When he decided to stand still and stay in one place.
So maybe this was his cue to leave.
Evie stared out the car window as they pulled through the resort gates. As much as she loved it here, she was getting a little tired of carpooling with her boss and not having any real time alone.
Well, she didn’t mind staying with Slater and losing her alone time at night, but it would be nice if she wasn’t practically glued at the hip to Milo from eight to five.
“Nora mentioned that we’re all having dinner up at Axel and Maisie’s tonight,” Milo said as he parked. “Everyone except Connor and Lexi, that is. Are you and Slater coming too?”
This was news to her.
“Um…I don’t know. This is the first I’m hearing of it, so…maybe?”
“No pressure. It’s the same time as always, so…” He paused and shut the car off. “Can I ask you something?”
“Sure.”
“Are we okay? Did I make things super awkward for us after I went off on Slater the other day?”
“We’re fine, Milo,” she assured him. “And really, I appreciate that you were worried about me. I think all this time together is just starting to be a bit much.” The soft laugh helped ease a little of the tension. “You and I have worked closely together for years, but now we’re working and practically living together. There’s no separation.”
He nodded. “I never really thought of it like that, but now that it’s out there…”
“It’s a lot. I’ll be leaving in a week and then we’ll have to figure out what that’s going to look like.”
Studying her, he asked, “Is this what you want to do? Keep working for me as my assistant? Or is there something else you’ve thought of doing?”
Evie felt herself frown. “Why would you even ask that?”
“It’s been on my mind a lot lately. And not only about you, but in my own personal life as well. After Nora admitted to me several months ago that she didn’t think she wanted to keep doing the activity guide thing much longer, it made me think about my own life, and then that led to me thinking about everyone else’s. Plus, Jayce and I even tried to figure out what Slater was going to do once he left here.”
“Okay, this is a little off topic but…why does he only like to be called Slater? I have wanted to ask him that like a hundred times, but…”
“To distance himself from his father,” Milo replied. “He’s a junior, so…”
“That makes sense. Sorry. You were saying?”
He shrugged. “I was genuinely curious if there’s something else out there that you’re passionate about.”
Just Slater…
“Not really,” she admitted. “I’m good at organizational stuff, and I enjoy being helpful and working someplace where I learn something new almost every day. It may not sound exciting, but I’m actually quite happy where I’m at.”
That seemed to please him. “We should get going. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to not think about work for the rest of the night.”
Evie grabbed her satchel and climbed out of the car. “Same. I’m just going to run up to the lodge to grab those files I forgot this morning.”
“Why don’t you just get them tomorrow?”
Laughing softly, she shook her head. “Because I could possibly forget them again. Plus, I’m really in the mood for one of those giant snickerdoodle cookies. I’ve been thinking about it all day.”
“Then I won’t stop you,” he said. “And maybe I’ll see you at dinner?”
“Maybe. I’ll see what Slater has planned.” And with that, she waved and turned to head up to the lodge. The incline always felt like so much more at the end of the day, but she was determined to get her work and the cookie.
Stepping into the lobby, she quickly made her way across it and then went down the hall to Milo’s office. The files were exactly where she left them, and she slid them into her satchel before turning and going out to the bakery kiosk. A cup of coffee would be awesome right about now, but she thought that maybe she could make one when she got down to the cabin.
There was a short line, and she got behind a guy who was chatting up the women in front of him.
