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“Hey this”—she pointed down her leg—“was not my fault.”
“Still, I don’t want to take any chances, or you’ll be going right back upstairs to bed.”
That was the last thing Cami wanted. She turned herself toward the car and gathered the crutches in one hand, holding them out to Enzo. “Let’s go.”
She got into the car with minimal effort, confident in a few days’ time she would be back to her normal routine. Enzo pulled out of the driveway, and Cami rolled the window down, savoring the hot breeze on her face.
“Oh, I forgot to tell you. Your new hire starts tomorrow.”
“Excuse me?” Cami snapped her head back in the car, turning an icy glare on Enzo. “What new hire?”
“I asked Paulie if he knew anyone looking for a job. He spread the word and a few people sent in resumes. I picked one, and I think she’ll be exactly what you’re looking for.”
“What made you think that it was okay to hire someone formycompany?” He had no idea what her qualifications for a good employee were, nor did he know that she didn’t want to hire anyone new. She was doing fine until she’d hurt her ankle.
“You needed someone else. You and Paulie weren’t cutting it anymore. You need someone for at least the rest of tourist season. You’re burnt out, or you wouldn’t have slept half the day away on the couch.”
She jabbed a finger into his bicep. “I slept half the day away because you gave me multiple orgasms and drained my energy. It had nothing to do with being burnt out.”
“I’m sure that didn’t help,” he said, a stupid smirk on his face. “But you’ve been running haggard for too long, and it’s a pace you can’t keep up forever.”
“Now I’m haggard?”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Fine, so maybe I’ve been neglecting sleep and could use a little time off, but the Local Bean is my shop. How would you like it if I went to your restaurant and hired someone to work there without you ever meeting them or reading their resume?”
He was quiet for a moment as he pulled over to the side of the road. Good, if he wanted to argue, she was ready.
“I see your point.”
Taken aback, she stared at him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t hear that. Can you say it again?”
“You’re right. I overstepped. But in my defense, I was just trying to take away some of the burden you’re dealing with because of me.”
How could she fault him for that? He felt guilty and was doing everything in his power to fix what he broke. “I know, and I do appreciate it, even if I have a funny way of showing it, but I wish you would have talked to me first.”
“I knew you would have said no.”
“Then you should have let me say no. I don’t know what’s going on between us, but if this is going to work, we need to be a team. I can’t worry that if I tell you no, that you’re just going to go and do it anyway.”
Enzo cupped her cheek, and despite the frustration coursing through her, she nuzzled into the warmth of his palm.
“I want it to work,” he said, his thumb brushing the apple of her cheek.
“Me too.” She wanted it to work so badly. Her whole life she’d avoided serious relationships, choosing physical attraction over any emotional attraction. Now that she opened herself up to both with Enzo, she didn’t want to lose it. She didn’t want to lose him.
It had been a long road for them to finally break down the walls that kept them apart, but now that they had, and she could see clearly to the other side, she no longer could deny it.
She was in love with Enzo Moretti.
Chapter 21
The air was warm, but not too hot, and Cami propelled herself forward on the crutches. She felt pretty silly using them for a twisted ankle, but if it was enough to get her out of the house and on the go, she didn’t care. They could be covered in glitter with strobe lights, and she would still use them.
Enzo walked beside her as she made her way toward her shop. Only feet away, she stopped. “You know what?”
Enzo turned his blue-eyed gaze on her. “What’s that?”
