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“She’s inside, sir.”
I grin as I walk in. “Perfect.”
The first thing I notice are the three contractors ripping up the burnt carpet behind the reception desk. New curtains are hanging on the window and I can tell that the frame has been replaced and painted.
My girl works fast. I like that.
You can hardly tell there was a fire at all.
I walk up to the desk, hoping to see Lauren’s radiant smile shining at me, but it’s just the twins—Tina and Tiffany.
“There was a fire,” Tina immediately says when she sees me.
“It was the new girl’s fault,” Tiffany adds, ratting her out.
“And where is the… new girl?” I ask as I look around. Everything else seems to be in order. A few guests are hanging out by the giant fireplace in the lobby, all of my employees are at their stations, and the lodge seems like it’s at capacity and full of satisfied guests.
“Lauren is in the storage room downstairs,” Tina says. “Are you going to fire her?”
Tiffany perks up. “Can we watch?”
I ignore them and head to the stairs that lead down to the storage room.
My heart pounds with every step I take, knowing she’s probably down here all alone. Our old copier is at the bottom of the stairs, but my sweet girl is nowhere to be found.
This basement is huge. It spans half of the lodge and we use it to store everything from extra mattresses, lamps, furniture, supplies, and everything that a giant resort like mine might need. Right now, I’m only looking for one thing…
I find my girl in the back, rifling through some paintings. She places one against the wall and steps back to examine it.
My feet stop moving. I’m frozen to the spot as I watch her put it back and pull out another one.
I never gave much thought to love at first sight, but it’s all I can think about now. I know she’s the one for me. She’s the only one I’ve ever wanted like this and I know that will never change.
I can feel my need for her coursing through me like the need to eat, the need to drink, the need to breathe.
She’s wearing a white blouse and a gray pencil skirt that hugs her long legs. God, she’s beautiful. Her hair is tied up in a tight bun and all I can think about is pulling out those pins and watching as that long brown hair falls free around her shoulders.
I want to be the one to loosen this girl up. I want to be the one to make her moan.
With my body aching, I continue walking toward her.
She turns around with a frightened gasp when she hears me approaching.
“Oh, Mr. Wallis,” she says in that sexy voice that’s been repeating in my head since I last heard it. “I’m sorry, you startled me.”
“What are you doing down here by yourself?”
I don’t like the idea of her being down here all alone. Anyone can just come up and take her. That thought makes me want to throw her over my shoulder, bring her to my place, and lock her in my house where I’ll know she’ll be safe.
“I was looking for a painting to replace the one that got damaged,” she says as she stands back and looks at the painting once again. “What do you think about this one?”
I never take my eyes off her. “It’s stunning.”
“Hmmm,” she says, not looking too sure. “I think I prefer this one.”
She pulls another painting out and steps back to stare at it. I can’t take my eyes off her. She’s the most captivating thing I’ve ever seen.
“Yeah,” she says with a nod. “This is the one.”
