Dating the Boss by Kate Swain

Author:Kate Swain [Swain, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-05T16:00:00+00:00

14

Amelia

I stared.

Carter was standing opposite my desk, a look like thunder on his face. I shivered. Mark looked at him with an expression of disgust. I tensed. I didn’t want to cause trouble, and my office now had all this angry energy in it.

“Please,” I whispered. “I’ll just go.”

I didn’t know where I was going to go, or what I meant by that. All I knew was that I had to get out of this space right now.

Mark looked at me, as if he was about to argue, his face white and his eyes blazing. I took my coat off the hook and put it on.

“I should go,” I said to him, turning to the door. “I don’t want to stay here and…”

“No,” Carter said.

I stopped and turned around. Carter had spoken with raw authority, his voice firm. I felt confused, though I was also curious to hear what he would say next.

“No, don’t go,” he said, stunning me.

“What?” I whispered.

Carter looked at Mark, who stepped away from the desk, as if sensing that things were not going as badly as he thought. Then his blue stare returned to me.

“Amelia,” Carter said. His voice sounded tight, like he’d tasted lemon-juice. “You can stay. It’s not safe for you to be driving to and from work in the dark. Mark’s right. We need somebody up there. I’m just worried that—never mind. This probably is safer. No one will know you’re here.”

I felt my cheeks heat up. Carter, who hated me, was saying yes? He’d let me stay? I cleared my throat. I didn’t know how to understand his sudden about-turn, or what to say. There was relief but also a sense of unease running through my veins. In any case, there was only one word that came straight to mind.

“Thanks,” I said.

“Sure.”

Mark looked from Carter to me and back to Carter again. He shrugged.

“I’m going back to work,” he said, and walked out of the door, the silence loud in the wake of his footsteps. I felt my heart stop. This was the first time I’d been really alone with Carter since Friday night.

“I’m sorry,” Carter said awkwardly. “It’s fine if you stay. Mark can be a bit impulsive sometimes. I overreacted. I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine,” I said in a small voice. I wasn’t sure what to say. On the one hand, I was hurt by his instant refusal. On the other hand, he was genuinely sorry. I never expected him to be able to admit he was wrong, not even about such a small thing as this.

“If you need any help moving in, let us know,” he added.

I stared at him, utterly confused. He was so swift to change his mind. I had thought he’d rather set the workshop on fire than rent to me, but now he seemed all too keen on me moving in. I paused. “Thanks,” I said carefully, “but I don’t own much. I can bring it over in one trip.”

He held my gaze. I felt like he was trying to say something.

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