Page 35 of Tempt Me

“Gigi?”heaskedafterfinishing his lastsipof coffee.

“Yes,Max?”shebreathed.Hersoftvoicemadehimlookather.Hercheekswereflushedagain,and hewondered whathe’d donetomakethecolor rise.

“Haveyou thoughtaboutmyoffer?”

Shemethisintensegaze.Heneededhertosay yestothis.Erinwasalreadyusedtoher,andhe didn’twanttogothroughalltheshitoffindinganothernanny.Hejustwanted Gigitoagreetotake thejob.

“I have.”

“And?”Hisreplywastooeager,buthedidn’tgiveashit.Shealreadyknewwhathewanted so therewasnopointtrying tohideit.

“You wereright.”

Hiseyesnarrowed.“Aboutwhat,exactly?”

“Abouteverything.Theinternshipdoesn’tgetannouncedfortwomoreweeks, andIdon’teven thinkIgot myapplicationin ontimeanyway.”Shetookadeepbreathandlookeddownatherplate. “Thefactis,youneedsomeonetohelpyou outnow, andforthenexttwoweeks,I’llbefreetodo that.”

“Areyousayingyestome,Gigi?”

Itmusthavebeensomethingabouthiswordsthat madeher turntohim,hereyeswide.Her mouthhadpartedslightly,andherbreathinghadgrownragged.Sheshookherheadamoment later,her gazeretreating backtotheplate. “I’msaying yesto being Erin’snanny.”

“And you’llmovein, too?”

“IhavetospeaktoJenaboutitfirst,butifit’sonlyfortwoweeks,Idon’tsee therebeingany problem.”

Maxcouldfeelthesmilestretch outonhislips,only thistimehemadenoefforttoconcealit. “That’sgreat news.Thankyou,Gigi.”

Shepickedupherforkandshoveledsomescrambled eggsontoit.Shebroughtittohermouth, butnotbeforesaying,“Youneed tolookfor anothergirl,though,Max.”

Hissmilefaltered.Theywerebacktothatalready?“Ofcourse,”hereplied. Whatshedidn’tknow wasthathehadnointentionofgoingthroughanagencytofindsomeoneelse.Hewasdetermined tokeepGigi forhimself. “Will youmovein today?”

“AfterI cleanup afterbreakfast,I’llgohome,speakto Jen and packsome bags.”

Maxnodded. “Good.Ihavetoworkagaintonight.I’dlikeyoutobesettledin beforeIhaveto leave.”