Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 25920 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 130(@200wpm)___ 104(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25920 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 130(@200wpm)___ 104(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
“Yes, the sources are of a variety, seeing and hearing, bringing it to my attention, Eden Powers.” She raises her voice a notch, garnering attention that I do not need nor want. Why Cam chose to use my last name and become proper all of a sudden must be to show who’s in charge. Either way, I’m unimpressed. If she knew it would be this serious, the meeting I suggested we set up would have been more appropriate.
“Understood. Please email me a time and date of when you’d like to talk about this in a more professional setting, and I’ll make it happen,” I attempt to stop this from escalating. Samuel and I have a lot of talking to do the minute we get to his house. My only hope is that Cam didn’t read into both men looking over their shoulder when she raised her voice. That would only mean trouble for more than just myself.
“I think now is perfectly okay,” she presses on.
“Mrs. Tervis, if you have an issue, it will be addressed during working hours, and not in front of others, or I will be going to human resources to talk to them about badgering an employee.” Now it’s her sputtering in disbelief. I leave her standing there because I’m over it. Today has gone from amazing to disastrous in two minutes flat.
CHAPTER 16
Kavanaugh
“I’m turning in my two weeks’ notice. That was freaking mortifying. Please tell me no one else heard what Cam Tervis had to say?” Eden must have taken a different way to my place or driven around to wrap her head around the way her boss had no problem trying to drag her down. It backfired, though; she made an ass out of herself.
“No, you’re not. Sit tight on quitting. First, tell me everything she said.” Eden is standing still by the door, bag in her hand, not even taking off her heels like she usually does the minute she walks through the doors. I walk toward her, seeing as she is frozen in place, chest heaving, cheeks red. It pisses me the fuck off that the reason isn’t from desire but instead from the thought of potentially losing her job.
“Talking. Apparently, someone is either telling her about you and me, or she’s assuming. I can’t figure it out. We’ve been so careful. I understand this goes against everything in my contract, but who could I have possibly pissed off? I keep to myself for the most part, even at lunch. I’m either talking to Amelie or my mom. If I’m not doing that, I’m reading.” Her face scrunches up in confusion when I’m in reaching distance. “You don’t think Tyler would have talked to others, do you.” I see a whole different emotion, a look of betrayal like I’ve never seen on her face before. I’m not even getting into the fact that Cam Tervis garnered attention to others. Eden would lose her ever-loving shit.
“Listen to me. You know what they say about assuming; it makes an ass out of you and me. Now, the same could be said to Tyler, but I know without a doubt he’d never say a word. He has as much to lose as you do. He’s in this for a bit of fun, not to ruin his career. What I think is Mrs. Tervis is reaching. Tomorrow, I’m going to make it a point to prove she’s wrong even though we aren’t exactly doing what your contract states. I’m not violating a code of ethics by any means, and neither are you.” Eden takes a shuddering breath. The weight on her shoulders slowly leaves her body. My arms wrap around her, pulling her to my body, wanting her to lean on me in a time of need.
“God, this is a mess. I can find a job with another courthouse or a different agency. As much as I love my job working beside you, court reporters have options. Judges probably don’t,” she says into my chest.
“Look at me, baby girl.” My eyes are on the crown of her head. That won’t do. I’m ready to see her blue-green eyes without the dread in them.
“I’m sorry, Samuel, so sorry.”
“You’ve got nothing to apologize for. You may have tempted the judge.” I smirk before continuing, “It was me who went after you. I admit, the skirts, the heels, the way you carried yourself, all that attitude in the sway of your hips, it only helped make me more aware of what I was going after, and I wasn’t going to let you get away.” The brightness in her eyes changes. The forlorn look is gone, and in its place is a happiness we’ve created together.
“I don’t know about that; you were pretty tempting yourself. All that confidence, the way your presence fills a room, how you take care of me, it’s everything. You’re everything.” Fuck, this woman, she does it for me.