just so I could work for you. I’m not ready to leave yet, and you’d be helping me out.”
“I know, Millie. You’re more than welcome to snag the job.”
She lets out a breath and nods, the hint of a smile tilting her mouth. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
“I guess I should leave you to it, then. You seemed like you were doing something before I interrupted.”
I lift a taunting brow. “Were you watching me in the window, Millie?”
“Don’t get a big head about it. I was just making sure you were actually inside.”
“My head’s already big, so I’m afraid it’s too late for me.”
“I’m leaving now.”
She’s still wearing that playful smile when she turns away from me and starts for the door. An invisible hand finds my back and gives me a push after her.
“Have you eaten dinner?”
Pausing her exit, Millie offers me a surprised look over her shoulder. “No.”
“Do you want to?’
“With you?”
“Yeah, with me.”
