“Please do.” Tasha was beginning to admire the other woman’s ballsy streak.
“I was offered this job based on my professional qualities.” She turned to Jim again. “I am up to the job, but if a condition of this role is to pander to your wife's whims then it may not be the right job for me.”
Tasha watched the other woman's expression, strong and firm and definitely admired her directness. Glancing back towards her husband she was unsure if he felt the same.
“Nobody needs to pander to my wife's whims, no one except me. This job is a good opportunity for you, Rachel, and although it is temporary while Amanda is taking maternity leave it could lead to a similar role on a more permanent basis if things work well,” Jim told her, dangling a rather obvious,do as you're told, don't piss my wife off and you'll do wellcarrot.
“Of course, Mr Maybury, thank you,” Rachel replied with her gaze fixed on Jim.
“Thank you for your time.” Jim was dismissing her.
Getting to her feet Rachel looked back at Tasha. “Mrs Maybury,” and left.
“I still don't like her,” said Tasha with a frown.
“Good.” Jim leaned across to kiss her lips gently and grinned. “Because hell will freeze over before you'll be socialising with Rachel.”
“Angie called me earlier, to discuss some work that might be on offer to me.” She thought she should at least mention this now.
“Where? When? She does realise you've just had a baby, doesn't she?” He was as irritated as Tasha had anticipated.
“I haven't got exact dates but soon and it's a U.K. show—”
“Not happening, Tasha. No way,” snapped Jim, leaping to his feet as Tasha returned the baby to her shoulder to wind him. “You have Connor so he has to go where you go and he is not going to the U.K. for weeks on end to be palmed off on a nanny on set while I am here.”
“Have you quite finished?” Tasha got to her feet too.
“What do you think?” He stared at her with a determined expression.
“Connor.” Tasha gently addressed her son. “Daddy really needs to calm down, doesn't he?” The little boy stared up at her, bobbing his tongue out and making her laugh. “Go and tell Daddy to chill his beans,” she told him almost singing the words as she handed him to his father who accepted him with a smile.
“Hey, buddy, and maybe we should remind Mommy that she is playing with Daddy and that is going to come back and bite her in the ass,” Jim told the little boy who stared at his father's expression transfixed.
“Don't discuss my ass with our son.” Tasha sounded genuinely outraged.
“Didn't bother you earlier when it was getting spanked, baby.” Jim pointed out making her blush and him laugh. “I mean it Tasha, about work. I can't have you two so far away from me for weeks and I want Connor to be at home with us for a few more months. I thought we'd discussed this before he was born.”
“We did, but if I get all of the details, can we discuss it later? I didn't say it was in the U.K. I said it's for a U.K. show.”
“So, it's being filmed over here?” clarified Jim.
“Yes, so can we talk later, at home?”
“Sure, but I really have to be getting on now, baby.”
“We should be going anyway. Do we have condoms at home?”
Jim arched a brow at her inquisitively. “There are some, a few in our bathroom, why? What do you have in mind, Mrs Maybury?” he asked as he kissed his son and strapped him back into his stroller.
“I figure now that we've failed to reach the six week mark we might as well fuck at every opportunity.” She bit down into her bottom lip, imagining the possibilities.
“Oh, honey, I have missed you and the smart mouth. You should go home via the store and buy more because I have every intention of making up for lost time, Tasha, starting tonight. You just remember that the rules haven't changed; you play with me and piss me off and I may have you begging and crying and still not coming.”
“Yes, James,” she replied in a breathy whisper, her eyes cast down.
“Tasha, you need to go before I am ripping your panties off again and fucking you across my desk minus a condom.”
She could actually think of nothing she wanted more, but couldn't risk getting pregnant again, not so soon.
