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“I don’t know.”
“Come on. What can I do to make you smile?”
“Nothing! I just have so much on my shoulders right now. I can barely pay my bills because the bank screwed up my account! It’s a lot to worry about!”
“You know what? Let me pay them for you. Then we can relax and enjoy the rest of the day.”
“No! I don’t like anybody to pay my way. I do it all myself. It’s a matter of pride!”
“I know. But consider it a gift. You don’t owe me anything at all.”
“I don’t know. I have to go find an outfit to go visit my sister this weekend, too. There’s just so much I need to do instead of drinking all day.”
“You pick out the outfit and I’ll buy that, too.”
“Oh, I couldn’t! I don’t want you or anybody else to think I’m taking advantage of you.”
“How can you be taking advantage of me when it’s me that’s offering?”
“Are you sure?” Olivia asked.
“Never been more sure,” Remi answered.
“Well, if you’re sure I guess it couldn’t hurt anything, just this once.”
“Great! I’ll be at your place in a few minutes.”
“You better not make me wait too long, or I’m not going.”
“I know. I’m on my way right now.”
Olivia ended the call on her end, then laughed and high-fived her roommate.
“Girl, you got him all kinds of tied up,” her roommate said.
“You gotta know how to work ‘em,” Olivia said with a smirk.
“Where’d you meet him again?”
“In a bar. He was drinking himself silly and whining about some stupid girl. I knew he’d be easy the minute I laid eyes on him. You just play sweet and loving long enough and they’ll give you everything.”
“Get what you can while you can, then dump him, huh?” her friend said.
“Oh, not this one. He’s pretty, and he’s got money, and he does whatever I tell him to. I’m keeping this one. At least as long as he gives me what I want.”
“Better watch out for that girl. If he’s all upset over her, she may work her way back in and knock you out of your comfy little place.”
“Oh, no, honey. I’m not taking that chance! She can’t take him back if he’s not allowed to speak to her. I got this! It’s not my first rodeo!”
Chapter 2
Brandt was still cursing Remi when he pulled onto the job site and got out of his truck.
Barron heard Brandt’s truck as he pulled in and walked over to the edge of the roof to see if Remi was with him. He shook his head when he saw that Brandt was alone. “You find him?” Barron asked, looking down at Brandt as he approached.
Brandt looked up at him. “Oh, yeah. I found him.”
“That bad, huh?”
