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“Why? Give me one good reason why you can’t come as my plus one?”
“Because I don’t want to.”
“That’s not a good reason.”
“Yeah, well, it’s my reason. I don’t want to get to know you, Trevor.”
He looked confused by my statement. “You don’t? Not at all?”
It took everything in me to look him in the eye and lie. “No, not at all. We have two very different lives. We are two very different people. I don’t want to be another woman you wine and dine, sleep with, and then walk away from. That’s not my style.”
He sighed. “That’s what I’m trying to say, Davina. I don’t want to do that. I want to build a friendship with you. We don’t have to sleep together. Hell, I won’t ever kiss you again if that’s what you want, but I do want your friendship. I want you to be part of Devon’s life. Come to the wedding with me, as friends. Nothing else. I promise I’ll behave.”
Could we be friends? Could I resist his charms and the urge to kiss him again? I did want to be part of Devon’s life. The thought of never seeing him again or being around the last part of Carol was like a knife in my stomach. Trevor’s blue eyes stared down at me, begging me to take the step.
My shoulders fell forward as I released the tense breath I had been holding, “Fine. I’ll be your damn plus one to the stupid wedding, but we are only going as friends, Trevor. I will not sleep with you, and you are not allowed to kiss me again. Got that?”
He put his hand up, grinning boyishly. “I promise, no more kissing. Friends, only friends.”
I grumbled under my breath as I turned away from him. What had I just done? I think I just made a deal with the devil. Not that he was the devil, but the thought of being friends with him was going to be like walking on the edge of hell.
“Well, now that we got that settled, I need to find someone to watch Devon.”
“I have a friend who helped me out with him last week.”
“You do?”
“Yeah, she lives downstairs. She’s retired, and she watched Devon for me when I had to go to meetings at the office.”
“Do you think she’d be willing to help me out for a little while until I find a nanny for him? I mean, I have to go to work. I have a training class next week that I need to teach. I have no idea how to find a babysitter.”
“We can stop by her place and ask. I don’t see why not. She has five grandchildren, and she’s great with babies. Lucy is a sweet woman. I’ll introduce you to her once we get all this stuff in your truck.”
“That would be great.” He smiled at me, his eyes bright, and I returned it quickly and then walked over to the mountain of baby stuff. “Carol didn’t unpack any of it, just kept buying things for him and stacking them here.”
He laughed. “Yeah, I see that. Anything that she didn’t buy?”
“I don’t think she has clothes for him to start school in, but everything else you might need for the next few years is here,” I joked back to him.
“I have no idea where I’m going to put all this.”
“You’re going to need a bigger apartment, that’s for sure.”
“Do you know any real estate agents? I was thinking on the way over that it might be time to buy a house.”
“Really?” I turned toward him.
“Yeah, only makes sense. He is going to need his own room, and I’ll need another bedroom for a nanny to stay in while I’m away.”
Why did the thought of a young woman living in his home, taking care of Devon, and him, bother me? I had no right to be bothered by that. “Makes sense,” I finally replied.
He paused. “How do you find a nanny?”
I shrugged. “I have no idea, but I am sure there are services around here that can help you.”
“Would you help me with that?”
“Me? I have no clue what to do.”
