My Own Terms by Stephanie Nicole Norris
Author:Stephanie Nicole Norris [Norris, Stephanie Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Is A Drug Ink LLC
We were on the roof where I had Daniella sitting in front of a rising fire, stoked from the grill where I was about to cook our dinner.
âItâs been way too long since weâve done this,â she said.
âWe should do it more often.â
âIt makes me so happy, and you appear to be in your element. Culinary school was good to you.â
I chuckled. âYou think so?â
âYeah. Do you ever think about putting that degree to use opening your own restaurant?â
I nodded. âMore often than I should.â
âIf itâs a dream of yoursâand it obviously isâthen you should. Whatâs to hold you back?â
âMy full-service chiropractic business.â
She held on to a smile. âYou can do both.â She shrugged. âTake some time off at The Den. I can take you off the schedule, continue to pay your salary, and you can build on another one of your dreams. Iâd love to watch you flourish all over again. Gives me butterflies.â
I knew she meant itâthat was the thing about Daniella. She treated people like their purpose was the only thing that mattered in life. The focus she gave was unwaveringâeven when someone wasnât the only person in the room.
I cocked my head to the side. âDonât you know Iâve never spent a dime of that money? None of us have.â
Her eyes rose in surprise. âWhat do you mean?â
I laid seasoned pieces of chicken on the grill and my nose was instantly hit with the aroma of cooking poultry.
âThe salary you pay me, King, and Blaze; none of us spend it. Itâs being deposited into savings accounts that we never touch.â
Her mouth dropped. âWhy?â
âWhat did I tell you when we started working at The Den?â
She searched her thoughtsâher eyes moving side to side in memory.
âYou said that you would be honored to help me turn this place into my biggest fantasy, and you also told me you wouldnât take any salary for doing that.â
I smiled. âYou remember.â
âOf course, and Blaze and King agreed, but I didnât think you guys were serious.â
âDo you remember how you pressured us to give you our direct deposit information?â
âI pressured you?â
Teasing, I mimicked her no-nonsense voice. âEveryone inside this building that is not considered a guest, client, or visitor is on my payroll. Have your deposit information on my desk by the end of the day.â
My voice grew softer as I continued. âBesides, you guys donât want me to get in trouble with the IRS, do you? What about a work labor force who might try and sue me for not paying workers at my club?â
Shocked, her mouth gaped wide open, and I laughed at the sight.
âI do not sound like that!â
My laughter became louder as I took a step back in my amusement.
âTobias!â
âYes, you do, love.â
A twinkle slipped across her eyes, maybe from my term of endearment or perhaps because my account of her stance tickled her. Either way, seeing her happy even in that single moment thrilled meâand that scared me.
âSo, I pressured you guys?â
âYou know you did.â
âOkay, so you couldâve left then.
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