Page 23 of Her Shifter Pack
“Everything okay with Mr. Lee?” I asked, trying to hide the fact I was puffing a little from the descent.
“Yep.”
Ollie turned and began walking back toward the truck.
I followed him, a little relieved but confused. “What happened in there? Did you get an extension for me?”
“Yeah, kind of.” Ollie opened the truck and slid my bag and the suitcase behind the seats. “I paid your rent, so you’re a month in advance now. You can move back, or just use it as a place to chill out or study. Or whatever else you might need.”
He was still loading my stuff in, but I was really confused now. “Hang on a minute. You paid my rent? For last month and this month?”
I didn’t believe him. That was almost two thousand dollars. Why would he do that for someone he didn’t even know?
“Yeah. So, if you didn’t get everything, you can always come back tomorrow or whenever. Hop in.”
I did as he asked, getting in the truck because I wanted to go back to his nice, clean house and have take-out for dinner, but I still had no idea why he’d done what he’d done.
The only reason someone had helped me in the past was because they wanted something from me. Sex or something equally gross, usually.
I didn’t want to insult him by insinuating that he’d been kind so he could get something out of me, though I didn’t have any other answer.
“Ollie, sorry to ask, again. I’m so incredibly grateful, but... why did you just pay all that money for me?”
He shrugged as he turned on the truck’s engine. “You needed help. I’m happy to give it.”
I could feel the truth behind his words, but there was so much more to it. “Ollie, what am I to you? A charity case?”
He laughed and my brows came together. I felt like getting out of the car and walking.
“No. No, I'm sorry,” he said, grabbing my arm before I reached for the car door. “Listen, you are not a charity case.”
“Then what am I?"
He sighed, then said in a voice I’d never forget as long as I lived. “Sweetheart, you're my whole heart. You’re my future. You’re my everything.”
Chapter 7