Rebekah: But I’m just being delulu because there’s no way he said that.
Seth: I see.
Rebekah: What? What do you see?
Josh: I see a man just making his preferences known.
Seth: Seems to me like Beau is ready to throw caution to the wind and finally snatch up what he’s been dreaming of having for years.
Rebekah: And what would that be?
Josh: A Little, or in this case, a Middle, to call his own
Rebekah: He thinks I’m The One? He barely knows me… Plus, he’s my boss. We couldn’t go there.
Josh: When a Daddy knows, they know. You working for him is just semantics.
Rebekah: What happens if it doesn’t work out? What am I going to do then?
Seth: Beau would never risk your job like that, but something tells me you don’t need to worry your pretty little head about that.
I hope that they are right. I don’t know what I would do if I lost my job. Deep down, though, I know they are right. Beau didn’t seem like the kind of man to let personal things get in the way of taking care of the people who worked for him.
I chatted for a few more minutes before telling the guys I was fine and making them promise not to tell Beau about what we had talked about. Throwing my phone to the side, I decided that it was a good idea to take a nap. I would reward myself with some more gardening after resting a little longer.
“I thoughtI might find you back here,” called a voice from my left. I’d been outside for a few hours. Playing in the garden had always been my therapy, both mentally and physically. It was my happy place, even when I was a young girl; my grandpa always found me digging around in the dirt.
“Oh, hey, Beau!” I replied after a moment, realizing I had never spoken.
“I knocked on your front door, but you didn’t answer. I tried to call you as well, but I guess you left your phone inside. So I took a chance, thinking you might be playing in the fairy garden again.”
“Caught me. I must have left my phone in the house when I went to get water earlier. Anyway, what’s up?”
“Nothing, I was just dropping in to check in on you. Josh and Seth said that they spoke with you and that you were okay, but I wanted to see for myself that you were fine.”
I felt a blush travel up my cheeks at his words. “Yeah, I’m okay. The headache dulled after I took a nap earlier. I’m sorry for calling out of work. I hope that I didn’t leave you in a bind.”
“Not at all, sweetheart. I would rather you stay home and rest than come to work and be miserable.”
“Well, thank you for checking in on me. I really appreciate it. I promise I’m okay.”
“You’re welcome. Do me a favor and grab your phone and bring it back out here. Just in case you need something.”
“Yes, Sir.”
I heard him groan at my statement, causing my blush to deepen when I thought about his words this weekend. I wonder what he would do if I called him Daddy? Shaking that thoughtfrom my mind, I waved Beau goodbye as I headed inside to get my phone. I tried not to think too hard about how I was so willing to do what he asked me to.
Taking a small break, I checked my phone and grabbed a snack. I snapped a quick picture of the fairy garden and sent it to Vic, who was really excited to hear about my plans. I dropped back to my knees and ran my fingers over the flowers I had planted. It was slowly coming together, and I couldn’t wait to see the final product.
CHAPTER 11
BEAU
It was becoming increasingly harderto ignore the feelings that I was rapidly developing for my neighbor and assistant. I shouldn’t be obsessed with Rebekah, with what she’s doing, whether she’s taking care of herself, or about how much I want to be the one taking care of her.
I sat at my desk looking over work emails. Half my guys were out on a case, while the other half had been taking care of things around the shop. Rebekah had been spending a lot of time with Seth in his office, helping him, since I didn’t have much for her to do in my office.
I felt antsy every time she wasn’t in my direct line of sight, which was crazy since she was still in my building. It’s not like I didn’t know where she was, but I didn’t like the fact that she wasn’t in my office with me.
