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I dangled the keys in the air. “I’ll try not to get a ticket.”
“If you get a ticket in Seaside, I’ll be more impressed than pissed.”
I flashed him a wide smile. “Thanks for this.”
“Thanks for…” He stopped and then whispered, “…everything.”
My throat clogged up a bit as I nodded, not trusting myself to speak without confessing how much I was falling for him and his family, and I quickly made my way to the garage and the waiting Jeep.
He had brought three cars with him.
I was taking one.
And I was going to pretend it was normal.
This was normal.
Employer.
Employee.
I clicked the key fob to unlock the doors and let out a little gasp when I saw the caramel colored lush leather seats.
It was normal to moan when getting into your employer’s car, um… right?
I sighed and gripped the steering wheel just as the garage door went up. Trevor stood next to the door, waving me off.
His friggin’ eight pack flexed for the world to see.
Yup. Normal.
I turned on the SUV and drove out of his million dollar beach house toward my job, with fresh tracks of his voice playing in the background. And his abs in my rearview mirror.
So normal it was almost scary, right?
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Trevor
“Daaaaaaad,” Eric yelled as he boundeddown the stairs. “Can I play some video games?”
I was well on my fourth cup of coffee.
It was about an hour until Penny was supposed to show up.
And I felt like shit.
Worse than shit.
And as much as I wanted to blame it on the fact that I’d confused Penny and was mentally exhausted—I knew it was worse than that.
I was getting sick.
I never got sick.
My hands were clammy as I lifted the mug to my lips and sipped, then I grimaced and nodded. “Yeah, buddy.”
The next hour went by painfully slow, partially because I missed her even though I shouldn’t, and partially because the more seconds that passed the sicker I got, to the point that I finally lay on the couch next to Eric and told Malcom to keep an eye on Bella.
