Tempting The Boss by Mallory Crowe

Author:Mallory Crowe [Crowe, Mallory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sprinters Press
Published: 2015-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Dean opened the back door to let Rigby into the house. The red dog gleefully ran inside and lapped up water from his bowl.

“Shhh,” said Dean. Victoria was still sleeping when he’d crawled out of bed, and he didn’t want to wake her up any earlier than he had to. Between her father passing and the athletic night they’d had together, she probably needed all the rest she could get.

He poured water into the coffee maker and threw in his breakfast blend grounds. Before Katy, he’d never been much of a coffee drinker, but her six-year-old antics taught him the true meaning of sleep deprivation. Now he was a faithful convert to the caffeine altar.

Greg had already called him to see whether he could take on a weekend job, but for the first time in a long time, Dean turned down the work. He had some extra cash after helping out Victoria, and he knew she probably needed him more than Greg did.

He rubbed his eyes. Hell, he didn’t know she needed him. But he knew she needed someone, and she obviously didn’t mind his support. And he really didn’’t mind giving it. Not just because of the sex, though he sure as hell couldn’t complain about that little perk. But he knew what it was like to lose a parent. He also knew what it was like to not have anyone around to talk to about it.

So for as long as she wanted, he’d be whatever she needed him to be. And if, after everything was over, she wanted him out of her life, then he’d do that.

The front door creaked open and he winced. “Katy?”

“You’re not working?” Katy walked into the kitchen.

Shit. When was the last time she got home early from a sleepover? He turned to look her over. Her long blonde hair was pulled back loosely and she didn’t look hung over or show any signs of a long night of partying. “What happened at Becky’s?”

“I just wanted to come home, okay? What’s so wrong with me wanting to spend time with you?”

Dean stared at her blankly. Seriously? Today of all days she decided she wanted to have brother-sister bonding? “I don’t know if I’’ll have time to do much.” What was the best way to tell his little sister that he had a woman upstairs? Damn it. He’d never had this problem before. Of course, he hadn’t had a woman sleep over since Katy came to stay with him.

But when Victoria was in his bed, he never even considered asking her to leave. It was perfectly natural to pull her tight against him as they both fell into an exhausted sleep.

Katy’s face fell a bit. “It’s your first day off in forever and you can’t make time for me?”

“What makes you think I’m not working?” he countered, unable to muster up the courage to tell her he was bumping her aside for another woman.

“Well, the sun’s up and you’re in pajamas.” She pointed to the flannel pajama pants she’d gotten him for Christmas last year.

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