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hasn t been so kind to me, yet.
The look Miss Carter gave me was somewhat mollified. It also screamed, Marry
him, now! What was it about everyone who d ever been in love wanting to see the rest
of us poor fools paired off?
Well, Sasha is one of our best workers. In fact, she looks a little bit peaked, don t
you think, Eva? She hasn t had an afternoon off since she started here. I do believe she
looks like she could use a bit of a rest. You ll take care of her for us, won t you, Cole?
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Honey would have melted in her mouth. I know the look on my face was pure
unadulterated horror as Miss Carter let go of Cole s arm to grab mine and shove me at
him.
I certainly see your point, Miss Eliza. I ll take her straight home and fix her lunch
myself.
This wasn t happening. People in my life who care for me don t shove me at
strangers and cheerfully wave good-bye. It does not happen.
Eva ran for my purse and keys, leaned in for a hug, and whispered. God, he s got a
nice ass.
I blushed crimson as Cole pretended not to hear. His hearing was more than acute
enough for it and we both knew it. Before I had a chance to seriously object, I was
standing in the employee parking lot of the library with my purse in hand, and my keys
firmly in Cole s. Who needs subtle when you ve got Miss Carter?
Well, that went a little better than planned.
I blinked up at him as he frowned at the keys. Looking at the parking lot, he finally
held up the key ring and hit the panic button. The tiny blue convertible went a little wild
with headlights flashing and horn screaming.
You could have asked.
You could have volunteered the information.
Staring up into his smug face, I gave into the impulse and kicked him in the shin.
Stalking toward my car, my little display of temper was ruined when Cole jingled my
keys in his hand.
Remember, you need me, princess.
Look, Cole. I have things to do. My life doesn t center around society just because I
stepped up to the plate last night. Now I ll have to come in on my day off to get caught
up. If we send them up to Charleston, it s going to cost us money for shipping and
appraising fees. Money we d just as soon slink into the literacy campaign. This might
have been a lark for you, but I have a job to do and a life to live.
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My temper was well and truly up. It was all I could do not to stalk back to him and
poke my finger in his chest to emphasize my point. He raised his hand like he was going
to toss me the keys, but stopped, curling his fingers around them, instead. The flirting
playboy was gone and in its place stood a man I didn t know. He was hard. Hard in a way
that had nothing to do with physical and everything to do with mental and magical.
Is that the only car you own?
Yes. What s wrong with it?
I turned to look at my beloved Boxster and frowned. I d treated myself to the car
when I d come into the last of my inheritance last year at twenty-five. It was one of the
few things I owned that I actually felt proprietary about.
It s a convertible.
Yeah, that s part of the fun.
It s not secure. I ll have a car brought around for you tonight.
Why do I need another car?
Well, your bodyguards won t fit in this one, for starters.
Bodyguards? I don t need bodyguards.
He raised an eloquent eyebrow at me as if to say, You don t?
Why do I need a bodyguard?
Bodyguards, as in more than one. It comes with the territory. You also get a
personal assistant, a house, a couple of cars, and an income. Being the leader of our little
society does come with perks and is very much a full time job.
Fine, move the staff into the house and use the income to keep them all up.
I didn t think you wanted to move from your plantation house, so I haven t ordered
the house opened up.
He seemed perplexed, caught off-guard by my answer. I had a moment of smug
satisfaction before I burst his bubble.
Oh, I m not. I like my house just fine.
Where you go, they go. It s not open for negotiation. Can we please move this out
of the parking lot? Your coworkers are probably taking bets by now.
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I blinked and looked up. Sure enough, Eva, Kate, and Colleen were staring down
from the upper reading rooms. From the looks on their faces, he might not have been too
far off on the bets.
Fine. You can follow me home.
I m sorry, but I don t have a car. Your assistant dropped me off. Her name is Tori,
by the way. She s waiting to meet you at the house. You ll find she s more than adequate
for your needs. If she doesn t suit, we ll find someone who does.
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