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Money Can't Buy Love Calling In Sick
RaineyThe next morning, the sound of Tanner calling for me woke me from a dead sleep. Years after he was born, I always swore I heard him calling me in the middle of the night even when he was in his bed, fast asleep.I sat up, and my heart was racing. Then I felt it. A throbbing pain radiated in the front of my forehead, deep inside my brain.I glanced at the clock. It was a few minutes before my alarm.I groaned and pressed the heels of my hands against my head. I was never drinking again. The beers should have been enough, but Tessa insisted we had shots too.“Mommy!” Tanner cried.“Coming!” I called back. I rolled off the bed and realized I was still wearing the shirt from last night. My pants were crumpled pile on the floor. I wasn’t sure what was wrong with Tanner, so I threw on my robe and jogged out to the hallway toward his room.“What’s going on, honey?” I asked, coming into his room. The walls tilted at a strange angle, and I grabbed onto the dresser to steady myself. It w
Money Can't Buy Love Looking The Part
RaineyI pulled off my robe and let it fall to the floor. My headache was still there, but the aspirin had taken the edge off. I wanted to be clear and present to take care of Tanner, so I went into the bathroom and downed several Dixie cups worth of water, drowning my hangover and hoping it helped with my dehydration.I settled into bed, pulling my comforter around me in a little cocoon when my cell phone rang. I might have blamed Killian for his tendency to interrupt me at the worse moments, but it wasn’t his ring tone.I grabbed my phone and saw Michael’s name on the screen.I groaned. Was he going to berate me again about pretending to be sick?“Hello?” I said into the phone with the sickest voice I could muster.“Rainey, I hope I didn’t wake you,” Michael said.I tried to determine if he was teasing or being serious. “No, you didn’t.” He’d only called ten minutes ago. I supposed if I was as sick as I sounded then I might have flopped back over into bed. Why was he checking up on
Money Can't Buy Love Questioned
MichaelAfter getting off the phone with Rainey, I was unable to complete any tasks while waiting for her to get to the office. My mind was distracted with questions about the night before. Who was that guy she was with? Had she pulled an all-nighter at the guy’s place and had to miss work because he wanted round two? I’d seen the punk around the club before since he used to work the bar. She deserved better than trash like that. She deserved a real man who could take care of her with all the money in the world.I pushed the half-eaten bagel sandwich across my desk. I wasn’t hungry anymore. In fact, my stomach churned thinking about her with anyone else.The food stared back at me, so I removed the waste basket from under my desk and threw everything inside. I sipped on my coffee, which was now cold. I threw that in the basket too.I drummed my fingers on my desk and watched each second tick down on the clock.It wasn’t until I heard Rainey’s voice outside my office that I snapped ba
Money Can't Buy Love Connecting The Dots
Michael“Do you often golf in the winter?” Harper asked.“I don’t make it a habit, but if my client suggests it, then I aim to please.”Willis nodded and wrote something down on the tablet.“Were we trespassing?” I asked, even though I knew the answer. I wanted them to hurry along so I could get on with my day. And I needed to warn Frederick and Demetri that the cops were now involved in their investigation. Had someone alerted the police to foul play? Was it the same guy that sent his thugs to Natalia’s?“No,” Harper said. “We’re creating a timeline of the whereabouts of Sal Rossi over the last few weeks.”“Did you see anyone suspicious at the country club?” Willis asked.I shrugged. “It was early in the morning. I didn't see anyone on the course except for us.”Willis didn’t skip a beat with his next question. “And where else did you meet him since then?”I went to my calendar and listed off the lunches and meetings Sal and I had shared together. There weren’t many, so I hoped the d
Money Can't Buy Love Getting Rid of Her
RaineyI stared at the closed door in front of my face. Did Michael think he could get rid of me that easily? By avoiding me, he was confirming his guilt. At least in my eyes.I opened the door to his office and pushed through. I would get answers from him. I needed to know who I was working for, especially if it would involve my son at some point. If I was in any danger, I wanted out as soon as possible. I’d find another job.“I don’t like the way you're pushing me away,” I said. “We’re supposed to be a team, and ever since I started working for you, you’ve been hiding things from me.”Michael stood by the windows. “I figured you wanted to get back home as soon as you could since you aren’t feeling well. Anyway, this doesn’t concern you.”“I do want to get home,” I said, holding onto the excuse that I was sick. I wanted to get home to Tanner and take care of him like a good mother did. “But I also don’t think it’s right to keep me in the dark about all of this. I was involved with Sa
Money Can't Buy Love In Her Head
RaineyMichael had to feel the same way. But I shouldn’t have any feelings for him. He had dangerous secrets. Even if it was only his brother involved with the mob that still was one degree closer than I wanted to be to that organization.Instead of wanting to kiss him, I should be running the other way.But for some reason, my feet were firmly planted into the ground. How much trouble was I going to get into wanting to be with this man?I took a few minutes to collect myself and then went home as he requested.When I got there, Tanner was still fast asleep. At least he’d never know I left. Mom went downstairs to make soup for lunch, and I flopped onto the couch and turned on the television. I was way past the point of sleeping. Instead, I wanted to numb my brain until I could float away in oblivion, at least for a little while.I watched a few old episodes of a medical drama while checking in with Tanner now and then. The water in the glass on his bedside table had gone down, so I kn
Money Can't Buy Love Asking Her Out
MichaelOn Friday, Rainey and I worked until eight at night finishing up all of the final tasks for the charity event the next night. I couldn’t believe the event was already here. I had the same feeling each year. The preparation took over my life until the night of the gala. This year was no different in that regard, but I had the added pressure of the situation surrounding Sal Rossi’s death. I felt like my limbs were being pulled in all directions at the same time.“I think it’s quitting time,” I said to Rainey.She yawned and nodded a few times. “I think so too. We both need our beauty rest for tomorrow.”“Well one of us does,” I said.She gave me a strange look.“I mean me,” I said quickly. “Obviously.”She gave me a half-smile and started to gather her things.We were finally back to the working relationship we had before Colorado, even though I kept thinking about when I almost kissed her the other day. I knew exactly what I was doing, but since she was the one to break this of
Money Can't Buy Love Big Plans
RaineyAfter the week I had, the phone call with Michael changed everything. We were somewhat back on track, and it wasn’t that awkward for us at the moment. Admittedly, the charity had something to do with that. This was Michael’s most important event of the year, and I doubted even a strange relationship like ours would get in the way of that. In fact, our working relationship was stronger. We were able to find each other's strengths and made up for the weaknesses of the other. I’d had a feeling that I wasn’t Michael’s first choice, but I made a point to prove that he’d made the right decision and not because I was willing to sleep with him.I thought that feeling had passed, but I was so wrong. With the almost-kiss the other day, my feelings for him had ignited again. But this time I kept them to myself. If anything was going to happen, it would have to be after the event. My need to prove myself at work outweighed any emotional feelings or physical stirrings I had for him.And tho
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