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to work with me for a while. I’m in a jam. I
can’t afford daycare; however, if you let me bring CJ to work with
me, I promise not to neglect Isabelle while he’s here. I can ensure
you she’ll get the best care possible.” Please say yes .
    Richmond’s brows hiked. He curled his
finger over his mustache. “Why can’t you afford daycare? Don’t you
get child support for the kid?”
    “ Sometimes.”
    Bestowing her with a concerned look,
his brows furrowed. “Sometimes.”
    Tearing her gaze from CJ,
her eyes moved upward along his broad chest to his gorgeous face.
“His father only pays child support when he feels like it. Some
months I get money, some months I don’t get a single dime. Or a
single penny.” I know he thinks I’m a big
dummy for letting Carson treat CJ and me this way.
    “ Kayla, please excuse my
frankness, but nothing irks me more than a sorry ass man.” His eyes
traveled to CJ. “I don’t know what happened between you and your
ex, but I do know that your son shouldn’t have to suffer because of
it. His father should be taking care of him on a regular basis, not
whenever he feels like it.”
    “ I agree.
Thanks.”
    “ I tell you what…you can
bring CJ to work with you as long as you ensure his being here
doesn’t take away from Isabelle’s learning.”
    Kayla’s heart rejoiced. She smiled so
hard until her face hurt. “I promise CJ’s being here will not
interfere with what you want for Isabelle. Thank you so much,
Richmond.”
    Richmond smiled in return.
“You’re quite welcome. Isabelle is still sleeping. Her daily
schedule is on the counter. Please don’t deter from it without my
permission. Today, she has a ballet lesson at noon. Shortly
thereafter, she has horseback riding lessons at the equestrian.
Jason is her instructor.” Ohgodno . Not his creepy behind. “If you have
any questions, please feel free to call me on my cell. Plug the
emergency numbers written on the blackboard inside the kitchen into
your cell.”
    “ Okay, I will.”
    Speaking of cell phone, if Jason
hadn’t showed up at her home after nine last night to drop off her
cell phone, she wouldn’t have left CJ alone inside the bathroom,
and he wouldn’t have jumped off the toilet and injured his arm.
Guilt stirred up inside her when she looked at the blue cast on
CJ’s arm.
    Then again, who was she kidding? CJ
was a boy, and he could be hardheaded at times. Instead of blaming
Jason, she needed to learn how to better discipline CJ. Being that
this was her first child, she was still learning in the whole
discipline area.
    Jason is not at fault for
what happened to CJ. I should be grateful he thought enough to
bring me my phone. But looking up my address on the Internet creeps
me out. The look in Jason’s eyes when he looks at me petrifies
me.
    Richmond glanced at the watch on his
wrist. “I’ll be leaving shortly. Make yourself at home.” His voice
deepened as he reminded her, “Remember…Salina’s room is off limits.
No one but me is allowed in her room.” When he spoke of Salina’s
room, his eyes were full of remorse.
    Her room? “I understand. Have a great day.”
    “ I will. You, too,
Kayla.”
    Kayla lifted CJ in her arms, and as
she clambered up the stairs to the second floor, she felt the heat
of Richmond’s gaze burning a hole in her backside. Mounting the
staircase with CJ on her hip, Kayla’s gaze fell to the first floor
to catch him staring up at her, just like she’d suspected.
Thrusting his hands in his pants pockets, his burning eyes made her
breath still before he turned and stalked away.
    Working for a stallion like Richmond
wasn’t going to be easy. She reached the top of the staircase,
walked the short distance of the hallway to her left, and quietly
entered Isabelle’s bedroom.
    Walking over to Isabelle’s white
canopy bed as she slept like a beautiful princess, a warm feeling
enveloped Kayla. Thankful Richmond had agreed to let her bring CJ
to work with her every day,