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”What is your problem?”
I cross my arms and stare at her. “My problem?”
“Yeah. Your problem. Ever since I walked in here, you’ve had it out for me. Why let Doris hire me if you didn’t want me here?”
I shake my head and huff. “I…I don’t.”
Madilyn rolls her eyes. “Wow. Convincing.”
A slight smile spreads across my face at her sarcastic reply. “I’m hard on everybody when they first start.”
“Why?”
I sit down in the chair across from her and let a sigh out. “I only hire people I see real potential in. And when they are lazy and don’t live up to that potential, it pisses me off.”
“So we’re all supposed to know what you expect of us and what you see in us?”
“I guess that’s a little unrealistic, huh?”
She nods. “You seem like a decent guy. But you gotta chill. Especially with me. Or I will quit.”
Shaking my head, I stand up and put my hands on her desk, leaning over. “But see, this makes me fucking upset. I’m the boss and you are walking in here and trying to take charge.”
“Not trying to take charge. Just setting my boundaries. I know what I’m worth, Beckett. And I won’t settle for less.”
“Jobs are scarce around here. You take what you get.”
Madilyn shrugs and leans back in her chair. “I’m not afraid to pack up and leave. I won’t settle for less than whether that is a job, home, or relationship. I know my worth.”
“Just… just do your damn job and do it quietly.”
She barks out a laugh. “Back to the Hyde, huh?”
“And back to the sarcastic bitch, huh?”
Turning around, I storm back out of her office and over to my bay. I run my hand over the car and sigh.
Madilyn is perfect for this job. She knows her shit and the guys love and respect her already.So why am I so hard on her?She’s fulfilling her potential, so I have no reason to be such an ass to her.
I look at the car in front of me and smile. I’m comfortable with cars. I can turn rust into beauty with my own two hands. I’m in my own world when working on these cars. Nobody to bother me. Nobody to mess with me. Nobody to distract me…
Distract me like Madilyn does.
I shake my head as I look up and watch her smile while on the phone. For some unknown reason, she makes me feel things. And feelings always lead to disappointment and heartbreak, something I never want to deal with again.
The one and only time I let a girl get close to me, she ripped my heart out. I built her a home. Built a life that would provide for her. Bought her the ring she wanted. All for her to throw it in my face and leave town with every last dime… and on another man’s arm.
So here I am, ten years later. Alone and living life how I want it. Until Madilyn showed up. She’s young, but knows what she wants. Pretty, but doesn’t throw it around like my ex. She’s everything I should stay away from. Yet, there’s this pull to her. And maybe that’s why I’ve been an asshole to her. To push her away, protect my heart.
Somebody clears their throat, making me almost jump out of my skin. I turn around and curse to myself.
“Jesus, Doris. You scared the shit out of me. Aren’t you supposed to be on a cruise?”
The old woman laughs. “Delayed for two days. And maybe you shouldn’t be daydreaming about Miss Madilyn over there, huh?”
“Dunno what you’re talking about.”
“Mmm hmmm. So when you gonna ask her out?”
