strange going to him with things. It made
his days twice as busy, but it kept his employees with his company.
There was barely ever turnover, and Jenny was proud to work there as
well.
Things
had calmed down by the afternoon, and she found herself online
looking for apartments. She reached up to rub her neck as a shiver
spread across her shoulders. When she heard a throat clear, she
jumped and looked up to find Ethan and Kyle standing in front of her.
She couldn't help but look Kyle up and down. He was right back to
business in his suit and tie.
“ Sorry,”
she said nervously. “I didn't hear you walk up and didn't know
you were coming. Gavin didn't mention he had a meeting with you
today.”
“ We're
special,” Ethan said with a smirk. “Don't need an
appointment.”
She
didn't have time to think before Gavin walked out of his office and
stood behind her. With Kyle standing in front of her, she'd forgotten
what she had been doing.
“ What
are you doing?” Gavin asked.
Jenny
turned around to look at him. He was looking down at her. She thought
he was talking to Ethan.
“ What?”
she asked.
“ Are
you looking for an apartment?” he asked. “We aren't in a
hurry for you to leave, Jenny. We like having you there. You're
family.”
“ I
know,” she said, quickly closing the browser on her screen. “I
think it's time to give you and Becky back your home. It's also time
for me to go it alone.”
“ Come
on, Gavin,” Ethan said. “What if she goes out or
something? She's not going to bring a guy back to your house.”
“ She
doesn't need to be doing that,” Gavin said. “I'll be
watching the next guy. I should have done it with the last one.”
“ I'm
a grown woman,” she interrupted.
“ You're
family,” he replied.
“ You
should have seen his ass when he found out I was with his sister,”
Ethan said with a laugh. “I thought his head was going to
explode. I'm glad he has you to worry about now.”
“ I'm
still watching your ass,” Gavin snapped at Ethan.
Gavin
looked down at Jenny.
“ You
should have said something. I could have found you something awesome
and gotten you a good deal.”
“ I
need to do this on my own,” she said with a smile.
“ Why?”
he asked.
“ I
just do,” she said.
Gavin
grumbled something, but Ethan pulled him away to the conference room
to talk with him and Kyle.
After
a few minutes, Jenny got up and walked to the conference room. She
opened the door quietly and leaned in a bit.
“ Did
any of you need something to drink?” she asked.
“ Water,”
Ethan said.
“ Coffee,”
Gavin said.
“ I'm
good,” Kyle answered.
She
walked away to get there drinks. When she walked back into the room,
she set a water down in front of Ethan, a coffee down in front of
Gavin, and a water down in front of Kyle.
“ Just
in case,” she said with a smile.
“ See,
you need an assistant, Kyle. He doesn't want one. I tell him how much
easier she would make his life. Tell him, Jenny. You help Gavin a
ton. Without you, he'd be lost. He treats you good, right?”
“ It's
great,” she answered sarcastically. “All he has to do is
go where I tell him. Maybe after nine years, you can put your nose
into her love life too.”
“ Jenny,”
Gavin snapped.
“ I'm
kidding, a little. You've been there for me when I had nobody. I
could never thank you and Becky enough for all you've done to help
me. I'll let you guys get back to work. Isn't Ethan supposed to be
home with his pregnant wife?”
“ Get
back to work,” Ethan said with a laugh.
She
saw Kyle look at Ethan out of the corner of his eye.
“ I'll
be back,” Kyle said, as he stood up and walked right by her and
out of the room.
Jenny
joked around with Gavin and Ethan for a minute before walking out and
down the hall. Kyle walked by her. She reached out and touched his
arm to stop him. He was so close. She wanted to grab him by the tie
and pull his lips to hers, but she knew she couldn't.
“