Read Online Forget Me Not 1: DECEIVED by Liv Bennett - Free Book Online

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    My eyes close briefly, and my lips part as I draw in a sharp breath of air, the desire growing hot in my belly.
    Couple that with the insanely arousing scent of his body, and I instantly turn into a bubbling mess. “I…I…yes. The café. You’re right.”
    “One minute you were staring at me with goo goo eyes. Next minute, you’re showing up at my home as the nanny to my kids. I’m curious.” He comes closer; I can see his face beside my mine from the corner of my eye, but he never actually closes the gap between us and touches my skin. “How exactly did you convince Loraine to hire you?”
    My heart is going to explode with the menacing yet sexy way he has me cornered.
    I guess I’ll either play the manipulator role Loraine hired me for or ruin her plans along with any positive prospects regarding my future.
    “It’s just…” I need to stop this stuttering right now! “I was chatting with a colleague from the café about the fact that our paychecks are going to be delayed.” Ever so slightly, I turn my body toward him, fighting hard to resist the effect of having him so close. His blue eyes, only inches away from my face, are nearly impossible to not melt into. Goddamn it! This man is a walking hypnotizer.
    “My boss at the café hasn’t paid us in two months,” I continue at a somewhat slower pace to give myself sufficient time to think through my lie. “And I was falling behind on my rent. I was just complaining to my friend about the very real possibility of me ending up homeless, and Mrs. Carter overheard our conversation. She, then, offered me a job. I’m so grateful for her generosity and friendliness; I don’t know if I can ever repay the favor she’s done for me by saving me from being homeless.”
    His fuming gaze softens in a heartbeat and he glances at me with a puzzled expression. Taking advantage of his confusion, I add, “See, I don’t have any family. I don’t know my parents. They’re dead or probably very poor themselves. I was raised as a foster kid. I don’t have a college education. I live from paycheck to paycheck. This is an enormous chance for me, and I’ll not screw it up. I’ll do anything to keep your children happy and healthy. I’m grateful to Mrs. Carter and you for giving me this opportunity.”
    “Okay. Fine.” Quickly, he straightens up, towering over me, looking visibly shaken by my heartbreaking story, and clears his throat in obvious discomfort. “I’ll still run a background check on you. Only if it comes back clean, will I offer you a work contract.”
    “Of course.” I nod.
    The door of the adjoining room opens and Loraine walks out with her phone in her palm, her eyes looking back and forth between Kenneth and me. “What are you two chatting about?”
    Still standing behind me, Kenneth slides his hands into the pocket of his dress pants, his body turned to his wife. “I was just wondering how Lisa convinced you to hire her as a nanny without even having any experience with children.”
    Lisa. My name rolling out of his beautiful lips has me shivering with lust. Shameful of my body’s unusual reaction to him, I drop my gaze to my hands that’re now sweaty with anxiety.
    “And?” Loraine teases and approaches him.
    “I should have guessed it had something to do with your soft heart.”
    Loraine’s soft laughter echoes in the room, followed by the faint sound of their lips brushing against each other in an ardent kiss. I exhale slowly to rid myself of the feeling of discomfort of being in the same room with a couple who’re constantly making out. I guess the sooner I get used to it, the better it’ll be for all parties involved.
    “Is Wanda in today?” Loraine asks. “I thought it’d be important for Lisa to get to know all the women who’re drooling over my hunk of a husband.”
    Her sheer honesty has Kenneth laughing hard. I glance up at her with surprise. Wanda must be the other shark she was talking about.
    “She’s not