Jessica said, handing him her apron. “Nate, I have my car here. Do you want to meet me at my house?”
“No. We’re going to my place after we go to yours to get you some clothes, and if you think I’m going to let you drive that death trap again, it’s out of the question.”
“Death trap? It’s a fast car, but not a death trap. Wait, you must be referring to my old beater. I got rid of that car a while back. My new ride is a sweet 2016 Dodge Challenger V8.”
I wondered where she’d gotten the money for that. “Still, I’m not letting you go anywhere without me. Not until we’ve got things settled between us. Hell, even then I might have to keep you locked away in case you get some crazy idea about running away again.” I grabbed her hand and walked out to the parking lot.
My driver was taking a nap when I knocked on my truck window. He rolled down the windows. “Hey, boss. I didn’t expect you for at least another hour,” he replied groggily.
“Henry, this is Jessica. We’re going to take her car back to my home. Please head back to the house. Thanks.”
We continued to the parking lot, where her car was the only one around. I didn’t like that she’d parked so far away from the rest of the cars.
“Babe, don’t ever park in such an isolated place again. It’s dangerous.”
“When I parked here, it was packed. I didn’t realize that it would empty out by the time I left work.”
She unlocked the doors, and I helped her in before going to the other side and hopping in. It was similar to my 2015 version. “I have the same car. Well, the 2015 Hellcat, but still. It’s a sweet ride.”
“I love the body of this car. It’s so sexy.”
“Woman, using words like that can get you nailed on the hood.”
She gave me her address, and I was pissed. It wasn’t too far from her old place. If I’d had people scouring the neighborhood like I wanted to do, instead of doubting myself, I would’ve found her months ago.
“So, Nate, if you were looking for me, why didn’t you just go to HR and pull my information? I had emergency contacts listed you could have called.”
I tilted my head, hitting the push to start and letting the engine come to life. I pulled out of the parking spot. “They said they didn’t have anything for you but the stuff from the agency.”
Her mouth dropped wide open, then she closed it, obviously a bit confused. “That’s bullshit. Before I left that day we… kissed, I handed the paperwork to the HR director herself.”
Rage bubbled up in my blood. My mind reeled with possibilities and reasons. I had asked Erin outright if she had Jessica’s personal information. What the fuck was Erin playing at?
“Baby, do you mean the blonde one?” I asked, making sure she knew who she was talking about. I didn’t want to call out my head of the human resources department for nothing.
“Yes, the one who was in the finance meeting with us that day.”
“That’s her. I don’t know what the hell is going on, but I’m going to find out. It doesn’t make any sense to lie to me.” Then it hit me. Could she be orchestrating the whole assistant debacle? She had hired them for me. It was a part of her job. “It must be about the past assistants.”
“I thought you hadn’t wanted any of your assistants before me.” Her voice caught like she was upset. She still believed the rumors. I had to fix that.
“I didn’t want any of them. I’m thinking maybe she spread those rumors to ruin my reputation.” I was running possibilities in my head. “But I really can’t imagine why. How would that benefit her?”
Chapter 13
We arrived at her place. It was small but nice. Jess led us to the entrance. It was dark out already, and she couldn’t see the lock, so it took her a minute to unlock the door and let us inside. She hit the light switch along the wall next to the door, and the house was illuminated with white lights. It brought out the stark whiteness of the rooms. It
“No. We’re going to my place after we go to yours to get you some clothes, and if you think I’m going to let you drive that death trap again, it’s out of the question.”
“Death trap? It’s a fast car, but not a death trap. Wait, you must be referring to my old beater. I got rid of that car a while back. My new ride is a sweet 2016 Dodge Challenger V8.”
I wondered where she’d gotten the money for that. “Still, I’m not letting you go anywhere without me. Not until we’ve got things settled between us. Hell, even then I might have to keep you locked away in case you get some crazy idea about running away again.” I grabbed her hand and walked out to the parking lot.
My driver was taking a nap when I knocked on my truck window. He rolled down the windows. “Hey, boss. I didn’t expect you for at least another hour,” he replied groggily.
“Henry, this is Jessica. We’re going to take her car back to my home. Please head back to the house. Thanks.”
We continued to the parking lot, where her car was the only one around. I didn’t like that she’d parked so far away from the rest of the cars.
“Babe, don’t ever park in such an isolated place again. It’s dangerous.”
“When I parked here, it was packed. I didn’t realize that it would empty out by the time I left work.”
She unlocked the doors, and I helped her in before going to the other side and hopping in. It was similar to my 2015 version. “I have the same car. Well, the 2015 Hellcat, but still. It’s a sweet ride.”
“I love the body of this car. It’s so sexy.”
“Woman, using words like that can get you nailed on the hood.”
She gave me her address, and I was pissed. It wasn’t too far from her old place. If I’d had people scouring the neighborhood like I wanted to do, instead of doubting myself, I would’ve found her months ago.
“So, Nate, if you were looking for me, why didn’t you just go to HR and pull my information? I had emergency contacts listed you could have called.”
I tilted my head, hitting the push to start and letting the engine come to life. I pulled out of the parking spot. “They said they didn’t have anything for you but the stuff from the agency.”
Her mouth dropped wide open, then she closed it, obviously a bit confused. “That’s bullshit. Before I left that day we… kissed, I handed the paperwork to the HR director herself.”
Rage bubbled up in my blood. My mind reeled with possibilities and reasons. I had asked Erin outright if she had Jessica’s personal information. What the fuck was Erin playing at?
“Baby, do you mean the blonde one?” I asked, making sure she knew who she was talking about. I didn’t want to call out my head of the human resources department for nothing.
“Yes, the one who was in the finance meeting with us that day.”
“That’s her. I don’t know what the hell is going on, but I’m going to find out. It doesn’t make any sense to lie to me.” Then it hit me. Could she be orchestrating the whole assistant debacle? She had hired them for me. It was a part of her job. “It must be about the past assistants.”
“I thought you hadn’t wanted any of your assistants before me.” Her voice caught like she was upset. She still believed the rumors. I had to fix that.
“I didn’t want any of them. I’m thinking maybe she spread those rumors to ruin my reputation.” I was running possibilities in my head. “But I really can’t imagine why. How would that benefit her?”
Chapter 13
We arrived at her place. It was small but nice. Jess led us to the entrance. It was dark out already, and she couldn’t see the lock, so it took her a minute to unlock the door and let us inside. She hit the light switch along the wall next to the door, and the house was illuminated with white lights. It brought out the stark whiteness of the rooms. It
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