Page 65 of Love Me Not

She was worth far more.I looked at numbers for a living, and no number seemed enough to me.

What I didn't expect, though, was his reaction.How angry he got.

I didn’t fault him for not wanting to follow the traditional path, a lot of people didn’t, but to treat his sister so cruelly…

It reminded me a little bit too much of myself and my younger years, when I would talk back to my sister for no reason other than I could.I saw myself in him.And I saw my sister in Juliette, even though she was much more fiery than Juliette, especially when she got angry.But my sister, just like her, was caring.Especially when it came to her family.

“Can’t sleep?”

Speak of the devil.

I trained my eyes on the pool and the hot tub, trying to distract myself even for just a moment.But it was no use.I couldn't avoid her, nor did I want to.

I turned around on the lounge chair, locking eyes with Juliette.She was in a yellow cotton pajama set.Shorts and a tank top with small little flower patterns on it.

To top it off, she wasn’t wearing a bra.Because of course.

She was sin and temptation wrapped in one gorgeous, innocent-looking little package.

There was nothing inherently sexy about what she was wearing, but seeing how the shorts hugged her milky thighs and how I could see just a sliver of her stomach underneath the tank top had me feeling like this was the sexiest lingerie she could ever show up in.

Is she wearing panties under those shorts?I thought before shaking the thought away.

“No.I take it your bedroom is okay?I didn’t get to show you around?—”

“It’s fine.Bella showed me the most important parts of the house already.”She paused, probably noticing I hadn’t stopped staring.“I should leave you?—"

“You came at just the right time,” I said, pulling my eyes from her body to meet her gaze.“Did you check your email?”

She shook her head.Her hair was pulled into a messy ponytail at the top of her head.I had the urge to pull on it and bare her neck to me.

“I left my phone back in the room.Something wrong?”

I motioned for the lounger beside me, but instead she sat on mine.Her ass was just on the edge and brushed against my legs.I moved to the side to give her more space.Her closeness was allowing me to look at details that only made my need for her worse.Like the slender expanse of her neck that I now could see had a small little freckle on the back.One that was usually hidden by her hair.

My eyes fell down her body again, stopping at her breasts.My mouth watered at the sight.The fabric was so thin that it hid absolutely nothing.Especially her hard nipples.

Her hands were placed on her thighs, her shorts riding up and practically showing me her ass.But my eyes shot up to her breasts again.

I want to pull one of those nipples into my mouth and bite.

It was incredibly hard to pull my eyes away, but I had to.This was important.I had thought long and hard about it and finally decided that I was just going to go for it.

“You’re fired.”

The words didn't fully sink in at first.She looked at me expectantly before letting out a shocked scoff.

“This again?”she asked, standing up and placing her hands on her hips.Anger twisted her face, and for a moment, I allowed myself to enjoy the sight of it.“Is it because I saw too much?You know what?This time I’m not begging?—”

I grabbed her wrist and forced her to sit back down.Electricity zapped through us at our contact.Her eyes shot down to where we connected and then back up to mine.

“I let your boss know that while you’ve been the best nanny I’ve ever had, I’m terminating my contract with them after one too many issues with the agency.”

She gave me a confused look.

“Okay, and…?”

“And if you’d like…” I cleared my throat.Here goes nothing.“I want to hire you directly as our live-in nanny at double the rate you were getting before.”

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