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Eloise doesn’t look nearly as upset now.
“Awww,” the mother says with a breathless look as she watches him rescue her daughter.
It’s a sight I’m going to remember fora longtime.
Eloise is looking up at him with a shy smile as he carries her down. I wish I was in her place…
Wow. I’m actually jealous of a ten-year-old. I’m wondering if there’s room for me against that big hard chest if I happen to slip on the same patch of ice and twistmyankle.
Owen effortlessly carries her down the mountain while he asks her questions about school and her friends. She’s chatting with him the entire way as the mom and I struggle to keep up.
Owen is a natural out here. A true mountain man. He never seems to slip on the wet mud or on the random patches of ice. It’s like he was made to be living in the wilderness.
“Is that your boyfriend?” the mom whispers when we’re halfway down.
“No,” I say as I start to blush wildly. “What makes you ask that?”
She shrugs. “I don’t know. Just the feeling in the air. The way he looks at you.”
I swallow hard as I look at his big muscular back.
“He likes you,” she leans in and whispers. “I can tell. Go for it!”
I’m about to tell her that he’s my boss and that would be unprofessional, but I keep my mouth shut instead. Maybe she’s onto something…
Maybe I should go for it.
We arrive back at the lodge and there’s a nurse waiting to see Eloise. Tina called one, which I’m pleasantly surprised with. Maybe she isn’t so bad after all.
“Thank you so much,” the mom says as Owen carries Eloise into the spare office. The nurse is all set up to examine her.
“We’re out here if you need anything else,” Owen says as he smiles at Eloise before leaving.
“Thanks again,” the mom says before closing the door. She’s looking at me and then motions to Owen with her eyes. Her lips curl up into a big mischievous smile as she closes the door.
“I should get back to work,” I say to Owen when it’s just the two of us again. My body ishumming. It’s urging me to lean against him so it can feel those big arms wrapping around it once more.
“Tonight,” he says as he looks down at me with those smoldering blue eyes.
“What’s tonight?” I ask in a trembling voice.
“You want the manager position?” he says, looking like he’s trying to hold himself back from pouncing on me. “You’re interviewing for it tonight. In my office.”
He gently touches my chin, gazes at my lips, and then walks away, leaving me standing here stunned with my mouth hanging open.
I’m going to be alone with Mr. Wallis? Tonight?
Gulp.
ChapterFive
Owen
Icharge right up to the door of the Aspen Suite and slam my knuckles onto it hard.
“I’m working!” Mikey Reynolds yells through the door in an annoyed tone.
“Open. The. Door.”
