Dirty: Loving Him Against All Odds Read Online Free PDF

was helping him with his plan, but the fact that other people had been using her ignorance to line their pockets didn’t sit well with him. He had always run an honest business when it came to his customers. He never overcharged, or suggested things that would drive up his price. He had fired employees that had done shit like that. Before long, he had compiled three pages of notes; then both of them went over the list, this time numbering the items based on need and want.
    “Who the hell told you about this place?” he asked, a bit frustrated.
    “It was a realtor friend, actually. They made the place sound like a steal. Shit, I know I should've looked the place over first, but they said that it was a short sale, and I had to move quickly,” she answered with a shrug.
     
    Brayden had been so focused on the work that he hadn't even noticed that she was sweating until now. The white tank top she was wearing was wet with just the right amount of moisture to make the thin material turn sheer against her brown skin. His eyes gazed upon the wetness that had gathered in the valley of her full breasts and ran down into her shirt. He decided there was no better time than that moment to present his offer. He hated the fact that he was getting ready to step into the role of those same assholes he hated in the business by painting a worse picture than what it really was. The house was shit, yes, but he knew how to get the job done for a fraction of the price without doing many of the things that the inspector had listed.
    “I'm not going to fake it with you, Trish. This house is going to crush the little business you've created for yourself. There's way too much work that needs to be done for the amount of cash you have.”
    She nodded her agreement. She had accepted that fact the second they both had walked across the threshold into the decaying abyss of a home; but she knew that she had to make this work. She just had to!
    “For some reason, I feel you have a solution coming. So, what are you thinking?” she stated with so much hope that it was tangible.
    He eyed her as she chewed on her bottom lip nervously.
    “Yes, I have something in mind,” he started slowly.
    Trish caught the sly tone in his voice and rolled her eyes.
    Surely, this wasn't the angle he was coming from ? Sex in exchange for his handyman services. But would it be that bad of an exchange?
    She considered this as she looked him over. The lack of air in the place had caused him to sweat, but nothing like how he usually did at the gym. Unlike then, his hair wasn't drenched. Instead, his soft, dark hair was free-flowing. She turned and walked back through the house and out the door to the fresh air. Even though the Georgia weather was hot, it was much better than being in that stuffy house, and being so close to Brayden.
    “I'm not sleeping with you for your help,” she said in a voice that she hoped was believable, but she knew that if that's what he was offering, she just might take it. She knew that sometimes, all a person needed was an excuse to fall from grace.
    “Oh please, Trish. Where would be the fun in that?”
    Oh no, sweetheart, when you come to me, it'll be of your own free well , he thought to himself before he spoke to her.
    “I'm not going to cheapen you like that, Trish. I like you, and I respect you. I made it very clear that I want you, but I want you to want me.”
    She examined him with her gaze. “So what is this offer then?”
    “All I ask for is time. Time to woo you. Time for you to get to know me, and for you to be honest about how you feel about me. None of those mind games that women play.”
    He watched as the surprise of his offer washed over her. He had no doubt that she had been expecting something different from a man of his taste, but he was confident in his abilities to make her fall for him. He didn't need to stack the deck too high in his favor. All he needed was for her to let down her wall and be open to