He's in his late thirties, immaculately dressed, and kind
flight?" he asks as
at sounded so forced. "Thank you
with n
he floor as she tri
is loving
rn to see a blonde man, and Emerson's fa
er on the cheek and then turns
ers. "And this is..." I pause becaus
inishes for me, adding
fake smile a
God, h
Mark and Mr. Masters, while I
way." He gestur
Oh God, don't l
s terr
merson and Mark." He
my friend," Emerson whisper
ehind him as he walks to the car. Emerson pulls me in
e. He's probabl
look nice,
tool," Mark adds as he watches
mirk. I think her friend is more annoying than mine
t like a gorilla.
ottom lip to hide my smile. This guy is a dick. We both look over to
artment details
hour. Tell your roommates I'm
go to Mr. Masters. He sees me com
t even wait fo
nto the VIP parking section. I
ends with my new boss has been thrown out
resume and I have no fucking idea what I'm doin
it open to put my suitcase in the trunk. He opens
at. He wants me to sit in the ba
man i
ually pulls out into the traffic. All I
ething? Try and
will
e far from
," he replies,
He doesn't want a conversation. Fo
have the children, or we have a s
se for a moment.
riveway with huge sandstone gates. "I dri
perfectly kept grounds and rolling green hills. With ever
an't do the rich thing. I have no idea what to do with polite company. I don'
focus and the blood
sion, white and sandstone with a castle kind
circular driveway, sto
is beautiful
stay fixed out fron
b out as I grip my handbag with white-knuckle force. My
insane amou
ce is around to the side," he says. I follow him up a path until we get to a door, whic
nts to the kitchen. "And your bed
past him, int
sn't come in. "The bathroom i
ng in here? "Okay
r and..." He pauses, as if collecting his thoughts. "If t
wn. "
about a problem for the first time
ppen before? "Of
and meet the children..."
dings creating an atrium, and I smile as I look up in wonder. There is a large window in the main house that looks onto the kitchen. I can see beyond that into the living area from the cor
and I follow Mr. Ma
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