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She leans up on her toes and softly kisses me. “Thank you, Beckett.”
NINE
MADILYN
I pace my cabin back and forth, biting at my nails. It’s Monday morning and I have work in an hour. Beckett and I spent the weekend together and despite him telling me nothing is going to change, I still can’t help but worry.
What will the others think? Do we hide this? What if he changed his mind?
Shaking my head, I head out to the car to clean the dust off. But when I get outside, my car is already cleared. I start it and head back inside to grab my stuff, then head out to work.
Pulling into the garage lot, I park and slowly head inside. I drag my feet through the snow, watching the small little trail I make to the door. With my hand on the doorknob, I take a deep breath and go in.
Beckett and the guys are all standing in a circle. They all turn and look up at me, staring as I head toward my office.
He clears his throat. “Alright, guys. Good meeting. Let’s get started. Mads? Can I see you in my office?”
I nod and follow him into my office, taking a seat across from him.
“I don’t have much to pack. Just give me an hour and I’ll be out of here.”
Beckett tilts his head. “What?”
I stand up and take a deep breath, then look right into his eyes. “There’s no need to play games, Beckett. I understand we crossed a line and it will be difficult to work together. Thank you for this opportunity, and I’ll be out of here soon.”
“Madilyn. Sit your pretty little ass down. Now.”
I turn and arch my eyebrow. “What?”
He chuckles and stands up, walking over to wrap his arms around me.
“Listen to me. You are not going anywhere. Ever.”
“But… the meeting. Everybody stared at me. I thought…”
Beckett shakes his head. “I was telling them about us and how our relationship is not to change anything about this shop.”
“Oh.”
He playfully kisses me on the forehead. “You’re my missing piece, Mads. Did you really think I was gonna spend the entire weekend with you just to drop you come Monday? Not to mention you are the best shop manager we’ve ever seen here.”
”So I’m not being fired?”
He chuckles. “Of course not, Mads.”
I sit down in my chair and grin. “Not gonna lie. I was nervous there for a minute. I hadn’t heard from you since last night and…”
“So who do you think cleared your car off, silly?”
“That’s true…”
Beckett takes my hand and helps me up. “And I got you coffee this morning. Not to mention…” He leads me out of the office to one of the garage bays. “I was picking up this smoking deal.”
I rush over to the car, running my hands down the side. “Is this really a fifty-seven Ford Fairlane?”
“That it is, pretty girl. Found it online late last night and knew I needed it.”
“I’ve always wanted one of these, but in pink and white. Like my own fifties Barbie car.”
