The Billionaire's Mistaken Mistress - Part 1 (Contemporary BWWM Romance) by Mia Caldwell

Author:Mia Caldwell [Caldwell, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

A whole week had passed yet Jessie had still been unable to land another part time job. It wasn't for a lack of trying, either. She had submitted over twenty applications to businesses throughout the city but times were tough. In this time of recession nobody was hiring, and Jessie desperately tried not to pity herself by playing the race card. She assured herself that she wouldn't be getting any call backs even if she were white, and focused her energy on her studies while praying for her phone to ring with some job opportunity. On every application she had listed Burt's Diner as her previous place of employment. After getting fired in such an embarrassing manner, she doubted Burt would give her a glowing reference but didn't need to worry about that. Burt was somewhat of an eccentric man, and had taken apart the diner's old rotary phone to manually disconnect its ringer. He claimed it was because he hated the sound of ringing phones, but rumors quickly began to circulate that he did it to prevent employees calling out of work. He could still make outgoing calls with it, but if anybody were to dial the diner the phone would simply ring indefinitely. No, Jessie wasn't worried about a potential employer getting through to crafty ol' Burt Stiller.

Fastidious and resourceful, Jesse managed to make a little cash on the side doing some private tutoring, but it wasn't nearly enough money to cover her bills. She was getting desperate, was too prideful to ask the few friends she had for a loan, and they were all so broke they wouldn't have money to lend anyhow. Her father had walked out on her when she was only three-years-old, and her mother had passed away when she was fourteen. Her grandmother took her in, but she had gone in her sleep two years ago. She had no family to help her out and only had herself to rely on.

Her phone finally did ring early one morning, startling her awake as she frantically rushed to answer it and almost dropping it in her haste. She was certain this was somebody getting back to her regarding a job, and tried her best to sound alert and personable.

“Hello, this is Jessie,” she eagerly breathed into the receiver.

“Don't tell me you're still in bed?” It was a male voice she didn't recognize at first.

“Who is this?” She sat up.

“It's me. Burt. From the diner. Listen, I'm willing to give you another chance. The new girl I hired is terrible.”

“Wait, are you offering me my job back?” Jessie rubbed her tired eyes in disbelief and confusion.

“If you want it, it's yours. On one condition, though.” Burt drew his words out.

“Anything,” Jessie agreed without hesitation.

“You control that temper of yours. I don't want you upsetting my customers again,” Burt stipulated.

“I'll be as good as gold, I promise. When can I start?” Jessie asked in excitement. The job may have driven her crazy at times, and Melanie

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