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His gaze moved over her. “Especially when you’ve got no hat on again.” He stared at her hands. “You got gloves on?”
“Um, no. They kind of fell to bits a few weeks ago, and since it’s nearly the end of winter, I didn’t bother buying any.”
“You didn’t bother buying more?” he asked in a low voice.
“Nope. But you know what would warm me up?”
“What’s that?” There was a decidedly sexy note to his voice that made a shiver go through her.
Bad Effie.
He’s your boss.
“Getting into the car and out of this cold.”
His eyebrows rose. “By all means, Spitfire.”
She still wasn’t sure about that nickname, but she didn’t protest as she grew closer.
He held out his hand to her.
“You want my handbag?” she asked.
“Nah, I was thinking of a high-five. You going to leave me hanging?”
Was he teasing her?
His lips twitched. “I was holding out my hand for you to hold on to while you climbed in.”
“Why?” she asked.
“Seemed the gentlemanly thing to do.”
“Are you often a gentleman?” she asked.
“No. And I’m beginning to see why I’ve never bothered.”
“What?”
“Being a gentleman takes patience and doesn’t always get you what you want straight away. Next time I need to get you somewhere, I’ll just pick you up and put you there.”
“Uh, well, that’s nice. But I’m not sure that’s something a boss is allowed to do.”
“I’m not a normal boss. And I’m not nice.”
No, he wasn’t. And she quickly climbed into the car, nearly tripping over the doorway in her haste.
Large hands grabbed her waist, steadying her and he lifted her in.
Shoot.
“Definitely going to just do what needs to be done next time,” he muttered.
And she was definitely in trouble here.
She nearly sighed in relief as she climbed into the back to find Grady sitting there in the corner. He was on his phone, seemingly uninterested in her and Steele’s conversation. She sat across from him, knowing it was likely a bad idea for her to face backward. She could get motion sickness just by watching a fishing show on TV. And she could never sit on the sideways seats on the bus.
“Took the two of you long enough. You’ve let out all the warm air.”
