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Why had she said that?
Because she was an idiot. But didn’t she owe him something?
“I, um, what?”
“What did you just say?” he whispered.
“I said something?”
As he put the broom and pan into the cupboard, she slid down from the counter.
“You’ll stay where you were put if you know what’s good for you.”
Dear Lord.
She was in big trouble. But she pulled herself back up onto the counter as he turned and started walking toward her.
Well, it wasn’t really walking. More like prowling.
“Don’t be cute with me. I know what you said. And trying to pretend you didn’t say it is akin to lying. I don’t like being lied to.”
“Seems like there are a lot of things you don’t like,” she said as he placed his hands on the counter on either side of her hips.
I could just pull him in toward me and kiss him. Then he’d grab me, twist me around, and bend me over the counter before ripping off my panties.
“There are,” he agreed, to her surprise. “Mostly, I don’t like to be lied to or deceived. And I don’t like when people I care about don’t allow me to help them or keep them safe. What I do like is when the people close to me come to me for help when they need it, rather than try to solve things themselves.”
Well, at least she wasn’t someone he would consider close to him. Or that he cared about.
So she didn’t have to worry about the fact that there were many things he didn’t know about her life.
“You solve all of your family’s problems?” she asked.
“I solve the big issues. The ones they bring to me. I wish they’d give me all of their problems, but I’ve been told that’s too controlling.”
It was.
“I don’t believe there’s such a thing as too controlling.”
Okay, then.
Umm. Jilly really didn’t know what to say to that.
“Are there any problems you want me to solve?”
Dun-Dun-Dun.
She didn’t know what that noise in her head signified. But she thought it might be heralding the fact that it was about to explode.
It was like he knew what was going on with her. . . but there was no way he could, right?
Besides, she didn’t need his help. She was solving everything on her own. Another few months and things would be . . . well, better.
“No?”
“You don’t sound so sure. You can tell me anything, Jillian. Understand? If there’s a problem, I’ll help you solve it.”
“Well, I do have one problem that I can’t solve.”
