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Though her recollections were hazy, she did remember kissing Zack. Remembered being wrapped around him as he kissed her again. And she remembered liking it.
But was sex all he wanted? Was sex all she wanted? Or did she want more? Something deeper. Something she wasn’t sure she could have. And what about Zack? Did he even want a deeper relationship? Maybe he just wanted to have fun. Still, if sex was all he wanted, why hadn’t he taken her up on her offer last night?
Because he’s a good guy. He wouldn’t take advantage of you when you were drunk.
You thought Stan was a good guy when you married him. Hell, he was a good guy. At first. Then he changed, in ways you never imagined.
Laurel’s faith in marriage had slowly eroded, until the revelation that her husband was a drug addict had blown it to pieces. Worse, she hadn’t known. Not until he was deep into his addiction.
Laurel had confronted him. He’d promised he’d get clean. Over and over. But he’d lied. She doubted he’d ever intended to give up the drugs. And when she’d confronted him for the final time, and given him an ultimatum, he’d walked out. He’d stayed around long enough to give her a divorce, then disappeared, leaving her in debt and taking every penny of their money.
She’d vowed then that she would never be that vulnerable again.
But that was in her past. She was only twenty-eight. She had two beautiful children she loved with all her heart. Until she found a better job she and her kids were locked into a bleak future. She wanted more for them. She wanted more for herself. Maybe the job Zack offered was the answer. She had to try.
And what about Zack himself?
Maybe she had to try with him too.
She switched the wash and since she still wasn’t feeling great, crawled into bed to take a nap. An hour later she woke up. She rarely remembered her dreams, but this one was lit up like a neon sign in her mind. How could she forget a sexy, erotic dream starring none other than Zack Bannister?
If she hadn’t already decided to give the two of them a chance, that dream would have convinced her. And if she was going to do that, she might as well take the offer of what seemed like the perfect job. Smiling a little, Laurel remembered when Zack had put his number into her phone earlier that morning. She pressed in his number and waited.
“Hello.”
“Zack, it’s Laurel.”
“Hi. I didn’t expect to hear from you so soon. Did you make a decision?”
“I did. I really appreciate the offer. It means a lot.”
“You’re turning it down,” he said, sounding disappointed.
Laurel laughed. “No, I’m accepting. I think the job sounds perfect.”
