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Authors: Sloane Meyers
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal, Adult, sexy, Dreams, firefighter, Secret, Erotic, Future, nurse, Shifter, boyfriend, werebear, bear, Mate, wildfire, smokejumper, Heartache, Past Demons, Lonely, Risk, Beast, Biggest Desire, Tough Times, Crashes, Run Away, New Life, Rethink, Intersects Past, Scared
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me, and that I worked at the hospital. He tracked me down so I could help him find his truck. He struck me as a first-rate douche bag, but you just confirmed it for me. I mean, if he’s been hurt by a woman, then I guess I understand being a little gun shy about dating someone new himself. But he shouldn’t begrudge his friends their happiness.”
“Exactly!” Bailey said, slamming her palm on the table. “What kind of asshole can’t be happy for his friends when they find happiness? Especially when the whole awful breakup or whatever it was happened so long ago.”
“I’m surprised he still has friends, if that’s the way he’s acting,” Mindy said.
Bailey gave Mindy a strange look. “Yeah,” Bailey said slowly. “Zach and Trevor and the rest of the crew just go way back. And they have a lot in common.”
“Well, still, it seems like an awful way to treat your friends—and a good way to lose them,” Mindy said.
“Yeah,” Bailey said with a shrug. “He’s definitely not the favorite person of anyone on the crew. But they tolerate him. I’m actually worried that if I do hire an assistant to help me with my jewelry business, that Zach is going to flip out about that. I’m running the business operations from a small corner of the hangar where the crew lives. So, if I hire someone, they’ll probably have to do a lot of work out there. Zach hates strangers. He can’t stand having anyone around that’s new. I’m going to have to warn my poor assistant that Zach isn’t exactly the most welcoming person on the planet.”
“Wait a minute,” Mindy said. “How serious are you about hiring an assistant?”
“Pretty serious,” Bailey said. “Actually, I probably should have already hired someone given the amount of orders that I’ve had come in. But I’ve been so busy working that I haven’t had time to look for someone to help me work. Ironic isn’t it?”
“Would the hours be flexible?” Mindy asked.
“Sure,” Bailey said. “I mean, jewelry can be made pretty much any time of the day or night. I don’t really care when my assistant does it, as long as they do a good job and get it done.”
“Hmm,” Mindy said, and got a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Bailey narrowed her eyes. “Wait a minute,” Bailey said. “Are you asking because you want the job? I thought you were really busy at the hospital the majority of the time.”
“Well, I am pretty busy there. But I’ve had a situation come up where I need to make some extra money on the side. The only problem is that my schedule at the nursing job makes it difficult to take a second job. But if I had a flexible schedule, with work that could be done at any time, that would be perfect. How much help do you think you need?”
“I’m not sure,” Bailey said. “It’s hard to say at this early stage. My best guess would be ten to twenty hours a week. If you want to take the job and see how it works out for you, then you’re definitely hired. I can always hire a second assistant if the hours are too much for you by yourself. And you’ve helped me out so much and been such a great friend to me, that I would love the chance to do whatever I can to help you.”
“Oh my word,” Mindy said. “That would be amazing. I promise I’ll work hard to learn how to make the jewelry well. I really need to boost my income, but I’ve had no idea how to go about doing that. I need about forty thousand more dollars in my savings than I have right now.”
Bailey almost spit out her coffee. “Forty thousand dollars? First of all, I will give you as much work as I possibly have to give you, but I can tell you it’s not going to be forty thousand dollars’ worth. But second of all, how in the world did you find yourself in a situation where you need forty thousand dollars?”
Mindy sighed as she looked across the table at Bailey. She hadn’t told any of her other friends about her struggle to convince Mr. Stewart to let her adopt from the
“Exactly!” Bailey said, slamming her palm on the table. “What kind of asshole can’t be happy for his friends when they find happiness? Especially when the whole awful breakup or whatever it was happened so long ago.”
“I’m surprised he still has friends, if that’s the way he’s acting,” Mindy said.
Bailey gave Mindy a strange look. “Yeah,” Bailey said slowly. “Zach and Trevor and the rest of the crew just go way back. And they have a lot in common.”
“Well, still, it seems like an awful way to treat your friends—and a good way to lose them,” Mindy said.
“Yeah,” Bailey said with a shrug. “He’s definitely not the favorite person of anyone on the crew. But they tolerate him. I’m actually worried that if I do hire an assistant to help me with my jewelry business, that Zach is going to flip out about that. I’m running the business operations from a small corner of the hangar where the crew lives. So, if I hire someone, they’ll probably have to do a lot of work out there. Zach hates strangers. He can’t stand having anyone around that’s new. I’m going to have to warn my poor assistant that Zach isn’t exactly the most welcoming person on the planet.”
“Wait a minute,” Mindy said. “How serious are you about hiring an assistant?”
“Pretty serious,” Bailey said. “Actually, I probably should have already hired someone given the amount of orders that I’ve had come in. But I’ve been so busy working that I haven’t had time to look for someone to help me work. Ironic isn’t it?”
“Would the hours be flexible?” Mindy asked.
“Sure,” Bailey said. “I mean, jewelry can be made pretty much any time of the day or night. I don’t really care when my assistant does it, as long as they do a good job and get it done.”
“Hmm,” Mindy said, and got a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Bailey narrowed her eyes. “Wait a minute,” Bailey said. “Are you asking because you want the job? I thought you were really busy at the hospital the majority of the time.”
“Well, I am pretty busy there. But I’ve had a situation come up where I need to make some extra money on the side. The only problem is that my schedule at the nursing job makes it difficult to take a second job. But if I had a flexible schedule, with work that could be done at any time, that would be perfect. How much help do you think you need?”
“I’m not sure,” Bailey said. “It’s hard to say at this early stage. My best guess would be ten to twenty hours a week. If you want to take the job and see how it works out for you, then you’re definitely hired. I can always hire a second assistant if the hours are too much for you by yourself. And you’ve helped me out so much and been such a great friend to me, that I would love the chance to do whatever I can to help you.”
“Oh my word,” Mindy said. “That would be amazing. I promise I’ll work hard to learn how to make the jewelry well. I really need to boost my income, but I’ve had no idea how to go about doing that. I need about forty thousand more dollars in my savings than I have right now.”
Bailey almost spit out her coffee. “Forty thousand dollars? First of all, I will give you as much work as I possibly have to give you, but I can tell you it’s not going to be forty thousand dollars’ worth. But second of all, how in the world did you find yourself in a situation where you need forty thousand dollars?”
Mindy sighed as she looked across the table at Bailey. She hadn’t told any of her other friends about her struggle to convince Mr. Stewart to let her adopt from the
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