Watching the Monster by Hayley Faiman

Author:Hayley Faiman [Faiman, Hayley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hayley Faiman Books, LLC
Published: 2024-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

ALLISON

Standing in the middle of the shop, I spin around and soak it all in. I have two people coming in for interviews, so I want to do them here at the new store. I also brought in a suitcase full of products to get started setting everything up. I might as well get moving on things. I’m determined to get the place up and going.

The door opens, the small chime on the door sounds, and I look back over my shoulder before I turn completely to face the blonde woman standing in front of me. She’s pretty. Around my height, with long blonde hair and a kind smile.

“Harlow?” I ask.

She smiles and takes a step forward. “It’s really nice to meet you,” she says, giving me an even bigger smile.

Nodding once, I move toward her and extend my arm. She wraps her hand around mine, and we shake.

“I’m Allison,” I offer.

Harlow and I talk. She’s sweet and tells me that she’s getting ready to get married, but she wants to work. She needs to get out of the house and have something that keeps her busy. I wish I had a life that simple.

“I need someone who will be able to run the store for a few months,” I say.

“A few months?”

Nodding, I place my hand on my belly. “I’m pregnant, and I’ll need someone who can run the store while I’m recovering and finding childcare.”

Harlow sinks her teeth into her bottom lip, rolling it a few times before she releases it. “I don’t know much about sex toys or anything like that, but I can do this. I’ve worked in retail before. I can handle all of this.”

I want to tell her no, only because I don’t think she has any staying power. Whoever this guy is she’s marrying, he probably doesn’t want her to work. I mean, she is saying that she is only going to do this so she’s not bored.

Jesus, I can’t even imagine.

But there’s something about her that makes me want to say yes. So I do. “Okay, will you be my teammate?” I ask.

Her lips curve up into a smile. “Yes, I think that sounds like fun.”

“Then you start today. Come on and help me get this suitcase unloaded.”

And that is how I spend my afternoon. Unloading suitcases, back and forth, until the entire stock of my apartment is in the store. Harlow tells me about her fiancé but admits that it’s a rushed thing and she doesn’t know much about him. She tells me what he looks like, and he’s totally my type. Dark hair, light eyes, tattoos, and sexy as hell.

“So, does he have any brothers?” I ask.

“He does, two, but they’re married,” she laughs. “What about the father, though?”

I shrug a shoulder as I load up sex toys into the display case. “He isn’t around. It’s just me and the baby,” I say.

“You’re brave,” she whispers. “I don’t think I could do it. You know, you remind me a lot of my sister.

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