Page 98 of Seduce

Damon pulled out his cell and made a call. “Officer Wolfe.”

“Hey, Logan, it’s Damon.”

“What can I do for you?”

“I’ve got a bunch of reporters in front of the store. Anything you can do?”

“Let me send a couple of patrol cars around. Are they blocking the entrance and sidewalk?”

“Yep.”

“Okay, we have ordinances against that.”

“Thanks, Logan.” He hung up and looked at Destiny. “The police should be here to get rid of this unruly bunch. I’m going to take inventory.”

“Taking my job?”

Damon laughed. “Nope, but I might as well be helpful while I’m here.” It would help take his mind off of Tessa and the fact she hadn’t called him back.

Forty minutes later, the sidewalk and the front of the store had been cleared. Not that the reporters had left; now they were across the street. Destiny unlocked the front door. Two officers walked in.

“Thank you,” Damon said striding up to them.

“You’re welcome. Is it okay if we look around? We are on our lunch break.”

“Fine with me.”

Destiny wiggled her eyebrows, and Damon shook his head. Now that the reporters had been forced away, customers entered the shop. Damon was glad to help Destiny as they got busy for a while, then it settled down.

Even after the police left, the reporters kept their distance. Damon was glad for that. He finished up inventory, then grabbed a couple of chairs and took them to the front of the store. “Come sit down for a minute, Destiny.”

Destiny stared at him as she took a seat. “Am I fired?”

“Hell, no. I can’t fire you.” He was honest. Destiny helped him so much. “I wanted to clue you in on my plans for the store.”

“Are you going to sell it?”

Damon blinked. “Where is this coming from?”

“Well, between the stuff I read in the paper and the reporters, I wouldn’t blame you.”

“I’m not selling it. Far from it.” He spread his hands out. “I bought the empty store next door.”

“I read about that.”

“The book club has become very popular, and we don’t have the room here for the amount of books I know you’d like us to carry.”

“True. I really want to carry more on the lifestyle. People are always asking, and we have to order them.”

“Right.” He’d seen the uptick in book sales. “So I figured the next door space could be used for the book club and as a book store. And I want you to run it as my manager.”

Destiny’s jaw dropped open. “This is the last thing I expected.”

“You’re a great employee. I’ll be hiring more people since we seem to be getting busier.”

“I bet we will after all this press.”

“You think so?”

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