I wish that people had shared with me when I’d been your age."
" Well, thanks, but I’m actually okay with doing things how I do them."
He nodded. "Fair enough. I’ll leave you to it, then."
And then he turned and was gone.
Sky stood there for a moment, camera in hand, wondering what had just happened. Was he trying to tell her he wasn’t happy with the way she was doing things? That would be impossible, wouldn’t it? He had barely been in the room long enough to see anything, except that she was totally engrossed in what she was doing, which, she thought, would be a good quality for an employee to have.
She felt a funny swirling sensation in her stomach. That awkward interaction with him, plus his secret room, suddenly had her wondering if this really was such a dream job after all.
Sky didn’t see Josh again that day, and when five o’clock rolled around, Conner came and found her.
"You ready to call it a day?" he asked.
Sky nodded. The week had gone by quickly and, despite working at a steady pace, she was still only about halfway through with the art in the living room. She wondered if she’d made more progress than they’d been expecting or not enough. Probably, she thought, Josh would think she was going too slow, too caught up in admiring all the artwork.
" You’re doing a great job so far," Conner said, as though reading her thoughts. They walked outside and got into the car. Sky buckled her seatbelt and looked at him.
" Do you really think that or are you just saying it?"
He gave her a sly smile. "Sweetie, I don’t ever say anything unless I mean it. Why? Do you feel like things are not going so well? You do look a little wiped. Maybe take a nice soak in the tub when you get home. You’ve got a clawfoot tub, right? Can’t beat those when it comes to melting away the stress of the day."
" No, it’s just a regular tub." Sky fiddled with a loose string on the stitching of her purse. "And I’d say things went pretty well except when Josh tried to give me this advice about not getting too caught up in things? It was kind of weird, actually."
" Ahh. That’s a good sign, actually."
" What? That he’s giving me weird advice?"
" Well, it just means that he likes you."
" Likes me? I don’t think so."
" Sure it does. Trust me, doll, Josh Davis is not the type of person to seek someone out for chit chat if he didn’t at least like you a little."
" I’d say emphasis on the little."
Conner sighed. "Enough with the self-hating talk. You’re doing fine. No need to beat yourself up over it. Sure, Josh might take a little getting used to, but he’s a good guy. A little bit awkward, actually."
" I noticed."
" No, I mean, like, he’s kind of...I don’t know. I think everybody expects someone like him to be this suave, totally put together person. Which he can be. But he’s also kind of...not shy, that’s not the right word, but just not needing to be the center of attention. Which is refreshing. You’d expect someone out of Hollywood to be totally different, right? I know I would. But he can also be a little awkward, which I guess is not something you’d expect from someone that used to be a movie star. You know what I’m saying."
" I guess so."
But she wasn’t entirely sure. She also couldn’t help but think about Aidan, and how easy, from the very first day they worked together, it was to be around him, and to feel like she was right where she belonged. He’d made things comfortable, and even when she had questions or had made a mistake, she wouldn’t think twice about going to him about it. She knew she couldn’t expect this job to be exactly like the one at Prelude , nor could she expect Josh to be anything even remotely close to Aidan, but it was still hard not to at least wish she was still working there.
Chapter 9
Sky had only been home for a few minutes when her cell phone started to ring. She finished pouring herself a glass of water and took a long sip before
" Well, thanks, but I’m actually okay with doing things how I do them."
He nodded. "Fair enough. I’ll leave you to it, then."
And then he turned and was gone.
Sky stood there for a moment, camera in hand, wondering what had just happened. Was he trying to tell her he wasn’t happy with the way she was doing things? That would be impossible, wouldn’t it? He had barely been in the room long enough to see anything, except that she was totally engrossed in what she was doing, which, she thought, would be a good quality for an employee to have.
She felt a funny swirling sensation in her stomach. That awkward interaction with him, plus his secret room, suddenly had her wondering if this really was such a dream job after all.
Sky didn’t see Josh again that day, and when five o’clock rolled around, Conner came and found her.
"You ready to call it a day?" he asked.
Sky nodded. The week had gone by quickly and, despite working at a steady pace, she was still only about halfway through with the art in the living room. She wondered if she’d made more progress than they’d been expecting or not enough. Probably, she thought, Josh would think she was going too slow, too caught up in admiring all the artwork.
" You’re doing a great job so far," Conner said, as though reading her thoughts. They walked outside and got into the car. Sky buckled her seatbelt and looked at him.
" Do you really think that or are you just saying it?"
He gave her a sly smile. "Sweetie, I don’t ever say anything unless I mean it. Why? Do you feel like things are not going so well? You do look a little wiped. Maybe take a nice soak in the tub when you get home. You’ve got a clawfoot tub, right? Can’t beat those when it comes to melting away the stress of the day."
" No, it’s just a regular tub." Sky fiddled with a loose string on the stitching of her purse. "And I’d say things went pretty well except when Josh tried to give me this advice about not getting too caught up in things? It was kind of weird, actually."
" Ahh. That’s a good sign, actually."
" What? That he’s giving me weird advice?"
" Well, it just means that he likes you."
" Likes me? I don’t think so."
" Sure it does. Trust me, doll, Josh Davis is not the type of person to seek someone out for chit chat if he didn’t at least like you a little."
" I’d say emphasis on the little."
Conner sighed. "Enough with the self-hating talk. You’re doing fine. No need to beat yourself up over it. Sure, Josh might take a little getting used to, but he’s a good guy. A little bit awkward, actually."
" I noticed."
" No, I mean, like, he’s kind of...I don’t know. I think everybody expects someone like him to be this suave, totally put together person. Which he can be. But he’s also kind of...not shy, that’s not the right word, but just not needing to be the center of attention. Which is refreshing. You’d expect someone out of Hollywood to be totally different, right? I know I would. But he can also be a little awkward, which I guess is not something you’d expect from someone that used to be a movie star. You know what I’m saying."
" I guess so."
But she wasn’t entirely sure. She also couldn’t help but think about Aidan, and how easy, from the very first day they worked together, it was to be around him, and to feel like she was right where she belonged. He’d made things comfortable, and even when she had questions or had made a mistake, she wouldn’t think twice about going to him about it. She knew she couldn’t expect this job to be exactly like the one at Prelude , nor could she expect Josh to be anything even remotely close to Aidan, but it was still hard not to at least wish she was still working there.
Chapter 9
Sky had only been home for a few minutes when her cell phone started to ring. She finished pouring herself a glass of water and took a long sip before
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