He nodded. “Yeah, I'll be around for it. I'll text you if something changes, but I can't imagine that I'll get home any later than seven.”
“Great!” Lily said.
“Alright, well I'm going to run downstairs and say goodbye to the little rugrat.” Wyatt turned to leave. “You have a good day. See you later on tonight.”
“Thanks, you have a good day, too,” Lily said.
She watched as Wyatt exited the room. Her eyes dropped down to his backside, admiring his ass as he left. She chuckled to herself as she thought of an old line her girlfriends and her used to say whenever they saw a guy with a nice butt.
I hate to see him go, but I just love seeing him walk away, she thought.
As soon as he was gone around the corner, she let out a sigh. Her hands were trembling a bit as she sipped her coffee. She wasn't sure why, but thought it was likely because of the earlier excitement of seeing him in the shower. The adrenaline must have been wearing off by now, which caused her hands to shake a little bit.
He's obviously hot, but I think there's something else about him that I'm attracted to, she thought. Maybe it's because he's such a good dad. There's got to be something to that. As a woman, I'm going to want a guy who I know can take care of kids. Maybe that's what this is. The cave woman part of my brain likes him for that reason.
Lily knew, though, that Wyatt actually had lots of traits that attracted her to him, probably too many to count. Beyond the fact that he was a good father, he was also wealthy, good-looking, charismatic and was overflowing with positive energy. As much as she had been trying to fight her feelings toward him, it was becoming pretty clear to her that she might not be able to fight them for much longer. They were just too prominent now and were taking over her mind whenever she wasn't distracted by something else.
She didn't know what to do, though. It wasn't like she could just come right out and tell him how she felt. That would make things super awkward and could potentially put her relationship with Maggie at risk.
If I told him I liked him and he didn't feel the same way, it might be enough for him to not want me in he and Maggie's life any more, she thought. I know he's still grieving from Caroline's death and what if the thought of another woman wanting him caused him to put his walls up?
So she decided it would be best to just keep her feelings to herself. What Wyatt didn't know wouldn't hurt him. She realized that it would be an extremely difficult task to keep it all inside, but also knew that the things in life that are actually worth doing are almost always difficult.
Chapter 11
Wyatt
Wyatt was on his way to work, but stuck in heavy morning traffic. Usually, this would have made him frustrated. He didn't have much patience for the congestion on the highway. He was the guy who would raise his hands up and honk his horn, just to try to gain another car length toward his destination. For whatever reason, though, this morning was different. Even though he was on his way to an important meeting, and there was a chance he'd be late, he wasn't even worried.
His belly was full of the coffee that Lily had made, his daughter was taken care of and there would be dinner on the table when he got home. Right then, there wasn't a whole lot else that he wanted. It was perfect really. It was easy. Lily was making everything so simple and even though it was only Monday, he was already feeling like her time there was going by too quickly.
I wonder if I should hire her after this week is up, just for the extra help around the house, he thought. I mean, I can't fire Mildred, but maybe they could both work for me. Or maybe I could have Lily work on Saturday and Sunday, so that Mildred could have the weekends off.
There was more to his reasoning of wanting Lily to work for him than the fact that she took good care of Maggie, though. Whether he wanted to admit it to himself or not, he liked it when she was around because it made his life feel a little more normal. That was something he hadn't felt since Caroline had passed.
It's just so nice waking up in the morning and having a young woman in the house, he thought, pulling off of the highway and onto the frontage road, which would take him to his office. There's just something about it that feels so good. Maybe it makes me feel young again or something. I'm not sure what it is exactly.
His thoughts immediately went to earlier that morning, when he'd stepped into the kitchen to see Lily in her pajama pants and tank top. He hadn't even consciously thought about it, but he had definitely checked her out. When she'd turned around, his eyes dropped right to that firm ass of hers, noticing the diagonal lines from her panties underneath.
Just the thought made him get a little bit hard under his slacks. Mostly because it reminded him of Friday night, when he actually got to see her in her panties.
Damn, she looks good, he thought, shaking his head. It's almost like torture, though, because I can't have her. I can only look, I can't touch. I feel like a diabetic in a candy store. Everything I want is right in front of me, but I can't have it.
Just the idea of doing something sexual with Lily made Wyatt feel guilty, just like always. He wished he didn't feel that way, but he couldn't help it. All he could think about was Caroline and how her feelings would be hurt if he ever did anything sexual with another woman.
“I wish I could just talk to you, Caroline,” Wyatt whispered to himself, driving into the parking garage of his building. “Maybe you wouldn't think I'm crazy for being interested in Lily after all. I just don't know.”
After parking, he hopped out of his Lamborghini and headed into his building. He had exactly one minute to spare before his meeting started.
Wyatt closed the door to his office. His meeting with the investors had gone really well, putting him in a great mood. He kicked his feet up on the desk and put his hands behind his head. There were little moments like these when he felt really great about everything.
I should think of something fun to do with Maggie this week, he thought. I haven't taken her to do anything in quite some time. Maybe I'll talk to Lily and see if she has any ideas of what we could do. I heard that the Renaissance Fair is in town. We could always check that out, I suppose.
A knocking game on the door of his office and he sighed.
“Never a dull moment around here.” Wyatt dropped his feet off of his desk and sat forward. “Come in.”
When the door opened, a familiar face popped