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Carter smiled warmly at me, rested a large palm to my lower back and ushered me down the hall and into a large office that overlooked everything.
Was it a rule that all CEO’s must have an office that overlooked a city?
Did he stand there and brood like Batman over his very own Gotham?
Shaking my head, I accepted the seat he offered, set my helmet on his desk and crossed my legs.
“So?” He asked, sitting on the edge of his desk to face me. “I assume you’re here about what I offered?”
She nodded.
“Okay?”
“As long as all I have to do is protect the kid, I’m in.” She told me.
“You haven’t heard the pay yet.”
I shrugged. “I’m sure you’ll be fair.”
Carter laughed, reached across his desk for a bunch of papers. He handed them to me, and I read through it to see it was details about my job.
Honestly, I’d never seen that many zeros after an eight in my life.
“This can’t be right.” I muttered.
“How much do you think my son’s life is worth, Seema?” He asked.
Gawd, I love when he says my name!
“Honestly, I don’t think that’s enough.” He added. “But I think it’s fair.”
“It’s more than fair—especially since I’ll be staying on site.” I set the papers on his desk. “I need Saturday nights off.”
He quirked a brow.
“Can I ask why?”
“No.” I pressed my lips into a thin line. “That’s my line.”
He stared at me for a while—his green eyes curious and confused. Eventually, Carter nodded, and he stood to call his receptionist.
He asked her to clear his schedule for the day.
“While Dillon is at school, I’d like to give you a tour of the grounds, where you’ll be staying that sort of thing.” He explained. “Afterward, hopefully Dillon will be home by then.”
I nodded.
To get to his place, I rode behind him, and when I arrived nothing about it surprised me. The front yard was massive with a large tree of some kind in the front. He’d set up a hammock between the tree and a metal pole I was sure they had inserted since there wasn’t another tree.
I stared at it, longingly, wanting nothing more than to curl up in the hammock with a book. Sighing, I climbed off the cycle, removed my helmet and waited for him to join me.
Inside, I removed my boots and followed as he pointed out different things to me—through the vast open concept living space was a chef’s dream of a kitchen and through the glass doors on the other side of that, was a swimming pool.
Down a few steps to the right of it and a little off towards the trees was another structure—that too was bigger than my entire apartment.
“This is where you’ll be staying.” He explained, opening the door and stepping aside. “It should have everything you need. It’s where Mae Lin and Charlie stay when they’re here for a weekend or something.”
“I’m sure it’ll be fine. I don’t take up too much space.”
