Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

Author:Melanie Moreland [Moreland, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moreland Books Inc
Published: 2020-09-02T23:00:00+00:00

Maxx stormed through the door of the house around two thirty. I was upstairs, changing his sheets. I heard his heavy footsteps on the stairs and swallowed. He walked into the room, which seemed to shrink and close in around us. But when he spoke, his voice was deceptively mild.

“What part of ‘stay out of it’ did you not understand?”

“Um, the whole part?” I replied, keeping my voice light. “I just made a phone call. Easy peasy. If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to.”

“Well, since it seems there is nothing stopping me, I have no choice.”

“Why don’t you want to go?”

He rubbed his face. “It’s complicated.”

“Most things are with you.”

He narrowed his eyes. “I trusted my best friend with this shop, and he screwed me over. I find it difficult to allow anyone to get close now.”

I was surprised he had told me that much.

“You can control what Brett has access to. Me as well,” I offered. His next words shocked and pleased me.

“I’m fine with you, Charly.”

“Yeah?” I asked.

He ignored my question. “I spoke to Brett. He’s happy to come in and work while I’m gone. Keep things running out front. You handle the back.”

“So, you’re going?”

He held up his hand. “On two conditions. I need you to look after Rufus, and I’m not happy about the thought of you being here alone all the time. It’s pretty secluded.”

“Oh.” I had to admit, I hadn’t thought about being here alone.

“Brett is going to move in to your room. You can have one of the rooms down the hall from mine. Whichever one you want.”

“You want me to live in the house?”

He sighed and shut his eyes. “You should have been in here all along. I only put you out there to test you, Charly. After… Well, frankly, it was safer for you to be out there.”

“Safer?”

He opened his eyes, meeting my gaze. “For both our sakes.”

Heat pulsated, filling the room so quickly, it was intense. I knew what he meant. If we were down the hall from each other all night, one of us would crack. It was inevitable.

He swallowed and spoke, breaking the tension building between us.

“You can stay here while I’m gone. Rufus will protect you and be happy. Brett will be comfortable in the garage, and I’ll feel better knowing he is here.”

“And when you come back?”

There was a beat of silence. “We’ll address that when I get home.”

“Okay. So, you’re going to do this?”

“I guess I am.”

“Maxx, it’s so exciting. Think of the networking. The business. You might get more restoration work.”

“I can’t take on much more. The garage is busy.”

I shook my head. “Holy moly. Always short-sighted.”

“What are you talking about?”

“If Brett works out, you can bring him on. Ease your workload so you can take on more restorations. You’ll be there to supervise and watch, but you can do more of what you love.”

“You have this all planned out, don’t you, Red?”

He stopped talking, realizing what he had called me.

“Easy peasy, Maxx.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.