Hooked by Elizabeth Hunter

Author:Elizabeth Hunter [Hunter, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-941674-40-6
Publisher: Elizabeth Hunter

Tayla groaned into her hands. “Tobin, why did you send me this job listing?”

Tobin sipped his margarita. “Told you. And clearly, I want you to move back to San Francisco. That’s why I sent you the job.”

“It’s perfect. It’s like the perfect company.”

“Nope.” He raised a hand. “I guarantee it’s not perfect. No job is perfect. Things you think are amazing right now might eventually get on your nerves. Doesn’t mean it’s not great though. And the two of them are so…”

“Hot?”

Tobin laughed. “Yeah. Pretty much. Everyone is buzzing about working for them. Everyone wants in.”

“Okay, you know I have no problems with my self-esteem, right?”

“I have known this for some time, yes.”

“But seriously, why are they that interested in me? I’m a small-to-medium-level influencer; I don’t have the biggest follower count. Not even close.”

Tobin frowned. “I think there’re two things you’re not seeing. One, you have a business background and an accounting degree. More than one tech start-up and fashion company has been doomed from the start because they can’t balance a basic budget. So that’s one thing you have going for you. The other thing is, look at your friends.”

She frowned. “What about my friends?”

“I don’t mean real-life friends. I mean online friends. You may not have the highest follower count, but the people who do follow you are some very big names. You know the people with the high counts and they respect you. The people with the biggest following aren’t interested in outreach. They’re interested in raising their profile. You, on the other hand, know everybody. At least you know them online. You’re the model other models like.”

“I guess so.” She finished her martini and waved at the waitress to order another one. “I’ve never thought about that. A lot of those girls I just know because we all started blogging around the same time.”

“Yeah, but you’re a serious person and you don’t chase drama. And now some of those early contacts are huge names. That’s valuable. I think SOKA was brilliant to spot your potential.” He glanced to the side and eyed her legs. “I spotted it years ago.”

She laughed. “Never going to happen.”

“Why?” He reached for her hand. “We don’t work together anymore. All the reasons you gave me for not hooking up aren’t reasons anymore.”

Tayla slipped her hand from his grip. “Because… of other reasons. And I’m kind of seeing someone right now.”

“I don’t mind. I wasn’t asking to marry you.” He frowned. “Wait, where? Where are you seeing someone? In that little town?”

“Yes, in that little town. And I know you don’t mind, but he would. I don’t think he’s a casual-fling kind of guy.”

“Are you serious?”

“It’s not serious, but…” She was at a loss. How did she explain Jeremy to someone like Tobin, who thought buying an Android over an iPhone was cheating, but dating three women at the same time without telling them was no big deal? “We’re seeing each other. It’s fun. I don’t have time to juggle. It just doesn’t work for me right now.

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