Page 23 of The Housekeeper's Billionaire Boss
Josiah opened his door, stepped out, and met Molly on the other side. Together, they walked to the front door and knocked.
The door opened, and Wyatt was laughing. “Hey, Josiah.” His brother stepped aside, allowing them to enter. “Come on in. Make yourselves at home.”
“Hey, Wyatt,” Josiah said.
Gabby crossed the room and stopped beside Wyatt. “Hey, guys.”
“Hey, thanks for inviting us to have pie,” Molly said as she slipped out of her coat and hung it up.
All Josiah heard wasus,and he loved how it sounded. If only it could happen. It couldn’t and wouldn’t, though, and he needed to remember that. His heart was going to get broken if he didn’t watch it.
“Of course,” Gabby said and smiled. “The more taste testers I have, the better.”
Wyatt and Gabby returned to the living room, leaving Josiah and Molly by the door. Josiah turned to her. “I’m guessing you don’t get much girl time at home, so if you want, I’ll take care of Ellie so you can spend some time with the women.”
Molly stared at him and then mumbled something under her breath he couldn’t make out. She inhaled deeply, and her lips quirked up. “Thank you. Actually, I could really use that.”
He was beginning to love how he was the source of some of her smiles. “Okay, well, I’ve got her. Eat some pie, gab with Gabby.” He winked.
Lifting on her toes, Molly placed a kiss on his cheek. “Thank you.”
“You bet,” Josiah replied and watched Molly nearly float over to the women who were talking. He lowered his gaze to Ellie. “I think your mommy needed some serious adult conversation. How about me and you find a recliner and nap? What do you say?”
Ellie gurgled and cooed, wiggling a little as she did.
“I have all sorts of great ideas, don’t I?”
She wrapped her hand around his finger. Oh man, he was done for. This little girl had his heart, but that was okay.
His phone rang, and he pulled it from his pocket. It was his client Malakai Raven, the lead singer of Crush…again. He’d been the one who’d called so late on Black Friday.
Josiah sandwiched the phone between his shoulder and his ear. “Hello?”
“Hey, I looked through those properties you sent me, but I don’t think any of them would be great for a restaurant location. I really need that eclectic rocker vibe, you know?”
No, Josiah didn’t know, not really. But the sites he’d shown Malakai did give him an idea of what to avoid. “Well, when I get back to Dallas in January, I could look again now that I know what you don’t like.”
“Well, that’s the problem. We’ve been asked to perform live in Times Square New Year’s Eve, and then we’re going on tour. I need to find the location so my partner, Tyler, can get to work.”
“Uh, okay,” Josiah said and looked around the room. “Hold on one second.”
“Sure.”
Muting the phone, Josiah walked over to Molly. “Hey, I’m so sorry, but I have to take this. It’s…”
Molly took Ellie. “What’s going on?”
His mom looked up at him from where she was sitting. “Are you leaving?”
Nodding, he said, “Yeah, I have some work I need to take care of.”
“Work? We barely see you. Can’t it wait until after the holidays?” his mom asked.
“No, I can’t put it off.”
Molly held his gaze a moment. “Will you be back soon?”
He shrugged. “Uh, I don’t know. I’m not sure how long this will take. If I don’t get back before you’re ready to leave…” He looked at his mom. “Could you give her a ride home if I’m not back before you guys head back to the house?”
