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“You’re welcome.”
As we sat in comfortable silence, I wondered what he would taste like if I kissed him. Would he taste like apples and spice? I wanted to find out.
Nick seemed unaffected by my presence as he stood to toss his cup in a nearby trashcan.
Ben approached. “You about ready to head out?”
I stood, almost groaning at the pain in my back. I contorted into awkward positions sometimes to get the perfect angle on a couple. I rubbed the spot on my back. “I’m ready for bed.”
Brooke shook her head. “You work too hard.”
“During normal work hours, it’s quieter for me. This is my busy time.” When everyone else was socializing and having a good time. It was fine most of the time. It meant my family was free to babysit when I worked. But other times, I hated missing out on the memories.
“We parked in the garage,” Ben said.
I pointed in the opposite direction. “I found street parking.”
“I’m near there. I can walk with you,” Nick offered.
Ben and Nick exchanged a look, and then we said our good-byes. The boys walked ahead of us, picking up random rocks, examining them, and tossing them aside.
“How was the rest of your night?” Nick asked conversationally.
“Mmm. The wedding was beautiful. I got some great pictures. The one I was most proud of was the moment I caught the groom kissing his bride when no one was looking. He had this expression on his face like he was the luckiest guy in the world to be marrying her.” I looked at Nick to find him gazing at me with admiration.
“You’re good at your job.”
“I hope I am.” I wanted to earn a living from my passion. It wasn’t a lot to ask, but sometimes it seemed like it was.
“Do you always work weekends?”
“Weekends and evenings. That’s when most people schedule parties and weddings.”
He fell silent for a few steps.
“It sucks, but that’s the job. When Hunter was little, it allowed me to be with him during the day. Now that he’s in school, I’m not able to see him as much.”
“That’s tough.”
“It is. Gia mentioned something about me hiring an assistant. It’s not like I can hire someone to take the pictures, but they’d be able to help with equipment, wrangling the bridal party, and getting me food and drink.” Now that I’d said the potential duties out loud, it did sound kind of amazing.
“You should do it.”
I laughed softly. “You say that because you don’t have to run the numbers, advertise for the position, and interview candidates.”
“I can take a look at the numbers.”
I pulled Nick’s jacket tighter to me, uncomfortable with the suggestion. “I couldn’t ask you to do that.”
He gave me a pointed look. “You didn’t. I’m offering.”
“That sounds like I’m taking advantage of you. You already helped me out on Wednesday with Hunter.”
He tipped his head to the side. “But you’re cooking me dinner to repay me.”
“Still.” I stopped because we’d reached my SUV.
“I love looking at numbers and spreadsheets. It’s a challenge for me. I promise I don’t mind. Plus, I make my own hours, so I can come over during the week when the kids are in school to look through everything.”
