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“So,” Jordy said with an awkward smile. “Can you start next week?”
6
Trish
I could sense that an argument was going to break out the moment I left. It hung in the air, like the scent just before a big storm broke open.
“We’ll contact you with the details,” Jordy said as he led me to the front door. “Thanks for coming. This will be great. Really great.”
“I’m still not sure about all of this,” I said. “I reallywaslooking for something long-term. Everything is better that way. And not just for me—for Kaylee, too. It’s not ideal for her to get close to me, spending every day together for three months, and then suddenly I disappear.”
“We’ll see,” Jordy replied. “And for now, we’ll make things right for you. We’ll pay you extra, or give you some sort of bonus. But hey, doing this for a few months beats going back to Starbucks, right”
“It does,” I admitted. “We’ll see if I still feel that way when all of this is over. Traveling with a child can be tough. Can you really not tell mewherewe’re going?”
Jordy looked like he wanted to tell me, but he shook his head. “Not until you sign some stuff. Archer handles all the documents and paperwork and shit. We’ll hit you up about that in the next few days. Cool?”
He extended his fist, and I bumped it with my own. I had never noticed just howbighis hands were until now. Jordy’s smile was warm and inviting, and it made me feel like everything was going to turn out for the best.
“Cool,” I replied.
I walked out to my car, but a few seconds later I heard the sound of tiny bare feet slapping against the pavement. Kaylee tackled my leg in a hug.
“I wanted to play K’nex with you more!”
My heart swelled. “We will have a lot of time to play together. I promise.”
When I finally peeled her off my leg, she ran back inside. Jordy was still watching me from the doorway as I drove away. When I was two blocks from their house, I called Lisa.
“Come over tonight for wine. I have alotto tell you.”
I was already starting on my second glass by the time Lisa arrived that night. “Did Brownie change his mind about the date?” she asked. “Did he find your number and ask you out?”
“Not exactly…”
I poured her a glass and explained what had happened. Jordy showing up at work and offering me a job. Going to their house and meeting Kaylee. Lisa reacted by guzzling down her wine and then refilling it herself.
“They’re mercenaries? Like those Blackwater guys my dad is always complaining about on Facebook? The war criminals?”
“Yes. Maybe? I don’t know. I’ve never met a group of mercenaries before!”
“It explains all the muscle. Did they have weapons at their house?”
“I saw Harrison, the third guy, carrying a big equipment box out of the garage. But I don’t know what was in it.”
“Harrison. Mmm, I like that name. Is he as sexy as Blondie and Brownie?”
“He’s actually pretty scary,” I replied. “He’s not ugly, but he’s like a grumpy lion. He stalks around and you don’t know if he’s going to attack you or not.”
“A sexy lion? Mmm. Yes, please. Is he buff?”
“Oh yeah. More than the other two.”
She sat back in her chair and sighed wistfully. “I like the strong, silent type. No talking. Just throw me around in the bedroom, please.”
I snapped my fingers in front of her face. “Lisa. Focus. I have a real problem here. What should I do?”
“It sounds like you already accepted the job.”
