Total pages in book: 69
Estimated words: 65039 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 325(@200wpm)___ 260(@250wpm)___ 217(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 65039 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 325(@200wpm)___ 260(@250wpm)___ 217(@300wpm)
She might be timid as fuck but those eyes,...yeah, those eyes, fuck if she didn't have the most amazing eyes.
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I wasn't quite sure what to make of Jared's boss.
He's... I don't know, very intimidating, with his six foot three frame, bulky biceps covered in tattoos, chest well defined in his tight black T-shirt, he left me feeling confused and I guess... hot?
I've never felt these things for anyone, not a real-life person anyway.
I blushed just thinking about my guilty pleasure, my dark secret, the thing that made me burn.
The part of me that has to remain hidden lest people think of me as a freak, or more of one anyway.
Jared was all excited about me working here but I don't know, I'm not sure what working with Colton Lyon day after day would do to my equilibrium.
* * *
Jared showed her around, introducing her to the boys who seemed on their best behavior for a change.
I hope he knew what the fuck he was doing for real, he'd pushed so hard for me to give her a chance but she seems... not one to fit in here.
I heard a commotion outside my office and some rather colorful comments coming from the guys, shielded as humor of course, but I knew who had just shown up even before my door was opened.
"Who is she?"
"What the fuck do you want Jennifer, I told you to stop coming by here like this, unannounced."
"Oh come on Colton, we're old friends, why can't I just drop in?"
"Because I don't want you here, that ship has sailed, please move the hell on."
"You know, you really should be much nicer to me, I might have some new customers lined up for you."
She tried putting on her sultry act, yeah okay, that shit just left a bad taste in my mouth.
"Not interested."
That got her attention, since she was a mercenary little money grubbing whore it was hard for her to believe that everyone wasn't ruled by lust for money as she was.
"What, what do you mean, you didn't even hear me out..."
"If these people are friends of yours I'm not interested in them or their business, now get out I have to work to do."
I turned back to the papers on my desk as she flounced out of the office in high dudgeon.
Outside the door I heard her repeat her question as to who Katarina was, crazy psychotic bitch, she would be jealous of anything female, even a teenage girl who hid her body in men's clothes.
"Step off Rossetti."
That was Jared in protective mode, he'd better be, Jennifer would eat his little rabbit for breakfast.
I was about to get up and go intervene but changed my mind, if she was going to fit in here she'd have to learn how to protect herself.
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Chapter 2
After Jared returned from running her home I called him into the office. I had a few questions I needed answered.
He was still all smiles and excitement, which led me to believe there was more going on with them than he was saying.
"What's up Colt, you wanted to see me?"
"Yeah come in and sit down."
I studied him as he sat across from me, his relaxed posture as he slouched in the chair.
"You sure she can handle working around here Jared, this place is not your everyday run of the mill office."
"Don't worry man, she'll be fine, just let her get settled in and she'll be a great asset I promise."
"Why're you so into this girl, I thought you weren't interested like that?"
"Nah man, she's like my kid sister, it's just, she's had a hard time lately and I just want to look out for her ya know, we've always been tight, our fathers are like brothers man."
"Okay, if you say so, I heard you getting into it with Jennifer before, how'd that go?"
"Seriously, what did you ever see in that tarantula bro, she's like toxic."
"Don't I know it, you think if I knew she was schizo I would've gone there, you know these women, they show you one face when they wanna get their hooks into you and then when you least expect it they turn into blood sucking leeches."
"Did she scare your little friend?"
"Nah, Kat's not as much of a wimp as you seem to think, she can hold her own..."
"Coulda fooled me..."
"That's just for now until she finds her way, but trust me, Kat's an okay chick and she knows bikes."
"What do you mean knows bikes?"
"She used to work on my first ride with me in the summer when she'd come to visit, I even taught her to ride when she was like fourteen."
"So what's her family situation and why isn't she in school?"
"She finished high school, she's taking some time off before college."
There was something there, the way he shifted his body when I asked, changed his whole persona, what the fuck could be the issue with school?