Page 47 of Legacy

“Are you putting yourself down again?”

I froze at the sound of Callum’s voice, my palms going sweaty. The object of my latest dream strolled behind Gregory and winked at the man. “Are you going to make me growl at you again?”

“No, no. No growling needed. I am going to go back to my desk and get things ready for tomorrow. Felicity, you should take off. You’re past your hours.”

I blinked, pulling my gaze away from Callum’s gray eyes, and swallowed hard.

“What?”

“Darling. You’ve been working for over nine hours today. You can finish your project tomorrow. Go and live your life. Remember, there is more to life than spreadsheets and working long hours. My wife and I learned that when we needed to, and I want to make sure you know it too.”

He nodded at Callum, gave me a wave, and went back to his office, leaving me alone with Callum Ashford. Once again.

“Well, I guess my boss said I’m no longer allowed to work. I’m sorry if you were coming in here to ask about your account. I guess I’ll have to work on it tomorrow.” I winked as I said it, a smile playing on my face.

Instead of glowering or looking annoyed, Callum just smiled.

He looked way too good with that smile.

“Actually, I am waiting for a phone call from a distributor and figured I’d come down here and show you the place.”

I blinked, confused. “What place?”

“The house I found for you? It’s not an apartment, but it’s a small two-bedroom house, and the owners use it for family members and friends who visit, but they also like to rent it out. They just don’t tend to tell people, but it’s rentable.”

“You found me a house. I thought you were just teasing me before with that.”

“I don’t tease, Felicity.”

Well, that was a lie if I had ever heard it. All he did was tease me. Then again, maybe he didn’t realize he was doing it. And I was losing my mind.

Yes, that sounded much more like the case.

“You found me a house.”

“I did. Come on, close up your things, and I’ll take you to it. It’s a short drive.”

“How did you know about it? What’s the rent? Is there a down payment? What’s the cleaning fee? Do I need to have references? There are a lot of questions that you just seem not to even care about right now.”

“I have a whole packet in the car for you. I know you and your love of spreadsheets. And I’m not going to take you to a crack house or something. You’re Felicity. I’m not going to let anyone hurt you.” His eyes narrowed as he said it, and a shiver ran down my spine.

No, I knew Callum would do everything in his power to make sure no one ever hurt me. That was who Callum was. Overprotective, forceful, and powerful.

And every single time somebody in his orbit, namely his family, got hurt, he blamed himself.

Then again, my brothers did the same thing. It was probably why they were such good friends.

I let out a sigh and clicked save on my spreadsheet. “I suppose I’ll work on it tomorrow.”

“Baker giving you trouble?”

“I’m not telling you what I’m working on. That would be unprofessional.”

“Your voices carried when I walked in, and everybody knows that the bakery could go under at any moment because Fiona doesn’t know what she’s doing.”

“I’m not going to say anything,” I answered with a wince as I grabbed my bag. “Where are we going?”

“To the house across the street from mine,” he said after a moment. “That’s how I know about it. The older couple who own it lend it out to their adult children. You remember the Radfords?”