bribe Shaun to ask me on a date? ”
Her dad seemed genuinely shocked, but she knew how good he was at making deals and getting what he wanted. “Dad, I don’t need you to find dates for me. I’m almost twenty-three years old. ” Her father opened his mouth but she cut him off. “Just because I don’t date or go clubbing like a lot of girls my age doesn’t mean I need setting up. I’ll be so angry if you’ve used my crush on Shaun to manipulate him into dating me. ”
Sabina knew she was getting worked up , but she couldn’t help herself. “You better not have had anything to do with Shaun asking me on a date tonight, because I know I’m nothing like the woman he usually dates or brings to those stupid mine functions or our barbeques. ”
Crap! She was babbling hysterically. Sabina blamed it on being so nervous about the date that she couldn’t stop talking. Her dad picked up on her anxiety, stood up, and pulled her in for a hug, running soothing hands down her hair.
“Princess , I promise I didn’t set you up on a date with Shaun. I didn’t even know you liked him until now. Personally, I think he’s too old for you. I hear he has quite the reputation with the ladies. ” He pulled her back and cupped her face. “That’s not what I want for you. You deserve better. Someone who will adore you for the gem you are. ” He kissed her forehead and smiled at her. “If you ask me, I’d be happy if you didn’t date until well into your thirties. ”
Sabina rolled her eyes and hugged him tight . “Thanks, Dad. Sorry I jump to conclusions. ” She kissed his cheek. “He’s not too old for me. He’s only in his thirties and I’m in my twenties. Twelve years is nothing. ”
He father huffed and squeezed her tight one last time before she went inside to get ready . She felt a lot better after talking to her father, but it didn’t explain why he looked so smugly pleased when she first saw him when she walked home. She knew she shouldn’t have accused her dad. But ever since her mother left and moved back to England, her father focused all his spare attention on her. She never went without and always had the best of everything. Her father would do anything to make her happy, even if that meant getting the man of her dreams to go on a date with her. Sighing, she hoped he told the truth and hadn’t messed with her life.
Chapter Two
Shaun stared at himself in the mirror and wondered if he should really go through with this . Sabina was his boss’s daughter. The problem was he’d been dreaming about Sabina since he first met her six years ago.
He had been working for Coal Mine Plus Industries for six months and had tried to get a meeting for a job as a supervisor. Alan Ross was the It man in the mining industry. The guy every mine fought to get to come and work for them was doing the interviews for a new job. Shaun remembered the first time he’d met Sabina and Alan.
Shaun’s palms were sweaty as he walked to Alan’s door . He opened it to see a secretary sitting at a desk and two other men, one a little older than him and the other in his late fifties, waiting.
Shaun looked at his watch to see it flash 1:50. He was early by ten minutes. Walking to the receptionist, he smiled down at her. “Hi. I’m here for my two o’clock interview. I’m Shaun Griffeth. ”
She nodded and pointed to a chair . He sat in the spare seat closest to the other door in the room. He looked around the sparse, quiet room, pausing when he heard some one say, “Dad, you need to eat. ”
He glanced around and it took him a moment to realize the voice had come from behind the door .
“I’m not leaving until you eat half of it . I made your favorite. ”
A man with a gruff English accent answered , “Sabina, I don’t have time. I’m already late with some of the interviews. And I’m going to be here late tonight making sure I have a replacement for—”
“Exactly , Dad, so eat half now and all you
Her dad seemed genuinely shocked, but she knew how good he was at making deals and getting what he wanted. “Dad, I don’t need you to find dates for me. I’m almost twenty-three years old. ” Her father opened his mouth but she cut him off. “Just because I don’t date or go clubbing like a lot of girls my age doesn’t mean I need setting up. I’ll be so angry if you’ve used my crush on Shaun to manipulate him into dating me. ”
Sabina knew she was getting worked up , but she couldn’t help herself. “You better not have had anything to do with Shaun asking me on a date tonight, because I know I’m nothing like the woman he usually dates or brings to those stupid mine functions or our barbeques. ”
Crap! She was babbling hysterically. Sabina blamed it on being so nervous about the date that she couldn’t stop talking. Her dad picked up on her anxiety, stood up, and pulled her in for a hug, running soothing hands down her hair.
“Princess , I promise I didn’t set you up on a date with Shaun. I didn’t even know you liked him until now. Personally, I think he’s too old for you. I hear he has quite the reputation with the ladies. ” He pulled her back and cupped her face. “That’s not what I want for you. You deserve better. Someone who will adore you for the gem you are. ” He kissed her forehead and smiled at her. “If you ask me, I’d be happy if you didn’t date until well into your thirties. ”
Sabina rolled her eyes and hugged him tight . “Thanks, Dad. Sorry I jump to conclusions. ” She kissed his cheek. “He’s not too old for me. He’s only in his thirties and I’m in my twenties. Twelve years is nothing. ”
He father huffed and squeezed her tight one last time before she went inside to get ready . She felt a lot better after talking to her father, but it didn’t explain why he looked so smugly pleased when she first saw him when she walked home. She knew she shouldn’t have accused her dad. But ever since her mother left and moved back to England, her father focused all his spare attention on her. She never went without and always had the best of everything. Her father would do anything to make her happy, even if that meant getting the man of her dreams to go on a date with her. Sighing, she hoped he told the truth and hadn’t messed with her life.
Chapter Two
Shaun stared at himself in the mirror and wondered if he should really go through with this . Sabina was his boss’s daughter. The problem was he’d been dreaming about Sabina since he first met her six years ago.
He had been working for Coal Mine Plus Industries for six months and had tried to get a meeting for a job as a supervisor. Alan Ross was the It man in the mining industry. The guy every mine fought to get to come and work for them was doing the interviews for a new job. Shaun remembered the first time he’d met Sabina and Alan.
Shaun’s palms were sweaty as he walked to Alan’s door . He opened it to see a secretary sitting at a desk and two other men, one a little older than him and the other in his late fifties, waiting.
Shaun looked at his watch to see it flash 1:50. He was early by ten minutes. Walking to the receptionist, he smiled down at her. “Hi. I’m here for my two o’clock interview. I’m Shaun Griffeth. ”
She nodded and pointed to a chair . He sat in the spare seat closest to the other door in the room. He looked around the sparse, quiet room, pausing when he heard some one say, “Dad, you need to eat. ”
He glanced around and it took him a moment to realize the voice had come from behind the door .
“I’m not leaving until you eat half of it . I made your favorite. ”
A man with a gruff English accent answered , “Sabina, I don’t have time. I’m already late with some of the interviews. And I’m going to be here late tonight making sure I have a replacement for—”
“Exactly , Dad, so eat half now and all you
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