Page 9 of Play of Love
“Oh no, I’m really tired and I have to be up early. Thanks though.”
I could tell he was the kind of man who didn’t like to be told no. I was also doing my best not to piss him off because the place came really cheap at seven hundred bucks a month. It was perfect for my budget, and since I wouldn’t be using my pay to replenish what I spent then that worked out even better too.
“You won’t come out for one drink?”
“Hey, if I can’t do my job then I can’t pay you. It’s the kind of job where you need to be sharp and on the ball.” I was hoping that his love for money would overpower whatever he wanted from me, and it seemed to have worked. He changed his stance and shifted his weight from one side to the other.
“Well I wouldn’t want that to be a problem.”
I offered a friendly smile. “Maybe with my busy schedule we could share a Kit Kat.” With men like him it was best to keep things sweet. Not let him know there was no way on God’s green Earth I’d consider him and his drink requests, or that if he were the last man alive I’d run as far away from him as I could.
He laughed. “Kit Kat, that’s original. Okay blondie, you let me know when you’d like to do that.”
How about never, I wanted to say but instead smiled and replied, “Absolutely.”
I felt relieved when he tipped his head and moved away. As he did, I caught a glimpse of his twin brother and some other guys across the corridor looking on at me quite keenly. I hadn’t seen them before. It was just that they looked like they were up to something. If I had gone for this drink withDomwould the others have been there too?
A chill ran down my spine, along with nervous tingles. Perhaps I should consider moving. It was one thing to get a cheap deal, but what was the point if I didn’t feel safe? I closed the door and went back inside, steadying my nerves and worries with deep breaths.
I’d eat, call Mom before it got too late, then go to bed. Tristan and his wife were looking after her at the moment. They were living at the family home with my two-year-old niece. I’d call as soon as I finished eating so it wouldn’t be too late. Then I’d catch some beauty sleep. I did indeed want to leave here early and maybe hang out on the beach by Mr. Mancini’s house so I could go over the details in the job spec that Zelda gave me. With the craziness of today I didn’t get the chance to look at it.
I just hoped that tomorrow would be a better day than today.
