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“I pride myself on those normal standards, thank you very much.”
Trevor chuckled. “I’m sure you do, Davina.” He turned and put his hands on the counter in front of him, staring at me. “Just say thank you and let it go.”
“Why should I?”
“Because I just got you a week off, paid I might add.”
I stared at him. Okay, so my boss was a cheapskate, so having a week of paid time off was a good deal, especially when I didn’t have any vacation time left. “How did you manage to get me the time off?”
“I told you, I explained to him what you have been going through. Told him that you needed a little time to grieve and that you would be back to yourself shortly.”
I frowned, and a thought came to me. “Did you threaten him?”
Something crossed the features of his face but was gone before I could comprehend it. “No, why would I threaten him?” He turned away from me.
“Oh, my god! You did threaten him!”
“Davina, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Do you like chili?”
“Yes, I like chili, but we are not done with this conversation, Trevor Vaughn. Don’t think that I am going to forgive you for speaking to my boss without my permission. You had no right.”
“You are feisty; I’ll give you that.”
“Kiss my ass,” I growled, and he laughed.
“With pleasure.” He winked over his shoulder, and I did an about-face. I was not going to let him control my life or flirt with me. The last thing I was going to do was fall into bed with this man.
I spun back around. “I am not sleeping with you,” I blurted.
He slowly turned to me. “I don’t think that I suggested that. What makes you think that I want to sleep withyou?”
Why did I? He had never said anything to that effect; in fact, he’d never even looked at me like he was thinking about that. I felt my cheeks begin to warm. “Because I don’t want you to think that I’m going to somehow repay you with sex after you got me a few days off.”
Trevor put the container into the microwave and turned it on before he replied. “As nice as it would be to have you warm my sheets without sleeping, I’m not interested in you that way, Davina.”
I forced myself not to react. Why did that statement bother me? I should be happy he said that, but instead I was a little bit disappointed. Of course, he didn’t want to sleep with me. I wasn’t his type; Carol had been his type.
“Yeah, well, I’m not interested in you that way either. So I’m glad we both have that straightened out.” I turned and went back to Devon. “When is the last time he ate?”
“About an hour before you woke up. He’s been awake since.”
“Okay, well, he’ll probably want to eat again soon, and then he’ll probably nap most of the afternoon. You should be able to deal with him on your own.”
“Are you leaving?” he asked as he came out of the kitchen.
“I’m not going to stay here. You asked for my help last night, and I gave you that, but I do have a life, Trevor.”
“I didn’t say that you didn’t,” he muttered and then sighed. “You said that Carol had other things for him. When do you think I could get those?”
“I guess if you want to go over after lunch, I could help you load them into your car.”
“My truck.”
“What?”
“I drive a truck.”
“Okay, whatever. Car, truck, they are both the same. They get you from one place to the other.”
