Free All The Way (All Series Book 3) by Natalie Ann Page B

she was way off course and had no idea what road to take to get anywhere, let alone to the right place.
    So she would play by these rules. Work was work, he was right. When they were working, or talking about work, they clicked, and she only saw him in that light. She might still appreciate his good looks and physique. She wasn’t blind, after all, but it really didn’t affect her job if she found him attractive.
    Matter of fact, she seemed to work better with him than anyone. Not once had she had to explain anything to him. He just watched her do her thing, absorbed what she was doing and they talked about it after the fact. He didn’t even try to show her up at the consultations last weekend.
    He treated her as an equal. Something she always wanted but understood might never happen in the world of construction.
    But when he told her he valued her. Well, that was the best thing of all, and deep down she knew that might have pushed her over the edge of reason in agreeing to his conditions tonight. It’d been way too long since anyone valued her.

Getting Cozy
     
    “Everything okay?” Carly asked Brynn the next morning when she came downstairs.
    “Sure. Why do you ask?” Brynn said, walking over to the coffee pot. She desperately needed a shot of caffeine. She’d barely gotten a wink of sleep last night. All she could think about was Alec, his hands, his mouth, his eyes, and his kisses, because boy, could he kiss.
    It was that last kiss that made her almost change her mind about helping him again today. She didn’t trust herself with him, but after he kissed her, he looked at her, almost as if challenging her. There was no way she could back out then.
    “You were awfully quiet when you got home last night,” Carly commented.
    “Just tired, it was a long day. It’s been a while since I’ve done any mudding and my arms and shoulders were sore.” Which was why she quickly took a shower. A nice long, hot shower. She felt pretty good this morning, but after another few hours of mudding today, she probably wouldn’t be able to lift her arms up for days.
    “So,” Carly started, her lips forming a cheesy grin as she sipped her tea. “How did it go last night?”
    “It was fine,” Brynn said, turning away to grab a bowl and a box of cereal. She was afraid Carly would know something happened last night just by looking at Brynn’s face, even if she wasn’t blushing.
    “What are you doing today? You aren’t normally up this early on a Saturday, let alone showered and eating breakfast.”
    It was true. Brynn liked to sleep in on the weekend, and then when she did get up, she loafed around the house cleaning or doing research on things. She only got up early and showered right away when she had plans. “I’m going to help Alec again today.”
    “Hmm,” Carly said around another damn grin.
    “Go ahead. Say what’s on your mind,” Brynn demanded.
    “Getting cozy with the new boss,” Carly teased.
    “I swear you spend way too much time around young kids.”
    Carly snickered. “You didn’t answer my question.”
    “Nope, I didn’t.”
    “Which means it’s true. So spill it. What’s going on?”
    “Nothing,” Brynn insisted. “I’m just helping him out. You know I like to do this type of work too.”
    “Yep. I know you do, and I know you love your job. But I also see your reaction every time I mention Alec. You were alone with him last night. Anything you want to share?”
    Brynn just wanted to scream with the way Carly casually slipped that in there while she batted her eyelashes. Almost like she knew something happened last night. “He’s my boss, Carly.”
    “True. But it wouldn’t be the first time someone had a fling with their boss.”
    “I’m not having a fling with Alec,” Brynn insisted. It was true, she was not going to, and she didn’t have flings. She had thirty days to decide if anything was going to seriously happen with them. There was too much on the line to not take this