Page 61 of The Unconventional Nanny
Gracie puts the knife down and gives me her full attention. "Maverick said the PFA is the least of Jeremy's worries at this point. His company fired him for embezzling from them. The way Maverick described it, Jeremy is going to be spending an awful lot of time in jail once he's caught."
"Is it bad of me to say that makes me feel better?"
Gracie chuckles. "Not at all. I said the same thing to Maverick. Plus, it would keep my brother out of jail."
She doesn't realize it yet, but Owen wouldn't be the only one looking at charges. If I get my hands on Jeremy, there's no telling what I’ll do.
Chapter Thirty-One
GRACIE
"Will you please go to work?" I beg Ang, who's vying to take over the stubborn and overbearing title from my brother.
"I already told you. I think I should stay home. I have a bad feeling something big is going to happen."
Yeah, I'm going to strangle him if he doesn't step away. It's been two days since the flowers were left on our doorstep, and in that time, Ang hasn't left my side. Even with new security system installed. The kids stayed home from school for two days as well. But I put my foot down on that this morning.
Now if I could just do the same about him leaving for work.
"You keep saying that, but so far nothing has happened. I understand we need to be cautious, but you're starting to smother us."
There, I said it. It might not make Ang happy, but it's the truth.
"Us?" He looks around like he expects a dozen other people to pop out of the woodwork.
Spoiler alert: no one does.
"Yes." I roll my eyes. "Everly and me. We need to get back into a routine, and we can't do that if you're hovering around all the time."
I try to explain things the nicest way I can, but it's easy to see I've hurt Ang's feelings.
"I just don't want anything to happen to any of you."
Walking around to the other side of the bed, I take his hand. "I get that. Trust me, I do. But you had this amazing security system installed for a reason. Let it do its job. I promise not to leave the house with Everly, and Nolen is at the school watching over the girls. We are fine. I promise."
Ang looks like he wants to argue, so I'm surprised when he agrees. "Okay."
"Seriously?" I need to make sure he's not punking me.
"Yes, seriously. I have to check in with my crew anyway. Otherwise I'm going to look like a horrible boss."
I doubt that's true. I don't know a single thing about his business, but he seems like a fair person. I can't really comment on him being a boss. I wasn't even a nanny that long before we started sleeping together.
And that right there sounds awful.
"Yes!" I practically shoo him away. "Go check in with your crew. Spend some time away from me and Everly. They always say separation makes the heart grow fonder. Let's test out that theory and give you time to miss me. Us."
I know I've won him over when his lips turn up into a smile.
"Has anyone ever told you you're crazy?"
"All the time." I push him out the bedroom door as we continue to talk. "I just hope in your case you mean the good kind of crazy."
Ang digs his heels in and turns around to give me a kiss that leaves me speechless. Damn the man for not playing fair. Aminute ago, I wanted him to leave. Now my body is begging him to stay.
"Definitely the good kind of crazy."
It takes me a moment to remember what we were talking about before he kissed me. I smile when it dawns on me that he's complimenting me. It's a nice change considering Jeremy never did. Everything with that man was criticism. I don't even know what possessed me to stay with him for so long.
