regret, but she would not back away from it like a coward. She was going to let Razer into her life.
God help her.
9
B eth handed Evie her paycheck .
“I can give you more hours next week if you need them, but it would be only temporary. Mrs. Rogers fell and broke her hip. She wants to hire us for two weeks until her daughter can quit her job and move down here permanently.”
“That would be cool. The guys will be out of town for a few weeks. Beats sitting around the house, bored.”
Beth didn’t respond, instead she began clearing the cluttered paperwork at her desk. She and Evie had been going over the clients’ files.
She hadn’t mentioned her unexpected dinner last evening with Razer. Beth had told him that she would think about their talk and then decide what was best for them both. He hadn’t pressured her for a firm answer. He was seemingly content that at least Beth was considering seeing him again.
“Got plans this weekend?” Evie asked, drawing her mind back into the conversation.
“No, just paperwork that keeps piling up.”
“The girls and I are going to party at Rosie’s . I would really like for you to join us,” she ventured hesitantly.
“I really need to get that paperwork done.”
“The guys won’t be there; they’re leaving tonight. Sam won’t, either; without the guys, she’s not interested. It’s my birthday and I would really like you come,” Evie pleaded.
Beth knew she couldn’t refuse Evie’s sincere request. They had become friends over the last few months and she didn’t want to seem churlish by refusing.
“Okay, I’ll be there. What time?”
“I can pick you up.”
“I have to help Mrs. Rogers get settled in at home. She’s getting released in the afternoon, but a neighbor will spend the night. I’ll take my clothes, get changed there and then drive to the club.
Evie reached out and gave Beth an enthusiastic hug. “We’ll have a great time. You’ll see.”
“I know we will.” Laughing at an obviously excited Evie, Beth went to her closet and took a package from the shelf before closing the door, handing it to an obviously surprised Evie.
“You knew it was my birthday tomorrow?”
“Of course, you did give me your personal information for withholding taxes. I remembered the date.” Beth shrugged as if it was a simple task to remember such a thing.
“I have been with Knox three years, even though he would deny it, and he never remembers my birthday. No one has remembered my birthday since I was a kid.”
“Evie, I didn’t mean to make you sad. I wanted to make you happy. Open your present,” Beth encouraged, warmed by Evie’s reaction to her present.
Evie eagerly opened the present as if savoring the moment. When she lifted the lid, her eyes rose to Beth’s before she laid the box down on the table, pulling out the shimmering, silky, jade-green top. When she lifted the top, she discovered the box also contained a pair of onyx bangle bracelets and matching ear studs.
“I don’t know what to say,” Evie said, overwhelmed.
“Then don’t say anything. Enjoy.”
----
E vie held the silky top in her hands, afraid she would wrinkle it. Tears gathered in her eyes, however the woman who considered herself the toughest bitch among the other women, simply put the top back in the box, carefully gathered her things, and said a hasty goodbye. When Evie closed her car door from within, assured there were no prying eyes, she hit her steering wheel with her closed fists, trying to restore her emotions.
“She is unbelievable,” Evie ranted to herself. “She remembers one fucking compliment I paid her nine months ago and she buys me one even prettier. What woman does that? We are jealous bitches. Who buys a fucking gorgeous top for the woman who fucked the guy you’re crushing on?”
Evie and Razer had not touched each other since that night. Before then, they’d had sex regularly. Evie had spent many nights sleeping in his bed, too tired
God help her.
9
B eth handed Evie her paycheck .
“I can give you more hours next week if you need them, but it would be only temporary. Mrs. Rogers fell and broke her hip. She wants to hire us for two weeks until her daughter can quit her job and move down here permanently.”
“That would be cool. The guys will be out of town for a few weeks. Beats sitting around the house, bored.”
Beth didn’t respond, instead she began clearing the cluttered paperwork at her desk. She and Evie had been going over the clients’ files.
She hadn’t mentioned her unexpected dinner last evening with Razer. Beth had told him that she would think about their talk and then decide what was best for them both. He hadn’t pressured her for a firm answer. He was seemingly content that at least Beth was considering seeing him again.
“Got plans this weekend?” Evie asked, drawing her mind back into the conversation.
“No, just paperwork that keeps piling up.”
“The girls and I are going to party at Rosie’s . I would really like for you to join us,” she ventured hesitantly.
“I really need to get that paperwork done.”
“The guys won’t be there; they’re leaving tonight. Sam won’t, either; without the guys, she’s not interested. It’s my birthday and I would really like you come,” Evie pleaded.
Beth knew she couldn’t refuse Evie’s sincere request. They had become friends over the last few months and she didn’t want to seem churlish by refusing.
“Okay, I’ll be there. What time?”
“I can pick you up.”
“I have to help Mrs. Rogers get settled in at home. She’s getting released in the afternoon, but a neighbor will spend the night. I’ll take my clothes, get changed there and then drive to the club.
Evie reached out and gave Beth an enthusiastic hug. “We’ll have a great time. You’ll see.”
“I know we will.” Laughing at an obviously excited Evie, Beth went to her closet and took a package from the shelf before closing the door, handing it to an obviously surprised Evie.
“You knew it was my birthday tomorrow?”
“Of course, you did give me your personal information for withholding taxes. I remembered the date.” Beth shrugged as if it was a simple task to remember such a thing.
“I have been with Knox three years, even though he would deny it, and he never remembers my birthday. No one has remembered my birthday since I was a kid.”
“Evie, I didn’t mean to make you sad. I wanted to make you happy. Open your present,” Beth encouraged, warmed by Evie’s reaction to her present.
Evie eagerly opened the present as if savoring the moment. When she lifted the lid, her eyes rose to Beth’s before she laid the box down on the table, pulling out the shimmering, silky, jade-green top. When she lifted the top, she discovered the box also contained a pair of onyx bangle bracelets and matching ear studs.
“I don’t know what to say,” Evie said, overwhelmed.
“Then don’t say anything. Enjoy.”
----
E vie held the silky top in her hands, afraid she would wrinkle it. Tears gathered in her eyes, however the woman who considered herself the toughest bitch among the other women, simply put the top back in the box, carefully gathered her things, and said a hasty goodbye. When Evie closed her car door from within, assured there were no prying eyes, she hit her steering wheel with her closed fists, trying to restore her emotions.
“She is unbelievable,” Evie ranted to herself. “She remembers one fucking compliment I paid her nine months ago and she buys me one even prettier. What woman does that? We are jealous bitches. Who buys a fucking gorgeous top for the woman who fucked the guy you’re crushing on?”
Evie and Razer had not touched each other since that night. Before then, they’d had sex regularly. Evie had spent many nights sleeping in his bed, too tired
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