rushed through
me at nearly falling. Seeing him again immediately caused havoc to my nerves.
Seth looked instantly contrite. “Shit, I’m sorry.” He
said gruffly. “You okay?”
I looked down into his ruggedly handsome face and found
myself getting pulled into the dark blue intensity of his eyes. I looked away
hastily. “Uhm, yeah. Sorry for yelling there, you just startled me.”
“I totally had it coming. I should have known better
than to surprise you like that.” He said. “But I still want to know why you’re
down here by yourself?”
I wasn’t going to snitch out a fellow employee to a
customer, even if I didn’t like him. That was just bad form. “You’re going to
have to ask him.”
“And who is him?” Seth grumbled.
My lip twitched at his grumpy tone. “Jerry Harris.” I
offered. Nothing wrong with disclosing the man’s name.
He didn’t speak for a few seconds and I looked down at him
curiously. His hard gaze was tracking the room taking in what had been done.
“Did you do most of this by yourself while that guy sat on his ass?” His fixed
his eyes back on me.
I gave him an arched look and went back to dismantling.
I was going have no problem taking my complaints about Jerry to Tom, but I
wasn’t going to air them in front of a client.
Seth walked over to the bottom of the stairs. “Evan!”
He yelled deeply.
A moment later a voice yelled back. “Yeah?”
“I want you to stand on that front porch and stare as
hard as you can at the guy in that plumber’s truck outside and if he’s not
moving to get his ass in here in two minutes than inquire as to why he’s not.”
“Sure thing.” The voice responded like Seth had just
asked him to go retrieve the mail.
I stared at Seth impressed by his commanding manner. The
arrow of heat that shot straight to my core I could have done without though.
He moved back toward the ladder taking hold of it again. It was like he was
concerned for my safety. But I was used to taking care of myself. Returning my
attention to the pipes I ignored the warmth flooding my veins at his
unremitting scrutiny.
A tension filled silence reigned before Seth broke it.
“You’ve gotten a lot done today.”
“It’s easy to take things apart.” I pulled the pipe I
was working on loose and moved to step down the ladder with it, but Seth took
it from me before I could.
“I got that.” He said walking it over and placing it
with the other discarded piping.
I stared after him finding myself running my eyes over
his large, burly frame. He was in shorts which showed off his muscular calves,
and a t-shirt that emphasized his beefy chest and well-developed arms. The
overall vista was wholly imposing…and magnificent.
I tore my gaze away and shook my head. Focus girl! I
tried ignoring him as he ambled back over. Maybe he’d go away. My grip on the
wrench slipped slightly and I nearly dropped it.
Hooyea (fool)!
“Careful there.” Seth cautioned.
“Yes, I know.” I retorted irritably.
Seth chuckled. Chuckled! The sound was deep and
seemed to reverberate through my body sending warmth everywhere. That was not good! I reinforced my irritable tone with an irritable look, but he just stared
at me with amusement in his eyes.
Even though I’d gone through some serious shit in my
life and could at times be a real bitch, I was a naturally humorous person and
enjoyed a good laugh. I tried hard but I couldn’t hold back the reflexive curl
of my mouth.
“Shut up…and go away. You bother me.” Shit, shit, shit.
I shouldn’t have admitted that. It was like saying that he, quote, unquote: ‘ bothered
me’ .
“Do I?” He drawled in his gravelly voice…and there went
another shiver down my spine.
I wrenched hard on the
me at nearly falling. Seeing him again immediately caused havoc to my nerves.
Seth looked instantly contrite. “Shit, I’m sorry.” He
said gruffly. “You okay?”
I looked down into his ruggedly handsome face and found
myself getting pulled into the dark blue intensity of his eyes. I looked away
hastily. “Uhm, yeah. Sorry for yelling there, you just startled me.”
“I totally had it coming. I should have known better
than to surprise you like that.” He said. “But I still want to know why you’re
down here by yourself?”
I wasn’t going to snitch out a fellow employee to a
customer, even if I didn’t like him. That was just bad form. “You’re going to
have to ask him.”
“And who is him?” Seth grumbled.
My lip twitched at his grumpy tone. “Jerry Harris.” I
offered. Nothing wrong with disclosing the man’s name.
He didn’t speak for a few seconds and I looked down at him
curiously. His hard gaze was tracking the room taking in what had been done.
“Did you do most of this by yourself while that guy sat on his ass?” His fixed
his eyes back on me.
I gave him an arched look and went back to dismantling.
I was going have no problem taking my complaints about Jerry to Tom, but I
wasn’t going to air them in front of a client.
Seth walked over to the bottom of the stairs. “Evan!”
He yelled deeply.
A moment later a voice yelled back. “Yeah?”
“I want you to stand on that front porch and stare as
hard as you can at the guy in that plumber’s truck outside and if he’s not
moving to get his ass in here in two minutes than inquire as to why he’s not.”
“Sure thing.” The voice responded like Seth had just
asked him to go retrieve the mail.
I stared at Seth impressed by his commanding manner. The
arrow of heat that shot straight to my core I could have done without though.
He moved back toward the ladder taking hold of it again. It was like he was
concerned for my safety. But I was used to taking care of myself. Returning my
attention to the pipes I ignored the warmth flooding my veins at his
unremitting scrutiny.
A tension filled silence reigned before Seth broke it.
“You’ve gotten a lot done today.”
“It’s easy to take things apart.” I pulled the pipe I
was working on loose and moved to step down the ladder with it, but Seth took
it from me before I could.
“I got that.” He said walking it over and placing it
with the other discarded piping.
I stared after him finding myself running my eyes over
his large, burly frame. He was in shorts which showed off his muscular calves,
and a t-shirt that emphasized his beefy chest and well-developed arms. The
overall vista was wholly imposing…and magnificent.
I tore my gaze away and shook my head. Focus girl! I
tried ignoring him as he ambled back over. Maybe he’d go away. My grip on the
wrench slipped slightly and I nearly dropped it.
Hooyea (fool)!
“Careful there.” Seth cautioned.
“Yes, I know.” I retorted irritably.
Seth chuckled. Chuckled! The sound was deep and
seemed to reverberate through my body sending warmth everywhere. That was not good! I reinforced my irritable tone with an irritable look, but he just stared
at me with amusement in his eyes.
Even though I’d gone through some serious shit in my
life and could at times be a real bitch, I was a naturally humorous person and
enjoyed a good laugh. I tried hard but I couldn’t hold back the reflexive curl
of my mouth.
“Shut up…and go away. You bother me.” Shit, shit, shit.
I shouldn’t have admitted that. It was like saying that he, quote, unquote: ‘ bothered
me’ .
“Do I?” He drawled in his gravelly voice…and there went
another shiver down my spine.
I wrenched hard on the
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