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“Gigi?”heaskedafterfinishing his lastsipof coffee.
“Yes,Max?”shebreathed.Hersoftvoicemadehimlookather.Hercheekswereflushedagain,and hewondered whathe’d donetomakethecolor rise.
“Haveyou thoughtaboutmyoffer?”
Shemethisintensegaze.Heneededhertosay yestothis.Erinwasalreadyusedtoher,andhe didn’twanttogothroughalltheshitoffindinganothernanny.Hejustwanted Gigitoagreetotake thejob.
“I have.”
“And?”Hisreplywastooeager,buthedidn’tgiveashit.Shealreadyknewwhathewanted so therewasnopointtrying tohideit.
“You wereright.”
Hiseyesnarrowed.“Aboutwhat,exactly?”
“Abouteverything.Theinternshipdoesn’tgetannouncedfortwomoreweeks, andIdon’teven thinkIgot myapplicationin ontimeanyway.”Shetookadeepbreathandlookeddownatherplate. “Thefactis,youneedsomeonetohelpyou outnow, andforthenexttwoweeks,I’llbefreetodo that.”
“Areyousayingyestome,Gigi?”
Itmusthavebeensomethingabouthiswordsthat madeher turntohim,hereyeswide.Her mouthhadpartedslightly,andherbreathinghadgrownragged.Sheshookherheadamoment later,her gazeretreating backtotheplate. “I’msaying yesto being Erin’snanny.”
“And you’llmovein, too?”
“IhavetospeaktoJenaboutitfirst,butifit’sonlyfortwoweeks,Idon’tsee therebeingany problem.”
Maxcouldfeelthesmilestretch outonhislips,only thistimehemadenoefforttoconcealit. “That’sgreat news.Thankyou,Gigi.”
Shepickedupherforkandshoveledsomescrambled eggsontoit.Shebroughtittohermouth, butnotbeforesaying,“Youneed tolookfor anothergirl,though,Max.”
Hissmilefaltered.Theywerebacktothatalready?“Ofcourse,”hereplied. Whatshedidn’tknow wasthathehadnointentionofgoingthroughanagencytofindsomeoneelse.Hewasdetermined tokeepGigi forhimself. “Will youmovein today?”
“AfterI cleanup afterbreakfast,I’llgohome,speakto Jen and packsome bags.”
Maxnodded. “Good.Ihavetoworkagaintonight.I’dlikeyoutobesettledin beforeIhaveto leave.”
