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We ate in silence for a few minutes.
After finishing his food, he leaned back in his chair, resting an arm over the side. “Tomorrow, I want to go over the rafting agenda and get you outfitted for clothes. You’ll need water shoes and, I’m certain, some shorts and T-shirts.”
I looked at him with wide eyes. “I have my Prada sandals, can I wear those?”
His expression was horrified, and I held in my laughter. A second later, he tensed his jaw, rose, and took his plate to the sink. As he rinsed it, he sighed heavily. “I don’t want you here, Camille. I know you need a place to live, and you’re Mia’s best friend, but I don’t have the patience for your lifestyle.”
His words hurt. I crossed my arms. “I’m not the one that came in your room and fell asleep.”
“A mistake I won’t make again.”
When we got back from the trip, I would rectify this living situation as soon as possible.
In the meantime, I needed to be grateful. “I was just kidding earlier about the sandals.” He glared at me. “Seriously, I’ll come into the store and let you dress me.” The implication that he had once undressed me was not lost between the two of us.
I rose and took my plate to the sink, rinsing it off and placing it in the dishwasher. After shutting the door, I leaned next to him.
He pushed himself off the counter and put the food away. I began helping him, but stopped when he said, “I got it.”
He didn’t even look at me. “Okay. Thanks again for dinner.”
“Uh-huh.”
I went back to my room to finish unpacking. A short time later, Jacob knocked lightly on the doorframe and said, “I’m going to head out for a bit.”
He was dressed in jeans and a gray T-shirt. The bottom of his jeans was scrunched over a pair of nubuck leather hiking boots, and a baseball cap sat on his head, unable to contain the blond curls popping out its sides.
“Before you go, I need one more favor from you,” I said as I unpacked one of my many suitcases and hung my clothes in the closet. Jacob stood in the doorway, watching me.
“Isn’t it enough that I gave you a place to live?” he grumbled. He leaned against the frame, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
“Kind of. I need help finishing the calendar I was working on.” I went back and forth from the bed to the closet. “My plan was to donate the profits to the Community Foundation, but now that I need a job, I’m hoping they hire me to do fundraising full time.”
“What does that have to do with me?” He sauntered in and sat on what used to be Mia’s bed, his arms braced behind him.
I paused, standing in front of him. When he looked up, I said, “I need help getting the rest of the athletes.”
He moved to stand. “No.”
I stood closer, preventing him from getting up. “Please, Jacob. John and Ford both said they would do it. And with John’s brother, Brett, and a few of Ford’s extreme sports friends, I only need six more.”
“I count seven.”
I batted my eyes.
He stood, pushing me aside. “You are too much, Camille.”
“Please, Jacob.” I begged. “I could reach out to past boyfriends, but most of them don’t talk to me.”
“Cease and desist orders?”
“Funny. Seriously, if I can finish the calendar, I’ll be out of here faster than the blonde that skulked out of here last night.”
“She didn’t skulk,” he said, smiling.
I moved past him with another armful of clothes to put in the dresser. “You’re such an ass.”
He chuckled. “You’re the one that said it, not me. And why do you suddenly care what I do with my genitals?”
