Page 13 of Love Me Not

I couldn’t help the heat that ran up my skin.There was no hiding my blush, so I didn't even attempt to as my face reddened.

“Oh, fuck, did you actually do something there?”Erin asked, leaning in with her eyebrows raised, the small silver ring on top of her right one reminding me a little bit too much of one of the club workers.

“I don’t kiss and tell,” I forced out.

Harmony slammed her fork down, causing me to jump.

“You so do, youwhore!Tell us everything!”

I couldn’t help but laugh.That was Harmony.Maybe someone who didn't know her would get offended by what she called us, but I knew she didn’t mean it like that.

“It was avery goodone-night stand,” I replied and took another bite, leaving them hanging before I continued.“But that’s all I’m telling you.”

Harmony let out a squeal and grabbed Erin and April’s arms, shaking them violently.

Even Erin cracked a smile.

“So you’re going back, right?”April asked in a soft voice.

I turned to answer her just as my phone started vibrating in my pocket.

I fished it out, and my heart stopped when I realized it was my boss.I answered quickly, her voice filtering through the speakers immediately.

“Juliette, I need you to take up a jobnow.It’s important.”

My resignation was currently folded up in my purse, ready to be handed in tomorrow.I had originally thought going to the auction would only give me a couple thousand, maybe a few hundred thousand.No way in hell would it have been enough to quit my job.

But then she paid a million fucking dollars.

The money would be enough for me to not only pay for Lucas’s college but also give me some time to move on with my life.Move closer to him and my aunt.Give me the time to find a job, maybe in a school or a daycare.

The most important part was to pay off my parents’ medical debt and Lucas’s college, though.And now I could.

At least that was what my mental math told me.I meant to double-check on paper after my shower, but then I was summoned to the dining room.And I definitely hadn't expected my boss to give me another job so soon.

I was in between positions now—something I would usually complain about, but that gave me enough time to think.

I bit my tongue, not knowing what to do.

“Is there no one else?”I asked in a small voice.I didn't like rejecting her or the families.It made me feel bad.

“We’ve been through almost all of them,” she admitted with a sigh.“Can you please help with this?”

“I don’t know… I was going to take a break?—”

“It’s a rich family,” she added quickly.“Twice your usual pay, and I’ll add an additional ten percent to your bonus.”

Damn.Even if I was going to leave, that was pretty good in comparison to what I usually got paid, and working could probably help me get my head on straight, my shit together, and figure out what to do with the money.

“Let me think about it, okay?”

“Get back to me tonight, please.”

We hung up and I leaned back into my chair with a sigh.

“Another nannying job?”Harmony asked, and I nodded.

My hand itched for another bite of the food, but my stomach was in knots and my head had started to hurt.

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