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“Not at all.”
“Disco nap.”
I laughed, remembering the term she used before. I’d read that new moms needed to take naps when they could. And I could use a few minutes away from her myself.
I’d come damn close to kissing her.
She padded toward the door, murmuring to the baby as she went. When she was gone, I raked my fingers through my hair. So freaking stupid.
I checked my email on my phone as I waited for Lucky. If I went back into the restaurant, I’d be sucked into doing something on the floor. Five minutes later, he was backing up to the dock.
We loaded everything up and Lucky gave me a few side-eyes. I really didn’t want to talk about it, but the man was nothing if not a chatty Cathy.
“So, Emma.”
“Don’t go there.”
Lucky held up his hands in surrender. “I mean, why not?”
“Because she works for me.”
“Who cares? Most relationships start at work. Better than a damn dating app.”
“I’m not going on those either.” I went back to the Christmas box and put it back on the shelf. I reached for the second tub in the back where I knew more of the oversized stars were stored.
“She’s a cool chick.”
“She has a baby.”
“C’mon, that’s not a problem for you.” Lucky took the tub from me and slid it onto the flatbed of his truck.
“She’s also almost ten years younger than me. What the hell would she want with me?”
Lucky opened his mouth, and I knew he’d argue the age difference as semantics.
“I’m too busy. It’s not fair to a woman to come in second to my job.”
“That’s on you, pal. You can make those changes.” He hopped down and slammed the tailgate closed. “All I’m hearing are excuses.”
I put my hands on my hips. “Ever think she’s the one who’s not interested?”
“Maybe.” He shrugged and opened the truck door. “Let’s go.”
I shook my head and closed the bay doors before jumping down. The timing was crap for both of us. It was better to put the mere idea out of my head all together.
I got inside and we drove around the building.
Thankfully, he didn’t give me any more shit about Emma. I really wasn’t in the place to talk about the situation.
And right now, there wasn’t one.
Maddie and Jensen were talking by the tree when we pulled up. They came down the hill to meet us.
Maddie waved. “Where’s Emma?”
“She’s taking a siesta with the baby in my office.” I got out and unhooked the tailgate.
“Oh, good. It’s a hot one and they could both use a rest.” Maddie took the smaller box.
