Family Business by Megan Matthews

Author:Megan Matthews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Megan Matthews

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Pierce and I sat across from one another at the kitchen table he preferred over the formal dining room. The feeling was mutual. In this part of his home, I could see the ocean outside his large windows. Pierce sat with his back to the view, his attention consumed by a stack of papers he’d brought with him from his office. He never looked at the ocean.

The only place I saw Pierce anymore was the breakfast table. Nothing changed between us as time ticked away each second. Nothing but losing his housekeeper slash sometimes cook. I would’ve taken the task up myself, but I was a guest in Pierce’s home, and even though he tried to tell me on multiple occasions to make myself at home, this wasn’t a long-term arrangement. I needed to remind myself not to get too comfortable.

It wasn’t right to walk into his kitchen and take it over for my whims. So instead of being useful I stuck to my pulp-filled orange juice and stared out at the waves as they crashed against the shore. The sky was overcast with gray clouds lining each area as if a sheet had tucked around the city. Fall was coming to Pelican Bay quickly.

The twisty, windy, atmosphere outside was creeping in and I looked for a way to keep the depressive atmosphere at bay. Months were left in our agreement, and I needed to figure out how to have a fake relationship with Pierce while secretly lusting over his cousin. Unfortunately, I seemed to be the only one worried about it.

Pierce spread out the papers on the table and I tried to read them upside down, but they were too far away and the fonts too small.

“Anything I can help you with?” Yes, I’d spent the better part of two years digging wells in Guatemala, but I still had an intense business mind. Not that long ago I ran a company. Surely I could do more favors for Pierce than just appearing as eye candy and nitpicking the bed-and-breakfast.

He shook his head not removing his eyes from the paper. “No, this is the contract for Oliver’s factory in Clearwater. I figured we’d wait on more town introductions until I have a final purchase agreement for the property. Until then stay comfortable and enjoy the hospitality.”

His words sounded sincere, but I wasn’t used to taking handouts from people. It wasn’t the Chambers way.

“I’m sure there’s something I could do. I don’t enjoy feeling as if I haven’t accomplished anything.” Boredom gnawed at my subconscious. I could only watch TV for so many hours a day.

Pierce made this weird sound from his throat, which mimicked a tsk, and one side of his lips tipped up into a lopsided smile. “Trust me. You’ve already done so much.”

I had no idea what he thought I’d done because besides eating more ice cream than I had in ten years, I hadn’t accomplished much since I arrived in Pelican Bay. Pierce planned to pay me a lot of money and I wanted to make sure I did everything he asked.

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