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I want to be your home

Carrie

Gary pulled back before our lips could meet.

The sleekness in his evasion was enough to slap proper sense into me, so I swiftly adjusted my position and cleared my throat to help get rid of the awkwardness I invited into the space.

“Carrie…” Gary sounded unbothered by the insane thing that almost happened so I took that as a sign to not brood over the mistake I almost made so much. Gary reached for my hand and gave it a squeeze. “I can help you start a new life.”

My head was quick to whip in his direction. I loosened the way I bit into my lower lip and my eyes felt ticklish with slight excitement as I asked, “Can you really do that?”

“Of course.”

“But how? I doubt you have enough money to help me out of this predicament.”

Gary laughed and my concern abounded. I was not joking, so why would he find my words funny?

He replied, “I can tell that you still don’t know a lot about me. You didn’t fully research me when your father employed me, did you?”

My lips formed a pout. “Was ther
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