And suddenly, Janie found herself wanting to read every single line.
“Do you need anything else before I go?” He took a slow step toward her.
Only you.
“I’m good,” she blurted with an immediate clearing of her throat. “Thanks, though.” She made a move to open the door but stopped short when he spoke up again.
“I suggest you stay inside for the rest of the day, just in case. If you want food, order room service. If money’s an issue, I can stop at the front desk and put my company card on your accou?—”
“That won’t be necessary,” she cut him short. “But thank you.”
Emmett nodded before starting again, “If that changes, or you need anything else, my personal cell’s in your phone now, so don’t hesitate to call.”
“Okay.”
He held her stare a moment longer before parroting her with a deep, “Okay. Oh, and someone from my team will return your rental for you and get you a new one. One that’s not in your name.”
Janie felt her brows fall in the center. “You can do that? Without me, I mean?”
“We accessed the city’s CCTV footage within seconds, and you’re asking if we can arrange for a rental?”
An almost indiscernible twitching of his lips appeared at one corner of his delectable mouth.
“Fair enough,” she agreed with her own sideways grin.
“It’s just a precaution, Janie.”
Oh, how she loved it when he uttered her name. It was all deep and rumbly and made her pulse spike with a feeling she could only describe as desire.
“You’ll have the keys by morning,” Emmett vowed. “I’ll touch base with you sometime tomorrow to go over anything we might discover between now and then.”
“Sounds good.” Janie nodded.
“Lock up behind me.”
“I will.” Another nod. “Goodnight, Emmett.”
“’Night, Janie.”
He turned around and left.
As promised, she slid the deadbolt into place, as well as pulling open the metal privacy reinforcer as an extra precaution. They were probably going way overboard with his having driven her here tonight, as well as exchanging her rental for one that couldn’t be traced back to her name. In all fairness, however, she also hadn’t expected some random weirdo in a tinted-out car to follow her around D.C. So there was that.
A row of shivers raced down her spine, sending a wave of goosebumps in its path. The sudden chill prompted the reminder of the room’s giant soaker tub she still had yet to enjoy.
Maybe that’s what you need. A nice, hot bath.
Janie headed that way, checking her watch in the process. It was still a little early for dinner, which meant she’d have plenty of time for suds.
Once the water was going and the bubbles had begun to rise, she went back to the bedroom to strip out of her clothes. Before she did, Janie went over towhere she’d left David Ellis’ offer. She picked up the envelope, flipped it around, and pulled the seal free.
No way!
The starting salary Ellis had proposed was quite a bit more than she’d expected. Between the generous pay and the benefits listed, she’d be a fool not to call the man right this second and say yes. And Janie most certainly wasn’t a fool.
Knowing just how badly Ellis wanted her as part of his team gave her an idea. A quick check of the tub said she still had a few minutes to go, so she grabbed her cell phone and made the call.
“This is Ellis.”
