Bearly Deniable by Amelia Wilson

Author:Amelia Wilson [Wilson, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-06T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten: Sylvia

“Listen, Toby, I don’t know what you want me to do. I’m on leave, remember?” Pacing the living room with my cell phone to my ear, my strides were stiff and my lips twisted into a grimace. The receiver crackled, and I clenched and released my free hand a few times before my supervisor’s voice reached me through the line.

“Sylvia, please- just check a few things for me. This temp is horrible, and I can’t wait for you to get back to fix all of this. Please, for the love of God, do this, and I’ll extend your leave four days.” My body halted at that offer, and I bit down on my bottom lip as my brows came together. Four extra days of paid leave… I didn’t need the money, but the time would be nice.

Especially considering how complicated things were getting between Ryan and I.

“... Fine. E-mail it to me. I’ll return it to you before Monday.” I felt so defeated with that admission, going against my promise not to do any work no matter how much Toby begged. Hanging up before he could say anything, I heaved a sigh as my gaze narrowed on my phone. “Idiot- stupid! I’m such a sucker…”

“I would hope so, Sylvia.” A squeal burst from my mouth at the deep, teasing voice, and I whirled around with my phone clutched to my chest. My eyes widened on Ryan as he sat lounging on a couch, his legs spread and his body slouching heavily. Once again, he wasn’t wearing a shirt, and for a moment his tattooed chest distracted me.

But then I remembered he’d said something, and my wandering gaze fixed on his face to harden into a glare.

“Not that kind of sucker, okay? Didn’t anyone ever teach you to knock?” Crossing my arms over my chest, my cheeks heated at the mental image Ryan had created. Slowly shaking his head, his beard picked up as he smirked, only spreading the heat from my face to other places.

“Nope. But that’s beside the point. I’m not opening the bar tonight, so I was wondering if you wanted to hang out? We can make dinner tonight, watch some movies. It’ll be fun.” Arching an eyebrow, my eyes narrowed as Ryan’s smirk stretched into a grin. “And if you want to make out and cuddle, I’m not opposed to it.”

“Right. Why aren’t you opening tonight? I thought you needed every night during the summer.” Even to my own ears, I sounded bland and unimpressed, but my chest constricted all the same. My heart pounded a little harder at the girlish notion that maybe Ryan wasn’t opening because he specifically wanted to spend time with me. It was a naive thing to think, I knew, but it was abdomen clenching regardless.

In the chair Ryan only shrugged, lifting his muscular arms and sliding his fingers behind neck to cradle his head.

“Nah, it’s fine. You’re much more pleasant company than a couple dozen drunk people and a sister that never stops complaining.

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