Boyfriend for Hire (Men for Hire) by Delaney Diamond

Author:Delaney Diamond [Diamond, Delaney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Garden Avenue Press
Published: 2023-09-28T18:30:00+00:00

12

“I’m in trouble.”

Earbuds in her ear, Desiree pumped her legs fast on the stationary bike. Wired when she got home from a late-night run to the supermarket, she put on a T-shirt and leggings and went down to the apartment gym. There was one other person in there, and he was running very fast on the treadmill, sweating profusely, and looked like he might fall off at any minute. She was genuinely concerned.

“What’s the problem?” Nina asked.

“I’m starting to like him a lot. He’s funny, sexy, and good-looking. Not to mention he held his own in conversation with Mark and Royce. He defended me, and I can’t lie, that made him sexier. I need help.” With a groan of disgust, she rode faster and harder.

Nina laughed. “You don’t need help. After all this time since your relationship crashed and burned with Royce, you’ve found someone that you enjoy. That’s a good thing.”

“It would be a good thing if I wasn’t the kind of woman who easily gets distracted by her relationships. I need to stay focused. This promotion means everything to me, and I can’t screw it up.”

“You won’t, and you need to get out and play too, and Montez sounds like the perfect playmate. You deserve a man who puts the same energy into a relationship that you do.”

“We’re not in a relationship.”

“Sounds like you should be. You at least admitted you want to hook up with him again. What are you afraid of?”

“Losing myself,” Desiree answered honestly. “Montez is the kind of man I could easily see losing myself to, and…” Even the way he called her “gorgeous” made her melt with happiness inside. She shook off her concern. “Forget it. I will not jinx myself with negative talk. Montez is very confident—borderline arrogant. My new normal is soft men, the kind who ask about your day and call because they’re thinking about you. If I were dating again, that’s what I would want. I don’t want a man who makes me lose my head. Montez spells trouble and has me all discombobulated.”

“Hmm… maybe you should give in,” Nina suggested.

Desiree hopped off the bike and dabbed her damp face with a towel. “No way. He will be a distraction of the worst kind and keep me from my goal.”

“Or not.”

“You’re no help.”

“I don’t want you to miss out on a good man because you’re overthinking the situation. He’s not Royce.”

Desiree’s shoulders slumped, and she sat on a bench near the weights. “I know, and to be honest I regret leaving him in that hotel room. But I have to be realistic and concentrate on my career. That’s the promise I made to myself, and I intend to keep it. After he and I go to dinner, there’s no more Montez in my future.”

“If you say so,” Nina said, sounding one hundred percent like she didn’t believe a word that left Desiree’s mouth.

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