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I bristle. “You make work sound bad.”
“Nothing wrong with working hard. But it is wrong if work is all you have in your life. And now I’ll shut up before you decide to beat me with your telephone.”
“I can hardly beat you when we’re not in the same room.”
“If anyone could figure it out, you could.”
He hangs up and I make my way to the storage room to help Sloane with the inventory. With her help, it takes half the time it usually does.
“I’ll make up a purchase order,” I say as we finish.
“I’ll get the bar open.”
My phone beeps with a message.
It’s Carl. Just wanted to let you know all is going well. Henry had his dinner and is now watching a movie.
Thanks for letting me know.
“Is it Kai?” Sloane waggles her eyebrows at me.
“Nope. My dad’s caretaker checking in.”
“I didn’t know you got a caretaker.”
I frown. “I didn’t. Kai found him.”
“You should thank him.” She thrusts her hips. “Without your clothes on.”
“I’m not getting naked with Kai for you to win a bet.”
“But naked is the best thank you.”
Thank you? Should I thank Kai?
Yes, he forced a caretaker on me. And he did all the other things – found a doggy walker for Sloane, arranged a payment plan – without my consent. But they are things that have helped me.
My mother would be utterly disappointed in me for being rude to him after all he’s done.
Damn. I really do need to thank him. I dig my phone out of my back pocket. What am I doing? I can’t thank him with a text. My mom taught me better than this.
I guess I’m going to Mermaid Karaoke after all.
Chapter 14
“I don’t need a mermaid.” ~ Kai
Kai
Miles and Zane rush into my office.
“Time to go.” Miles slams my computer shut.
“I was working.”
Zane’s head rears back. “Working? You?”
I glare at him. “I work.”
