might have the power to make her fall out of the path she’d planned for herself if she let him. She didn’t have time for a relationship. She needed to hit the road.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t take that job. The maid job.” She gazed into his eyes. “It was nice of you to offer, but…” The idea to live with him, cook his meals, wash his underwear, proved too much of a distraction. The way the sexual chemistry sparked between them whenever they were together showed her how risky of a gamble it would be to spend more time around him. She must stick with the goals she set for herself. If she ignored her desire to buy a house within five years, she’d never succeed.
“I’ll pay you $1,000 a week. Free room and board. I’ll also give you Saturday and Sundays off.”
Her mouth fell open. He didn’t just say a grand a week, did he? She must be hearing things.
“ How much?” She stared at him.
“A grand a week.”
She snorted. For a second he’d almost got her.
“And for that much money, I share your bed. No, thank you.”
One minute she experienced the warm fuzzies, and the next, he might as well have thrown a glass of cold water on her. Again. She might be naïve, but as far as she knew, most men didn’t act so wishy-washy.
She got up from the couch. She needed him to leave. The open road called to her, and somewhere out there was the perfect place waiting for her to claim as her own.
He ought to understand how wrong this is, yet…a thousand dollars a week . She didn’t know anyone who earned so much money.
“You don’t have to sleep with me. Honest.” He inhaled. “I can promise you when you live in my house, I will not put you in a position where you have to worry about your safety.” He covered his heart with his right hand. “You’ll call the shots regarding our attraction to each other.” He held up three fingers in the age-old show of Boy Scout honor.
He let her think over his words. She caught her bottom lip with her teeth and lowered her eyebrows.
“You’d be doing me a huge favor,” he added.
He must be damn good at fishing, the way he reeled her in on a hook. A grand a week—that was more than she earned in a month! Heck, more money than any of her family members made all together. She added it up in her head. For a moment, her goal to buy a house seemed within arm’s reach.
She paced the gold-colored shag carpet. Her lips moved. In her head, she ran through all the pros and cons. I’m strong, both mentally and physically. However, what if I lose the fight against the attraction for him and become involved in a relationship?
She felt Remy’s gaze on her as she walked back and forth. She stopped and picked at her fingernails. It would only take a few months for her to save up enough money for a down payment. Maybe working for him would work out. He probably worked long hours and would be out of the house during the day doing whatever he does, so she’d rarely have to see him.
“I swear if you’re not happy with the job, or me, you can leave whenever you want.” Remy stood up.
Margie glanced over at her suitcase, already packed and ready to go on a new adventure. She looked back to Remy. She didn’t have to sleep with him, only clean his house. Lots of people performed maid services—an honest job.
“Okay.” She chewed the inside of her mouth. “I’ll take the job, but I expect you to think of me as your employee. Only your employee.” There. The most important rule for Margie, thrown out on the table.
Remy shook her hand. “Deal. How about we go out to celebrate, and I’ll buy you dinner?”
She stared at him. He used his finger to mark an X over his heart and held up three fingers again. She giggled. Dang, he’s adorable.
Margarine lifted her brow. “As strictly employer and employee, okay?”
Chapter Five
The waitress at Buck’s Seesaw Palace gave Remy a curious appraisal and led him to the back of the restaurant. He’d
“I’m sorry, but I can’t take that job. The maid job.” She gazed into his eyes. “It was nice of you to offer, but…” The idea to live with him, cook his meals, wash his underwear, proved too much of a distraction. The way the sexual chemistry sparked between them whenever they were together showed her how risky of a gamble it would be to spend more time around him. She must stick with the goals she set for herself. If she ignored her desire to buy a house within five years, she’d never succeed.
“I’ll pay you $1,000 a week. Free room and board. I’ll also give you Saturday and Sundays off.”
Her mouth fell open. He didn’t just say a grand a week, did he? She must be hearing things.
“ How much?” She stared at him.
“A grand a week.”
She snorted. For a second he’d almost got her.
“And for that much money, I share your bed. No, thank you.”
One minute she experienced the warm fuzzies, and the next, he might as well have thrown a glass of cold water on her. Again. She might be naïve, but as far as she knew, most men didn’t act so wishy-washy.
She got up from the couch. She needed him to leave. The open road called to her, and somewhere out there was the perfect place waiting for her to claim as her own.
He ought to understand how wrong this is, yet…a thousand dollars a week . She didn’t know anyone who earned so much money.
“You don’t have to sleep with me. Honest.” He inhaled. “I can promise you when you live in my house, I will not put you in a position where you have to worry about your safety.” He covered his heart with his right hand. “You’ll call the shots regarding our attraction to each other.” He held up three fingers in the age-old show of Boy Scout honor.
He let her think over his words. She caught her bottom lip with her teeth and lowered her eyebrows.
“You’d be doing me a huge favor,” he added.
He must be damn good at fishing, the way he reeled her in on a hook. A grand a week—that was more than she earned in a month! Heck, more money than any of her family members made all together. She added it up in her head. For a moment, her goal to buy a house seemed within arm’s reach.
She paced the gold-colored shag carpet. Her lips moved. In her head, she ran through all the pros and cons. I’m strong, both mentally and physically. However, what if I lose the fight against the attraction for him and become involved in a relationship?
She felt Remy’s gaze on her as she walked back and forth. She stopped and picked at her fingernails. It would only take a few months for her to save up enough money for a down payment. Maybe working for him would work out. He probably worked long hours and would be out of the house during the day doing whatever he does, so she’d rarely have to see him.
“I swear if you’re not happy with the job, or me, you can leave whenever you want.” Remy stood up.
Margie glanced over at her suitcase, already packed and ready to go on a new adventure. She looked back to Remy. She didn’t have to sleep with him, only clean his house. Lots of people performed maid services—an honest job.
“Okay.” She chewed the inside of her mouth. “I’ll take the job, but I expect you to think of me as your employee. Only your employee.” There. The most important rule for Margie, thrown out on the table.
Remy shook her hand. “Deal. How about we go out to celebrate, and I’ll buy you dinner?”
She stared at him. He used his finger to mark an X over his heart and held up three fingers again. She giggled. Dang, he’s adorable.
Margarine lifted her brow. “As strictly employer and employee, okay?”
Chapter Five
The waitress at Buck’s Seesaw Palace gave Remy a curious appraisal and led him to the back of the restaurant. He’d
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