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“ForErin,”shereplied.
Impulsively,hetookher hand,pausing justa secondtothinkabouthowsoftherskin wasbefore taking herbacktotheoffice. Everyonethey passed stared,butheignoredthem.
“Max,wherearewe—”Gigi began,justashepulledopen thedoor. Heknewitwasn’tideal,but hehad Erin setup in a playpen with all the toys he had brought with him from LA.Hespent as much time as he could back there with her,but healso had tofocuson workand makesureeverything ran likeawell-oiledmachine.
“You broughther toworkwith you?”Gigiasked,bending down topick up Erin; Maxcouldn’t helpbutstareatherperfectassasshedid.When sheturned around,hiseyesshotbacktoherface.
“I didn’thaveachoice,”hereplied. “Thegirl Iwanttohireasa nannyleft mewith norealanswer tomyjobproposition,andI won’tbegetting someoneelseuntilI knowwhatherdecision is.”
Shefrowned at him.“You should havetold meyouwerestuck. I would havehelped you out.”
“Youmadeit abundantlyclear thismorning thatyou weren’t preparedtostartworking for mejustyet, evenwithmy generousremuneration package.”
Her frown deepened.“Youcan’tbring your seven-month-old daughtertoa nightclub.”
Maxdid feel guiltyaboutit,butlikehe’d justtoldher:he’dhad nochoice.“Sowhatare you going todoaboutit?” heasked,watching Gigi bounceErin on her hip.
Shemethis gazesteadily.“I’mgoing tostayrighthereand lookafter her.”
Even fucking better. Hethoughtshe’d tellhimto giveher hisapartmentkeyssoshecouldwatch Erin athis place. Butthis way,Maxcould comeandseethembothwhenever hewanted,andwith thewayhewasfeeling about Gigi,itwould bea bonustolay his eyeson heroncean hour.
“Good,”hesaid. “Wantanything todrink?”
