Protecting Her Heart (Seals Security Book 3) Read Online Free PDF

right?”
    “I know. And believe me, we all appreciate her dedication but we weren’t doing that terrible. She really just got rid of some unnecessary expenses and cleaned up the accounts payable for the overdue balances.” Laney knew he was glad Tina was now in the accounting department but his jab at her best friend had gotten on her nerves.
    “You’re mad, aren’t you?”
    “Not mad. I just don’t like when you dismiss Tina. She’s worked hard getting things in order and with the addition she’s swamped at the moment but can’t find a decent CPA to help,” Laney told him.
    “I wasn’t dismissing her, babe. I’m sorry you felt like I was but you have to admit she gets a little obsessed with work. Brent always complains about it,” he muttered into the phone and she could hear static over the line, telling her he was moving around.
    “Yeah, that is true,” Laney admitted, because Craig wasn’t wrong about Tina’s obsession. It had actually landed her in trouble a little over a year ago when she’d found an error in the accounts at her old job. She’d discovered a discrepancy that led to her almost getting killed by her boss.
    “Sweetheart, I have to go.” Craig spoke to someone telling them to give him a minute and Laney shifted in her chair waiting for him to finish.
    “Okay, I love you.”
    “I love you too and I can’t wait to see you. I’ll call you tonight, okay. Miss you.”
    “Miss you more,” Laney whispered as the line went dead. She set the phone down and contemplated the best way to put Luke off so she could hire Evie.

    Evie let out a little sigh, rolling her shoulders and trying to relieve the tension in them. She’d been sitting in the local library at the computer looking up job listings for over an hour. It was two days after her interview with Seals Security and she wasn’t surprised she hadn’t heard from them after Laney told her that she was doing a background check. Her hand rose to rub the back of her neck before glancing around, trying to take her mind off her desperate job search.
    She’d applied for three waitress jobs, where she’d been told by each one she was too qualified. What did that matter? If she wanted to do a job she was overly qualified for, why wouldn’t they let her? Evie looked at the time on the computer before she began to gather her purse and coat. Her phone started to ring and she dug it from the pocket of her jacket. Noticing that the caller ID said it was Seals Security calling, she frowned.
    “This is Evie Dalton,” Evie said into the phone in a low voice.
    “Hi, Evie. This is Laney and I’m calling because we’d like to offer you the job as Luke’s assistant. I was wondering if you would be able to start tomorrow?” Laney’s bright voice came across the line and Evie stood in stunned silence for at least thirty seconds, at a loss for words.
    “Um, sure. I mean yes, I would love to,” Evie finally managed to utter.
    “Great, then be here at seven am tomorrow and I will meet you in the garage to let you into the building. We’ll finalize all the details and get you set up.” Laney rattled off some other information that Evie was too stunned to hear before she said goodbye and hung up.
    Evie just stood there, shock flowing through her as she stared at her silent phone for a full ten minutes before she let out a little whoop and did a jig in place, earning a hissing Shhh and glares from the nearby librarian, making her want to stick her tongue out at her.
    Unable to contain her excitement, she grabbed her things and headed home. She needed to call Rory and ask her over to celebrate her good fortune because if she was working for Seals Security, she’d have enough money to get her own place by the end of the month and she might not end up defaulting on her student loans.

Chapter 4  
     
     
    Evie drove her tiny Pinto into the garage at Seals Security at six forty the next morning. Her nerves were starting to get the best of her. She