Crap. I hadn't really thought about where we were headed until we pulled up to Patterson's building. It's the nicest place in the nicest part of the city. My laughter dies away and I feel a faint trace of regret in offering to help him. But I need the money—what else was I supposed to do?I wanted t
"What's your last name?" I ask as I step onto the elevator and he follows in after me."Stephens." He hits the button for the top floor as I try and shuffle through names of the people my parents screwed over. Nothing comes to mind, but I never paid close attention."Yours?" he asks just as the door
We talked for hours until she fell asleep on the sofa. I didn't want to wake her up, so I covered her with a blanket and watched her. I must have fallen asleep with her because the next thing I knew I was waking up alone in the apartment.I looked around thinking maybe she was using the bathroom, bu
I see her doing the mental calculations and then she nods her head slightly. "Can we do cash so I don't have to go through the company? They take a pretty good chunk when I use their program.""Absolutely." I hate that she has to drive the car, but it's honest work at least. And it's a really nice c
I watch him go with my hand pressed to my cheek. The place where he kissed me tingles and I can feel my whole body warm up. When he walks away, he takes something of me with him. I wanted to turn my head and press my lips to his so badly, but I chickened out. His big body moves from me, and the snow
I put the car into drive and pull out into the street as the snow falls all around. Winter was always my favorite time of year, but I'm not so sure I'll feel the same anymore, especially if I spend the next few days sleeping in the car. I hope Cara's brother leaves soon, but I'm guessing not with th
It's been a long day and Simon has been frazzled for most of it. My smile is easy as I sit back in the chair and watch the program finish running."How are you so calm?" he asks as he runs his hands through his hair."Because I know that every time we get to this point in the project you stress and
"Don't worry about details, sweetheart. Just let me take you on a date."I see the blush creep across her cheeks again as she tucks her chin shyly and nods. "Why don't you tell me what it is you do?" she says, motioning over to the bank of computers in front of me."A little bit of everything." I ta