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RaineyI flinched as the door slammed against the frame. I blinked a few times in utter shock. I couldn’t believe Michael accused me of those horrible things. For him to come to my house and speak to me like that was unprofessional and downright rude.I whipped around and checked Tanner’s room. The door remained closed. I’d promised him ice cream for dessert for him to stay in there. Good thing he had a sweet tooth.I sprinted across the living room and stood next to the window. Michael’s car was in the street, the warm exhaust creating a plume of smoke to come out of the back end of the black sedan. Michael appeared from the side of my house, and I leaned away from the window, just keeping him in view. But he’d never be able to see me if he looked back.My resignation letter was in his fist, half of it under his crushing fingers.If I didn’t know he was pissed when he left, I did now. His shoulders were almost at his ears, and I could feel the anger rolling off of him in waves, even
Money Can't Buy Love Phone A Friend
Rainey“I love you and Tanner. You’re family; I wouldn’t steer you wrong.”I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. “Okay. Thanks. I needed to talk it out with someone.”“No problem.”“Alright,” I said, standing up, feeling a new resolve within me. I wasn’t going to let Michael get me down. “I need to make some phone calls tomorrow morning. Maybe I’ll be able to find something temporary to tide us over until I get something better.”“My offer still stands at the salon. The other hairdressers would love to have a competent front desk woman. And we can hang out all day!”I grinned. “Let me see if there is anything in my field first. If not, you’re the first person I’ll call.”“You better!”“I will.”“Call me tomorrow,” Tessa said. “I want to hear all about your job search.”“Love you,” I said.“Love you, too.”I hung up the phone and tossed it onto my bed. I laid face down on the bed, burying my face into the duvet. What the hell was I going to do? Tessa was off my back for a little whi
Money Can't Buy Love Cooling Off
MichaelLooking out over the city through my floor to ceiling windows of my office, a sense of dread struck me. Not because the sky was gray with the impending snow storm, but because of what sat on my desk.I looked over my shoulder at the white envelope staring back at me. It signified the end of everything between Rainey and me. Even though she signed up for direct deposit, her last pay stub needed to be collected, along with a signature on the termination papers. There was a second non-disclosure agreement for her to sign and she was slated to come into the office today.With almost a week to cool off, I still woke that morning with snakes of anger slithering through my body each time I thought of her. At the same time, strangely, I missed her like crazy. Each day that passed without seeing her outside of my office, typing away at her computer made me much more upset than I realized. My feelings pulled me in opposite directions consistently and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to punch a
Money Can't Buy Love Seeing Her
MichaelSandra leaned over her desk to get a front row seat to what was happening with Rainey and me. When I caught her eye, she jumped and sat down in her chair.Rainey didn’t mention her last pay stub, so I imagined she thought we would mail it to her. I watched her for a moment, collecting the few items of hers in the desk. An extra sweater, a pair of sunglasses, a small glass paperweight that doubled as a clock. Those were the remaining reminders of her in my office. Could I let her go that easily?She seemed polite enough. I had a sneaking suspicion she had no idea about the extra money in her account. She hadn’t seen it yet. If she had, then I’d get an earful from her at that moment. At least we could start the conversation on a professional note, not an emotional one.“Your pay stub is in my office,” I said.“Oh,” she said, finally looking at me. Her gaze flitted between my chin and nose, our eyes never quite meeting. It was like a punch to the gut. Even though I’d never admit
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RaineyThe feel of Michael’s skin against mine stole the breath out of my lungs. I fell into his gorgeous blue eyes one more time before tearing myself away from him. How could I ever come back to work for him? It was clear that we could never just be professional with each other. Not after everything we’ve been through and not with his life in constant danger with shady mobsters. I would be a fool to start something with him again, personal or professional.Though every cell in my body wanted to be with him every day, even if we could manage to be co-workers. I would miss the paycheck each week. I looked down at the envelope in my hands. It was the last one I would get for some time. Deep down I wished I could keep this going, but putting Tanner’s life in danger wasn’t an option for me.That was it. I made my decision.I glanced over my shoulder at Michael’s closed door and said a silent goodbye.I stopped at Sandra’s desk to say goodbye in person. I knew she had some idea that Micha
Money Can't Buy Love Tears
RaineyI didn’t let out a breath until I pushed through the doors of the building and sucked oxygen into my lungs. I no longer worked for Michael so I shouldn’t care what was going to happen to him with the police. But somewhere deep inside of me, I did care. And I hated myself for it. Was Michael in trouble? Or was he going to be okay? Other than his ties to the mob, Michael did good things for people, especially kids. I wished he would keep out of illegal activities and use his money for good. But as much as I was hiding things from him, he hid them from me as well. His little confession gave me exactly what I already knew, but what else lay under the tip of Michael’s iceberg? I knew there was a lot and I felt relieved that I had dodged that bullet.I headed toward the curb and lifted my hand to call a cab. While waiting, I glanced over and saw an idling black sedan. It could have been any car in the whole city, but I knew it was Michael’s. Constantine sat in the front seat, and I s
Money Can't Buy Love Telling Frederick
MichaelI waited until the elevator bell dinged again before I ventured out of my office. I quickly thought of an excuse to come out of there without it seeming like I was checking if Rainey had gone. I strode over to Sandra’s desk.“Please hold my calls for the rest of the afternoon,” I said.Typically, I would have called her from my desk to tell her that, but I had to know if Rainey was still there. I was a fool to expect her to be. I wanted her to run back into my office and take the job back. But her damned stubbornness prevented her from doing that.“Will do,” Sandra said, continuing to type on her keyboard.I nodded and went over to the coffee bar set up in the lobby. I preferred a fresh brew from a carafe, but a pod would have to do. I needed a little burst of caffeine to get me through the rest of the day. Now that I cleared my schedule of phone calls, I had to fill my time with work to distract me from thinking of Rainey. I didn’t like how she left without giving me an answe
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Michael“Did you give her the day off?”I wasn’t sure I wanted to reopen the wound, but I had no one else to talk to about Rainey. It wasn’t as if Sandra and I were the office gossips. “I had to let her go.”“How come?”“She lied to me.”“Was she stealing from you?”“No,” I said. “Nothing like that. She lied about having a kid at home.”“Was she looking for a sugar daddy?”“No,” I said. Rainey wasn’t the type. I knew that now, but only after accusing her of just that. Talking with Frederick wasn’t making me feel any better. “But if she hid something then I don’t know what else she lied about.”“Well, you don’t have time for that bullshit,” Frederick said. “I’m sure you can find another hot piece of ass at the club tonight to satisfy your needs.”“Alright, I have to go,” I said. I liked to have fun, but I wasn’t as callous about talking about it as Frederick was.He laughed on the other end. “Okay. Speak to you soon.”“Bye,” I said then hung up.I placed my cell in one of my drawers of
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