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Everyone at the table smiled, including Cage, which said a lot.
“Thank you, Bossman. I told Daddy I was going to be the best girl this year.”
Maddox pushed back to stand and smiled at her. “I think you did it. It was nice to meet you all. I’ll let you get back to your dinner.”
He sauntered back to the table, and Brinkley leaned in close to me. “Holy shitballs. My ovaries just exploded. He’s so freaking hot. And sexy. He doesn’t seem that mean… Not that I would care when he looks that good.”
I licked my lips, trying to calm my racing heart because I felt the same way. “He was definitely being nicer to you guys than he normally is. He probably knows I’ve told you how rude he is, so he’s trying to make me look like I’m being dramatic. But I guess I have seen the softer side of him a few times. He’s just pretty intense at work.” I couldn’t tell her what he did for me regarding my car because I’d have to tell her the whole story and I didn’t want to go there.
“Well, he definitely likes you.”
“He can’t stand me,” I said with a chuckle because she was obviously misreading that.
“He hasn’t taken his eyes off you since you walked in. I don’t think his date is too pleased about it, nor do I think she’ll begetting anytonight.” She laughed.
“Don’t be ridiculous. I work for him. He reminds me of that constantly. And he’s a few years older than me anyway, so he dates women, not college grads.”
“You are a woman. And so what if he’s a few years older? Definitely not too old for you. You’ve been dating these losers, and that right there is a real man.”
“What are we whispering about?” my mother asked.
“Nothing. Work stuff.” I shrugged.
“Well, your boss seems very impressed with you,” Mom said.
“He does seem impressed, doesn’t he?” Brinkley teased.
“Well, he should be. She’s amazing,” Lila said as she winked at me. “She works such long hours. We hardly get to see her.” I loved living with Hugh and Lila, but she was right. I usually got home so late they were already in bed. And I left early to avoid them seeing the scooter, but now that Maddox had gotten my car back, I could take my time in the mornings.
“Thank you. I got my car back today,” I said proudly.
“Ahh… so your boss won’t have to send a car to get you every morning, huh?” Hugh asked.
“Nope. I can drive myself.” I hated that I’d lied to them, but sometimes, little white lies were necessary to spare everyone a lot of drama.
“Looks like our Georgie girl is growing up,” Cage teased as he popped an onion ring into his mouth.
“I need to head back soon,” Finn said, rubbing his belly. “I have to be on set early in the morning.”
“I’ll drop you off on my way to the city.” Brinkley reached for her water and took a sip. “Glad we snuck in a family dinner this week.”
“Well, it’s a big day when our grand-girl gets to see Santa,” my father said.
“And your grand-girl is at the top of the list. Bossman said so.”
I glanced over to see Maddox and his date leaving the restaurant. Was he taking her home with him?
My stomach wrenched at the thought of her in that beautiful home.
The thought of her with him.
“You okay?” Finn asked, as he dropped an arm around my shoulder. “You look a little pale.”
“No, I’m fine. Just tired.”
“Your boss seems like a cool guy. Not what I expected,” he said. “I thought he was going to be this rich, arrogant prick.”
“Well, he is rich. He can be very arrogant. And he definitely has his prick-ish moments.” But he’d taken me to that meeting and introduced me to my unicorn author. He let me read the entire manuscript. And he had gotten my car back for me. The man was full of surprises. “But he has a really decent side to him, too.”
