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“Okay.” Her mouth pulled to one side in a half grin and her hunger returned with a vengeance. Good gravy, had she really been about to waste all these great ribs? “Worried about that one percent?”
“Terrified.”
The minute they were finished and had cleaned off the excess barbecue sauce with the damp towels Edith had supplied, Ty picked up the folder and removed a stapled packet.
“Let’s take a walk while we go over the application.”
“Fine.” Did she sound as nervous as she felt? It had been one thing to answer Ty’s questions believing he was a kid working on a science project. But to let down her guard with the man striding beside her was another matter altogether.
He handed her the papers. “Here. Start with the first page. It’s just the basic statistics. Age, height, weight, educational background, hair and eye color. That sort of thing. Does it look right to you?”
She glanced over the information, slipping swiftly past the line with her age. She always winced seeing it in black and white. “How did Hutch know my weight?”
“He didn’t. Iguessed after meeting you.”
“You’re two pounds off.”
He reached into his shirt pocket. “Here’s a pen. Feel free to change it.”
“Not much point,” she admitted ruefully. “After that meal we just ate, it’s probably right on the mark. Oh, and you’ll have to change my occupation. I’m not a waitress anymore.”
“Leave it until you see what sort of job you pick up next week.”
She could hear an undercurrent of determination in his voice and sighed. “You’re still resolved to help me, aren’t you?”
“Yup.”
“Any point in my refusing?”
“Nope. Since I’m partially responsible for your losing your job, Ishould help you find another.”
“Partially?”
“Well, Ididn’t drop lunch on the guy, but I suspect I was the cause.” He leaned down so his mouth came dangerously close to the side of her face. “If you hadn’t been busy looking at me, you might have paid more attention to that tray.”
“I—”
“Now don’t go forgetting our agreement.”
She frowned in confusion. “What agreement?”
“To be truthful with each other.”
Her mouth snapped shut. Dam it all! How did he know she’d been about to fib? “All right, fine. You distracted me.”
“The feeling’s mutual, sweetheart.”
Rattled, she buried her nose in the application. “Where were we?”
“Running away?”
“Yes.”
“Go right ahead. I’ll catch up soon enough.”
That’s what she was afraid of. She scanned the next page, her attention snagging on one of the answers. “Now where did he come up with this one?”
“Which?”
