Page 26 of Trained By Her Daddy

“We’re going to play it by ear, Son. Right now, her plane ticket is open-ended,” John said, flashing me a smile.

“After all, I can work on my laptop from anywhere, right, Boss?”

“You can, Lori, but I have to wonder how much work really went on here this week? Is anyone going to come clean with that information?”

All I could do was pray for John to read my mind. Please, Daddy. Please take care of this.

“Well, let’s just say that Lori now has a vast amount of experience under her wing.”

“Real experience, this time,” I admitted through a heavy sigh, palming my hot cheeks.

“And there will be much more to come,” John assured me with a wink. “Much more.”

“Apparently, no one feels the need to answer my questions, so maybe I should start a brand-new conversation. Dad, did you remember to buy my favorite barbeque sauce to slather onto the burgers tonight?”

John’s eyes rolled to the ceiling. “I knew I’d forgotten something at the grocery store today,” he said before checking his watch. “But there’s still plenty of time for me to remedy that mistake. I’m sure you and Lori could talk some shop while I’m gone, right?”

I watched Jake’s countenance instantly switch from frustrated to delighted as he quirked one dark eyebrow in my direction. Shit. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that his request for a particular barbeque sauce was nothing more than a ploy to get his dad out of the house, so he could be alone with me. My only hope was that John wouldn’t be gone too long.

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