a
problem?”
“It’s slow right now so shouldn’t be. How long we talking?”
“I don’t know yet. I’ll be in to pick up the call-tracing
equipment today.”
“What is he extorting her with?”
“Money or her life,” Travis told him.
“I hope you know what you’re doing,” Ian told him.
“Let’s hope so, Ian. I’ll see you later,” Travis said before
he hung up.
First things first, Travis needed a tour of the property and
then he was going back to his place for clothes and equipment and he was taking
Jessie with him. He wasn’t going to let her out of his sight.
Jessie felt stupid for admitting that she trusted Travis.
She wouldn’t have if he hadn’t looked so surprised when she said it.
But now that she had, she wasn’t so sure. Why did she trust
him? He hadn’t been very forthcoming about himself. When she thought about it
she didn’t really know anything about him.
Before she could think twice about it, she dialed the number
for Maggie Sinclair, Jessie’s lawyer.
Jessie only told Maggie that she was looking into hiring a
new employee and needed a background check.
Maggie promised to have it for her in a couple days and
Jessie hung up, refusing to contemplate what Travis would think if he knew she
was checking up on him.
* * * * *
Travis followed along behind Jessie as she showed him the
grounds and where to find certain plants and trees. It was a large property, bigger
than he had first expected. She had renovated one of the barns into several
rooms that she could rent out to her employees. It was smart.
Brad and Marc had gone off to work and had come back later
in the afternoon. If they had been surprised to see him still there, they
covered it quickly. Jessie easily put them back to work, little things that
needed to be done. But Travis had seen through her. She just wanted them out of
the way so they didn’t ask any questions.
Marc seemed very protective of Jessie, going so far as to
ask her quietly if she thought hiring him was a good idea. Granted the guy
didn’t know who he was.
But Jessie let him know what she thought of him questioning
her by dismissing him to go and change a light bulb. He wandered off with a
good-natured smirk on his face.
He couldn’t help but admire her stubbornness and feisty, no-nonsense
attitude. She wasn’t the type of woman who would be taken advantage of easily
and he still had no idea how she had gotten mixed up with Cyrus.
He watched the sway of her hips as she wandered in front of
him. He wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to keep his hands off her. She
was a wet dream waiting to happen.
She rambled on about plant types and where they were located
but his eyes refused to move from her ass. It just looked too good. It had been
a long time since he had the time or the energy for a long seduction and he
wished now that he had never made that stupid agreement with her for one night
only.
“Have you ever done this kind of work, Travis?”
“Huh?” His brain was slow to catch up. Raising his eyes to
her face, he saw the smile there and knew he had been busted drooling over her
ass. But she didn’t seem to mind and he wondered if he could talk her into
changing their agreement.
“Have you ever done landscaping?” she asked again.
“Yeah, but not since high school and then it was only a
summer job.”
“Good, that will be helpful. Okay, so all of those bags of
mulch need to be loaded in the back of this truck. Think you can handle that?”
“Sure.” He was briefly surprised that she was really going
to make him work. But then he caught the glint of challenge in her eyes. She
was testing him. For what, he didn’t know but it wasn’t in his nature to give
up a challenge.
“Let me know when you’re done,” she said as she sauntered
away and he wished that he could go up behind her and give her ass a quick
slap.
He couldn’t help watching until she was out of sight.
Turning to the mulch, he found Marc standing a few
problem?”
“It’s slow right now so shouldn’t be. How long we talking?”
“I don’t know yet. I’ll be in to pick up the call-tracing
equipment today.”
“What is he extorting her with?”
“Money or her life,” Travis told him.
“I hope you know what you’re doing,” Ian told him.
“Let’s hope so, Ian. I’ll see you later,” Travis said before
he hung up.
First things first, Travis needed a tour of the property and
then he was going back to his place for clothes and equipment and he was taking
Jessie with him. He wasn’t going to let her out of his sight.
Jessie felt stupid for admitting that she trusted Travis.
She wouldn’t have if he hadn’t looked so surprised when she said it.
But now that she had, she wasn’t so sure. Why did she trust
him? He hadn’t been very forthcoming about himself. When she thought about it
she didn’t really know anything about him.
Before she could think twice about it, she dialed the number
for Maggie Sinclair, Jessie’s lawyer.
Jessie only told Maggie that she was looking into hiring a
new employee and needed a background check.
Maggie promised to have it for her in a couple days and
Jessie hung up, refusing to contemplate what Travis would think if he knew she
was checking up on him.
* * * * *
Travis followed along behind Jessie as she showed him the
grounds and where to find certain plants and trees. It was a large property, bigger
than he had first expected. She had renovated one of the barns into several
rooms that she could rent out to her employees. It was smart.
Brad and Marc had gone off to work and had come back later
in the afternoon. If they had been surprised to see him still there, they
covered it quickly. Jessie easily put them back to work, little things that
needed to be done. But Travis had seen through her. She just wanted them out of
the way so they didn’t ask any questions.
Marc seemed very protective of Jessie, going so far as to
ask her quietly if she thought hiring him was a good idea. Granted the guy
didn’t know who he was.
But Jessie let him know what she thought of him questioning
her by dismissing him to go and change a light bulb. He wandered off with a
good-natured smirk on his face.
He couldn’t help but admire her stubbornness and feisty, no-nonsense
attitude. She wasn’t the type of woman who would be taken advantage of easily
and he still had no idea how she had gotten mixed up with Cyrus.
He watched the sway of her hips as she wandered in front of
him. He wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to keep his hands off her. She
was a wet dream waiting to happen.
She rambled on about plant types and where they were located
but his eyes refused to move from her ass. It just looked too good. It had been
a long time since he had the time or the energy for a long seduction and he
wished now that he had never made that stupid agreement with her for one night
only.
“Have you ever done this kind of work, Travis?”
“Huh?” His brain was slow to catch up. Raising his eyes to
her face, he saw the smile there and knew he had been busted drooling over her
ass. But she didn’t seem to mind and he wondered if he could talk her into
changing their agreement.
“Have you ever done landscaping?” she asked again.
“Yeah, but not since high school and then it was only a
summer job.”
“Good, that will be helpful. Okay, so all of those bags of
mulch need to be loaded in the back of this truck. Think you can handle that?”
“Sure.” He was briefly surprised that she was really going
to make him work. But then he caught the glint of challenge in her eyes. She
was testing him. For what, he didn’t know but it wasn’t in his nature to give
up a challenge.
“Let me know when you’re done,” she said as she sauntered
away and he wished that he could go up behind her and give her ass a quick
slap.
He couldn’t help watching until she was out of sight.
Turning to the mulch, he found Marc standing a few
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