“Thank you.” She gives me a look, sensing that I need more. “Look, Brock, I’m going to level with you. I need this job, and I will work my ass off for you. I can’t keep living in my friend’s spare room forever while I flit from job to job. I need a steady position, and I need my own place. I’m never going back to New York, so I need to start a life here.”
I nod slowly, drinking all of that in. “Okay, you know what, I want you to be my personal assistant. Even before you said that to me, I wanted it to be you.”
“You did?” Her eyes light up, but then she rearranges her expression. “Don’t you need to see everyone?”
“I have seen everyone. I want it to be you.”
She breathes out a sigh of relief. “Oh, thank you so much. You don’t know what this means to me. When do you want me to start?”
“I want you to start right now, but I don’t think that’s practical. What about Monday morning?”
“Yeah, sounds great.” She rises from her chair, giving me a glimpse of her supple, sexy legs. “Thank you.”
I reach my hand out and shake hers, immediately feeling a bolt of electricity race through my arm. She jolts back as if she can feel it too, which only makes it a lot more fun. Working with her is going to be something else.
“I look forward to it.”
I watch her sashay away as if she’s on the catwalk, stripping my breath away as she goes. Maybe I should have asked her out on a date rather than giving her a job. This is going to be seriously dangerous, but it’s fun. Jodi Night is the one who’s inspired me, and I’m pretty sure I’ve made the right decision in the end.
“Knock, knock.”
I smile to myself, knowing who it is. “Come in, Josh. I know you’ve been hanging around all day, not doing your work. My casino is probably in chaos downstairs, but don’t you worry about it.”
“Hey, don’t be like that.” He leans his cheeky face around the door, making me laugh. “I’m a kick-ass manager. You wouldn’t have me working for you if not.”
“True, true. Well, you’ll be pleased to know that I’ve replaced Callie.”
“You have? Already?”
“Yep. Someone came in, and she was perfect.”
“Oh yeah? What’s she like?”
“She’s got a strong work ethic, a good resume, and the right personality.”
“She must have. I don’t think I’ve ever known you hire someone on the spot. Is she hot?”
I narrow my eyes at him. “You’re married. Don’t you forget that.”
“I’m not married. I just have a girlfriend. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want there to be hot women walking about the place. Anyway, I’m really wondering if that’s the reason you hired her.”
“No way. I’m not like that. I don’t ever mix business with pleasure.”
But those words feel empty as they roll off my tongue. Jodi is trouble. She makes me want to break all the rules. She changes everything.
“Oh, so she is hot then. That should be exciting. But if she’s good at her job, then don’t drive her away.”
“You don’t have a high opinion of me, do you?”
“You know I do. I’ve just seen your striking good looks get you in trouble before.”
“Hmm, yeah, I suppose you’re right. But I’m pushing thirty now. Maybe there will come a time when I want to settle down.”
“Your biological clock ticking?”
“Ha ha, very funny.”
“So that’s a yes then. How old is the new personal assistant?”