“What are you doing?” Cameron asked as he entered into the kitchen. He was once again angry, but he wasn't sure who he was angry at now. Was it at Ruby, who was talking to a man on the phone who was probably her boyfriend, or was it at himself for being attracted to his employee? Ruby turned to look at him as she opened the door of the microwave. "Oh, I was just getting this out of the microwave.” She said, offering him a small smile. The smile hit him at the center of his chest. Why was she smiling at him when she was just talking to her boyfriend? He had thought about the possibility of her having a boyfriend the first time she had come to work for him, but now hearing her speaking to him whoever he was wasn't something he liked at all.“I remembered telling you, you didn’t have to bother.” He said.He knew quite well that he was acting like a jerk, but he just couldn't help it. He had heard briefly at the door that the name of the person she was talking to was Liam. He wished tha
“I can't believe your boss allows you to have a visitor.” That was the first thing Olivia said when Davey brought her to the kitchen where Ruby was making lunch. She had been trying to get it all ready before she came, but Olivia was a few minutes early. Ruby offered her a smile and looked at Spring where she sat on one of the high chairs for the kids around the kitchen table. “Hey, Livy.” She said, just as Spring asked her who she was. “Livy? Who’s Livy, Ruby?” the young girl asked. She was looking at Olivia with an open mouth reaction, and she couldn't blame her. Olivia was a very beautiful woman, and her shining black hair, with an innocent face like a princess, made her look like she stepped out of a fairy tale. Unlike Ruby, Olivia was beautiful by all standards. She had a very sweet aura to her, even though she was sometimes mean when she wanted to pass a message across and it was taking too long to be accepted. Chuckling, Ruby said. "Livy is my cousin, baby.” Spring looked
“So what will you do?” she asked as she dished out lunch for everyone including Olivia. “I mean, you can't just avoid him forever, you know. You have to call him and talk to him.” She paused, licking her index finger when the hot sauce drop on it. "Or better yet, wait for him here and talk to him, if you don't want to do it alone.” She said. Olivia widened her eyes in fear. "What the heck, Ruby? Liam is coming here?” she asked. Ruby gave her a look and then she said. "Stop swearing dear cousin. I have kids sitting around here.” Olivia smiled. "You know you just sounded like their mother. Well, you do look like their mother with the way you look at them.” “Well, she's not their mother!” someone said and the kitchen door pulled open, and Cameron stepped inside. Oh shit! It was Ruby’s turn to widen her eyes in fear. She wondered how much of their conversation had he heard. How long he had been standing behind the door for, to have heard what they said? Cameron seemed to have the h
After lunch with his children Ruby, and her cousin, he retired back to his office to continue his work. This had been one of the reasons he had stayed back at home today so that he would see that friend and cousin. He had thought that the woman would be her friend, while the man would be her "cousin” but it didn't turn out to be that way. Thankfully, he was truly what Ruby had called him, and he was even taken, which made it all good. He was still working when the door of his office opened after a small knock sounded. Davey poked his head into his office. "Mr. MacMillan, the man is here to see Ruby. You said I should notify you first when he arrives.” He said. Cameron nodded his head. He had told him so because he wanted the opportunity to meet the man first. He still wanted to make sure that he was the cousin’s boyfriend and not Ruby’s. As long as he was working for him, he wouldn't entertain the idea of her being in a relationship, and even if she was in one, he didn't want her b
"So you think your boss hates you?” Olivia asked as she came to sit on her cousin’s bed. They have been talking on the balcony for a while, with Ruby telling her everything that had happened with her boss so far, from the first day of him saying he didn't want her, to not have a choice when his kids asked her to stay, and from the scenario in his office where she wore a tank top, forgetting she had no bra on. If Olivia didn't know her cousin any better, she would have said that she did that on purpose, but knowing her, she knew it had been something she didn't really think about. Ruby was a woman that loved to cover up her body as much as she could, even though Olivia tried to curb that. It took her a while to get her to see how beautiful she was, and how much sex appeal she had as well. She would always compare her body to hers, finding fault in the way her hips flared or the way her breasts looked. She would complain her food went to her butt, never really seeing herself the way s
After Olivia and Liam left the house that evening, Ruby was left to deal with getting dinner ready and helping Summer and Spring with their homework. She was good with multitasking, so it didn't seem like much to her. What she was bothered about was Cameron. She had noticed a change in his attitude since he came upstairs to get her and Olivia. Ruby knew quite well that the man wasn't all warmed up with her, but it wasn't this bad. She wondered what she had done this time. The fact that she was this hated by him was what she didn't understand. There was something so strong between them, or maybe it was just her imagination, or one-sided, but since Olivia had put the thought that he might be attracted to her in her head, she had been thinking it all through. With everything he had done, she saw the likeness of that in some of them, but now with his attitude, she could tell they were just nothing but what she knew they were. Sighing, she walked away from behind the cooker to go sit wi
“You should lock your door when you're in a compromising position like this.” He said after chuckling. This was the first time she was talking back at him like this, and he found out he liked this side of hers even better. She removed her hand from her mouth and said. "You should go out sir. I'm undressed. I don't know what you want, but I'll be down soon.” She said but he stood rooted to the ground. Cameron would one minute decide that this woman wasn't someone he wanted, that she wasn't the right woman for him, that he didn't crave her, and move on, but in the next moment, like she had it planned, she would do something and it will seduce him back into wanting her all over again, painfully so, without even trying. She was starting to show a feisty side he didn't realize she had before, and by the way, her voice shook, she probably didn't realize it as well until now. He wanted to see what she would do, so he took several steps toward her, and instead of her taking a step back like
The dinner went well, with Ruby and Flora talking for length after putting the kids to bed. Ruby got to meet their five-year-old son; Duke, who had insisted on sleeping over with Summer. She could tell the boy was fond of Summer and had a crush on Spring. Smiling now as she remembered the fuss he had made before his parents agreed with him staying the night. Ruby had also had to promise them that she would make sure he was well fed and not to worry about him. They would be picking him up later this evening. She was really glad she met Flora and Lee again and was able to thank them for saving her life and sending her here. This morning, she had woken up early to make breakfast because Cameron had told her last night that his sister and grandmother were coming over today. This weekend seemed to be a visitor receiving one, but she didn't mind one bit. As long as she got to cook and put a huge smile on each of the kid's faces, then she was good with it. She had decided to make use of th