Wild Eyes (The Barrington Billionaires Book 2) by Danielle Stewart

Author:Danielle Stewart [Stewart, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“You’re going to be upset.” Jessica was fidgeting with the oversized sleeve of her sweater as she stood in the doorway of his office. He couldn’t imagine she was right. Things were going so well it would take a lot to upset him.

“You’re not backing out of my week. You have to jump through all the hoops.” He leaned in his chair and expected her to come farther into his office, but she didn’t. Her unease was beginning to feel contagious.

“It’s not that I don’t want to. But I’ve got a job on a movie, and I can’t turn it down. If I do it’ll mean I’m going to have to travel to find my next gig. Nothing is popping up around here, and I’d like to stay in town.” She was avoiding the end of that sentence, and he couldn’t blame her. It felt early to admit Jessica wanted to stay close by because she wasn’t ready to walk away from the start of something between them.

“I get it,” Mathew said earnestly. “I’m glad to hear you’ll be staying in town, and you’ve found work. I can wait for my week until you have more time. What’s the movie?”

“It’s Pierre’s actually,” she explained, her sheepishness morphing suddenly into confident defiance. “An action movie, I’ll get to do lots of gore and blood makeup. It’s a welcomed change after that romantic comedy.”

“What?” he asked, assuming he must have heard her wrong. “You aren’t seriously going to work for that asshole.”

“I’ll never even have to see him. Trust me, I made my demands clear when I said yes to the job.”

“So he reached out to you,” Mathew said as though she were missing the point. “I trust you. It’s him I don’t trust. Pierre doesn’t seem to give a shit about people’s boundaries or demands. I had to strangle him to get him to back down.”

“I’ll be fine,” Jessica said, tossing her chin up. “I know you saw me in a moment of weakness with him, but like I told you, I was just shocked. I have it under control.”

Mathew clenched his jaw. “I don’t like it,” he admitted flatly. “Why do you think he called you? There aren’t any other makeup artists in the state he could hire? For Christ’s sake, he could get someone from anywhere in the world. But he just has to have you?”

“And it can’t be because he knows I’m talented and hard-working?” Her hands perched high on her hips now, and Mathew knew he was about to set a foot onto burning hot coals. It wasn’t too late to turn back. He could tell Jessica he respected her judgment, believed in her talent, and would support her decision. But there was one problem. Mathew had a dick, which meant sometimes he was a dick. Even when he knew better.

“You’re a smart girl, Jessica,” he started, and it was clear she had some hope that he’d choose the right path, but it was quickly dashed. “Don’t make a dumb choice because of some guy you’re obsessed with.

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