Page 23 of Playing with Fire

Me: You’re ridiculous. He’s been totally normal. Totally friendly and shit.

Mostly. I wasn't going to tell her that there was a weird moment after I came out of the bathroom at the bar. When I swore his gaze drifted down to stare at my breasts.

Nicole: If you say so.

“Hey, Izzy.”

I looked up at the sound of Maggie's voice. “Hi.”

She waved to the open seat across from me. “Mind if I join you?”

“Sure.”

She pulled out the chair and sat down. “Did you have any questions about the schedule my PA sent you?”

I shook my head. “Nope. It's pretty straightforward.” I appreciated the organization, having the whole month, plus next month, laid out.

“Perfect.” She paused, taking a bite of her salad. After a moment, she asked, “And the hours won't interfere with here, will they?”

“Nah. I worked it out with Nicole.” Luckily, we had the option to work out the hours among ourselves, and it helped that we were both flexible.

“Okay. Great.” She smiled brightly. “Alice and Nikki have talked nonstop about you. Wish we could have made this happen months ago.”

I chuckled. “Yeah, but nobody wants to fire an old lady.”

“Um, I did. Multiple times.” She scoffed. “Even Logan was ready to give her the boot back in March.”

Huh. I tilted my head. “So why didn't you?”

She shrugged. “We had trouble finding someone else we both agreed on.”

Now I was officially confused. Because that wasn't lining up with what my brother had said. “Jay said he mentioned me as an option once or twice over the last few months.”

She paused, her fork halfway to her mouth, and stared at me, blinking.Shit. Maybe Logan was the issue, and for whatever reason, he didn't want to hire me. That idea didn't dawn on me until now as Maggie's surprised expression morphed to annoyance.

“That man, I swear.” She shook her head.

I raised a brow and she waved me off. “Water under the bridge now. Whatever his issue, he must have gotten over it. He admitted you're great with the twins and seems happy with the decision.”

I wasn't sure I was completely following the conversation. But my takeaway: He never mentioned Jay's suggestion. So maybe he did have some issue with me. Maggie was right, though—whatever it was, he apparently let it go. Last night he was perfectly fine. I didn't even get a growl.

Not sure why I felt disappointed about that.

“And you're good with the occasional overnights, too?” She glanced up at me as she took another bite of her food and swallowed. “I know we talked about this briefly already, just making sure.”

I nodded. “Yeah, no problem at all.”

I didn't want to sound desperate, but man, I needed the type of hours and money these people were offering me.

Her lips lifted into a wide smile. “You're a godsend. I wasn't sure we'd ever find someone that was both great with kids and could handle our schedules.”

“And they do summer camp?” We’d talked about a few options the other day, but not since.

“Right now we have them enrolled in the every day program. But like I said earlier in the week, we could take it down to three days a week if you wanted two full days. Just keep in mind, we'd still need the late nights, occasional overnights, and weekends.”

I let that information sink in. “When should I let you know by?”

“Probably in the next week or so.”

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