Jacked Up by Erin McCarthy

Author:Erin McCarthy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-06-07T14:50:22+00:00

CHAPTER

TEN

NOLAN cleared his throat and tried not to sound as awkward as he felt. “So,” he said to Evan, “I’m guessing you might have heard that I’m seeing your sister.”

He really wanted to just stare at the grease spot on his hands, but he forced himself to look Evan in the eye. He had no reason to be worried about anything. It was just everyone making him nervous about dating his bosses’ sister. Or maybe he was nervous because after the night before, casually dating Eve was no longer an option. He wanted to date her for real. He wanted to kiss her senseless on a regular basis, massage away her worries, laugh with her.

It was safe to say he was falling hard for her, and that made him just a little nervous. It had been a while since he’d felt this way about a woman. If he needed to remember exactly how long, he could certainly ask his mother. She seemed to have his dating history worked out on a spreadsheet.

Evan met his gaze straight on. He had stopped into the garage to check on his car for the Phoenix race. “Yeah, I might have heard about that.”

“Did Eve tell you?”

“No. Elec did.” Evan put his hands in the front pockets of his jeans.

He didn’t look annoyed, which Nolan took as a good sign. “So you don’t have a problem with that? From a work point of view, I mean.”

“It’s not really any of my business what you do in your free time. But Eve is my sister, and I’m going to be honest with you, she’s not easy to get along with.”

Why did everyone feel like they needed to warn him Eve was a pain in the butt? No one ever seemed to notice her good qualities. He did. “Eve and I get along just fine. We’re having fun together.” If he sounded a little defensive, well, he had a right to.

Evan’s hand came up out of his pocket. “Whoa, alright, I’m not criticizing your relationship. I’m just saying dealing with her takes finessing, something I personally suck at. She and I fight all the time, but I love her. And I don’t want her hurt. Nor do I want the two of you going at it at work.”

Nolan wanted to argue. He wanted to say that they hadn’t fought yet and he didn’t plan on it. But he knew Evan had a legitimate concern and being defensive wasn’t really Nolan’s style.

“I think you can trust both of us to be professional. But you know what it’s like—you can’t help who you’re attracted to.” There really wasn’t any explanation for why he and Eve hit it off, but they did.

Evan laughed. “Well, you’ve got that right. Some people were telling me that dating Kendall was a bad move for my career. I didn’t listen. So I guess you shouldn’t listen either.”

“I plan on keeping my relationship with Eve separate from work. For the most part. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to take advantage of the traveling.

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