Hopefully tomorrow they’ll feel even smaller.
“Are you kidding me?” Maren’s voice cuts through the air, dragging my attention to where she’s still standing at the kitchen island next to Trevor. They each look ready to kill the other one, and I’m a little worried bloodshed is going to ruin Mariah’s day.
But instead of shanking him with the cake knife, Maren scoops her hand under the plate he’s clutching, shoving both his arm and the serving of cake upward, planting caramel colored goodness in the center of his face.
I watch as she storms past me, going straight to the front door and walking out. Turning back to Trevor, I leave Tobias’s side, and go to where he’s trying to wipe frosting out of his eyes. “What did you say to her?”
I haven’t been confrontational in a long time, but there’s no way I’m letting Trevor be a dick to my friend. Especially at his brother’s wedding.
“I just told her I wasn’t sure if we were going to be hiring her once the contract with the temp agency is up.” He flips a scoop of cake smash into the sink. “And she freaked out on me.”
Now I’m the one thinking of stabbing him with the cake knife. Nowhere vital of course.
Maybe just in the brain.
“You’re an idiot.” Tobias shakes his head. “Can’t even keep from showing your ass at your big brother’s wedding.”
Trevor has finally managed to clear the cake from his lids. His eyes narrow as they fix on Tobias. “Fuck you.”
Then he storms out just like Maren did.
And Deidre has been watching the whole thing.
I see Tucker grinning from the corner of my eye. He looks thrilled about the whole fiasco, which confuses me.
Until he says, “I think Trevor just saved my ass.”
27
Tobias
“I’m not hiring her.” Trevor shakes his head. “You saw what she did at Titus and Mariah’s wedding. She’s a loose cannon.”
“Are you really gonna sit here and pretend you didn’t instigate that shit?” I genuinely can’t believe Trevor doesn’t want to hire Maren.
“She is just as guilty of instigating as I am.” Trevor thinks he’s got me, but he’s making a point he doesn’t intend to make.
“Then maybe you shouldn’t work here either.” Trevor is the best at what he does. He’s taken our company to astronomical levels. Made me and the rest of our brothers more money than we can ever spend.
But he’s an asshole. He’s uptight. Demanding. Unrelenting and needy.
And I’m pretty sure he gets his balls waxed. But now that I think about it, that rumor might have come from Maren, so who knows.
“She’s not working here.” Trevor says it like he can control that. “Period.”
“You don’t get to make the decisions on who I do and don’t hire for my team.” I shrug. “You’re not the boss of me.”
I know Trevor is generally in charge of staffing, but we each have the final say on who is hired for our divisions. As long as Titus says their background is clear, I can hire whoever I want.
“Are you kidding me?” He sits up straighter in his seat. “I can’t work with her. You’ve seen what happens when we’re in the same room.”
“Then I guess it’s a good thing you won’t be in the same room.” I stand, finished with this conversation. “You stay in your wing, she’ll stay in mine, and everything will be fine.”
And Brooke will be happy because her friend will be taken care of.
I like Maren and planned to hire her anyway. She’s been gracious enough to give me pointers and insider information that’s helped me take better care of Brooke. I’m already imagining the smile that will be on Brooke’s face when she finds out I’ve not only hired Maren on full-time, but bumped her up to a supervisory?—
My boots freeze to the ground when I reach Brooke’s office. Because she’s not in it alone.
