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“Tyler, my daughter is a preschool teacher. Isn’t that amazing?” my dad says proudly, his enthusiasm pulling a tiny smile onto my face.
“It is,” Tyler tells him politely, looking as if he’d rather be anywhere else.
“Actually,” my dad continues, his face brightening, “she was just telling me about needing a volunteer for her classroom as they learn about careers. What better helper to have than a lawyer?”
My eyes widen at his words. I already know what he’s thinking before he says it.
“Dad, it’s alright. I’m sure I can…”
“Nonsense. I’m sure Tyler would love to help. Right, Tyler?” he says, giving Tyler an earnest look.
I glance over at Tyler and watch as he stands there, his mouth parted open in surprise. I can see in his eyes how much he doesn’t want to do it. But in his position, what choice does he really have?
“Sure, I’ll do it,” he splutters, trying his best to sound enthusiastic.
“Great! Look how easy that was, sweetheart,” my dad says, clapping his hands together cheerily. “I expect you to treat her with the utmost respect. She is my only daughter, after all.”
While I know he was just trying to be helpful, I really,really,wish he hadn’t done that. I can think of a million things I’d rather do than have Tyler at my work.
Pulling out my phone, I check the time and make a show of being disappointed.
“Well, Dad, I have to go finish up some work and all. But let’s do this again soon.” I go to give him a hug after picking up my bag.
“Yes, let’s. You can also come by the house anytime. Your mother misses you,” he tells me, giving me a soft pat on the back before pulling away.
“Tyler, come over here for a moment,” my dad says. Tyler curiously follows his direction.
They share some words under their breath. I’m too far away to hear. I’d find it rude if I had cared a little more, but I write it off as some work-related secret.
“Why don’t you walk Maria out? You can get to know each other a bit,” my dad says to Tyler once they’ve pulled away from each other.
“Yes, sir,” Tyler replies, quickly following me through my dad’s office door, looking like a cat that just caught its dinner.
Once the door shuts behind us, Tyler turns to me with narrowed eyes.
“My day is turning out to be interesting,” he says, grinning. “You didn’t tell me your dad worked here,” he adds as I continue to walk forward, uninterested in his antics.
“You never asked. Besides,youdidn’t tell me you worked here.” I roll my eyes even though he can’t see me.
“I hadn’t planned to do any volunteering anytime soon,” he says snootily, earning him a scoff from me.
“Trust me. I’m not interested in the guy who desperately tried to hit on me showing up at my place of employment,” I tell him as I stand impatiently waiting for the elevator.
When it opens up, I step in, Tyler following right after.
He must be trying to light me on fire with his glare. He’s sexy as sin, and maybe I would have liked him if it weren’t for the douchey demeanor I felt emanating from him the other night. He keeps his chestnut brown hair tastefully styled out of his face, and his perfectly tanned skin would make anybody jealous. He must work out religiously to maintain his huge, muscular body.
But it’s all shrouded by the fact that he would probably fuck anything with legs.
“What’s your problem with me anyway?” he demands, as we wait for the elevator to reach the lobby, which feels like it’s taking forever.
“What do you mean?” I ask, only letting my eyes dart to him for a moment before they face the door again.
“I mean exactly that. What’s your problem?”
I narrow my eyes at his insistence.
“No problem. I just don’t particularly like guys who show up to bars to pick up girls they plan to kick out of their beds as soon as the sun rises,” I explain, keeping my voice even.
