Heath took her hand and led her down the alley. Ivy was right. Good things were about to happen. She was with the man she loved, and Olivia would tell him, when she felt the moment was right, and she was about to get a new job. Life was finally looking up for them.
Chapter 29
The women descended on Heath, as soon as he escorted Olivia inside of Abbie’s office, but one look at their joint hands and smiling faces, and the women relaxed. Olivia was surprised so many people were eager to come to her defense. She had never experienced anything like it before. So, this was what it was like to have friends. A girl could get used to this.
“I see someone finally came to his senses.” Cora commented, sitting back casually in a chair, as she typed away on her laptop.
“What are you all conspiring together? It’s never a good thing, when you’re all together.”
“Heath, that wounds us.” Kinsley clutched her chest. “All we want to do is help Olivia find a different job.”
“She couldn’t be in better hands.” Heath leaned over to whisper in Olivia’s ear. “These women could run the world, if they wanted, too.”
“I heard that.” Cora said in a sing-song voice.
“I’ll leave you to it. I’m feeling a little outmanned.” Heath kissed Olivia’s cheek. “I’ll see you tonight.”
“We’ll meet you in front of the diner around six.”
“I’ll be there.” Heath hesitated, as Olivia tilted her chin up, giving him silent permission. Heath lowered his head and kissed her slow and sweet on the lips, lingering until someone cleared their throat. “Until tonight.”
Olivia had to fan herself, when Heath left. The room was suddenly overheated. The man was a lethal weapon, and she couldn’t believe he was all hers.
“Ready?’ Hannah asked, pulling her into the room.
“You want to talk about a job now, after what we just saw?” Cora protested. “We need details.”
“Cora, back down. You’re scaring her.” Hannah chided gently. “If she wants to talk about it, then it’s her choice.”
Olivia smiled, once again, someone was coming to champion her. It was going to take some getting used, too. She didn’t want to go into details, but she wanted to share with her friends. “Heath talked to me after you all left. He’s taking Ivy and I to the carnival tonight.”
Linzy clasped her hands together. “I’m so happy you guys worked everything out.”
Mostly. Olivia felt guilty Heath laid everything out there, but she was still holding onto a major secret. One that could endanger them all. There was no chance of Royce finding her, so there wasn’t a point in saying anything.
“I agree.” Cora added.
“Alright, now that we got that out of the way. Let’s talk about your job.” Abigail announced. “You said you didn’t want to work on base, which sucks, because there are more jobs and money opportunities there.”
“I get that, but I prefer to stay away from government work.” There was less chance of them tracking her that way, especially if they were looking for her.
Abigail sighed unhappily, but then, she perked up. “That’s okay. It just makes it more of a challenge.”
Olivia had been warned Abigail liked to solve a mystery. She was beginning to see that was an understatement. The woman flew to her computer and started typing away on it.
“So, why wouldn’t you want a government job?” Cora inquired. “You’re not a wanted fugitive, are you?”
Olivia froze at that accusation, but by the look on her face, it looked like Cora was joking. “No, I just would prefer something closer to my house than the base.”
While they looked on their computers, Olivia looked around the room. It was a large space with two desks on either side of the room, and two chairs facing the desk. On the back wall, were two doors she didn’t know where they went. The walls were a pale blue and landscape pictures lined the wall mixed with miscellaneous plaques and awards with both Kinsley and Abigail’s names on them. A large filing cabinet took up a good portion of a wall.
“What about data entry?” Abigail suddenly announced. “It’s for a security company. They contract with the military base, but everything you’d do would be in office.” Abigail asked.
“I was thinking of something more low key, like a custodian. Someone behind the scenes.” Places that wouldn’t ask a lot of questions and was willing to pay her under the table. “Or maybe, another waitress job. There are a few different restaurants in town, or there’s the gym. I hadn’t thought to ask them.”
The women all looked around at each other. It was like they were having a silent conversation, and Olivia didn’t like it. “You said you had a solution for me.”
Abigail stood up and approached her. “I do. I want you to come work for me.”
