The Date Deal by Tara Sue Me

Author:Tara Sue Me
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: After Six Publishing

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TATE

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As unprepared as I am for Carsen to be here, there’s no way I can regret she came early. There’s a spirit of wildness in her that draws me to her. It’s a wildness I both envy and fear. Envy, because once upon a time, that same wildness burned in me. The wildness that carried me to the major leagues and probably drove her to Nashville.

I equally fear it because it takes you to heights you never expected and if you fall, you’ll get hurt. The problem is, I’ve soared those heights and though I never admit it, I long to do it again. That’s why the best thing for me to do is to pretend Carsen doesn't exist.

And likewise, why I’ll never be able to do such a thing.

I tell her my long term goals for the arts building, plans that include drama, dance, and painting in addition to music. The entire time I try not to let the sight of her in my shirt distract me. I do a good enough job hiding it from her, but I can’t fool myself. The next few days will be pure hell trying to keep my distance from her while remaining cordial and all those other things I have to do as her boss.

You’re her boss.

You’re her boss.

You’re her boss.

Funny how repeating it does nothing to change my response.

I don’t fucking care.

I don’t fucking care.

I don’t fucking care.

I call myself a dick and a bastard and a few other choice words, but nothing makes me want her any less.

We spend time going over my plans for the renovation. She listens to the vision I have for the place and makes a few suggestions I haven’t thought of but will fit in nicely. It’s odd to have someone here I can bounce ideas off of and have them give me opinions not biased by their own ambition.

That’s the moment I realize how lonely I am and how nice it was to have Darcy, even if it was only to have someone to talk to at the end of the day. I’ve long suspected I wasn’t so much in love with Darcy as I was the idea of Darcy. I tell myself not to jump into the deep end with Carsen until I find out for sure if it’s her I want or if I’m only interested in her as a potential filler for the empty spaces in my life.

The sun is setting as we head out of the music room. I’m trying to decide how to ask her to stay and have dinner with me without it sounding like I’m a creeper boss looking to bang her, when she takes the worry off me.

“Let me make dinner for you tonight,” she says.

“You don’t have to do that.” I honestly can’t remember the last time a woman cooked for me. Darcy and I always went out to eat and Jane always said she did enough cooking for her and Haley and didn’t want to cook for us when we were together.

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