Page 79 of Hired By My Rich Baby Daddy 2

He laughed. “Yep. Probably.”

“I’m actually surprised that the two of y’all ended up in an actual real relationship.”

“Yeah. She was there for me when shit got bad.” He shrugged. “So, we ended up making shit official.”

“Oh, that’s cute.” I said it dry as hell.

He laughed, shaking his head, and then took his hat that was facing forward and twisted it backward. He licked his lips and took another bite of his food.

“That’s actually crazy.”

“What?”

“Never mind. Don’t even worry about it.” I tried to change the subject.

“Nah. If you gon’ say something, then say it.”

I paused. “Are you happy?”

He stopped chewing, sat there for a second longer than he needed to, then set his bowl down on the table.

He nodded. “Yeah. I guess so.”

“That isn’t really an answer.” I raised my eyebrow. “It’s either a yes or a no, sir. And plus, you hesitated a lot, so I’m not really convinced.”

He chuckled. “Why are you grilling me all of a sudden? I look like a fucking grilled cheese to you?”

“Actually, you do.”

We both busted out laughing so hard I had to hold my stomach.

When the laughter died down, he eyed me and said, “Aye... where you be running off to on your off days?”

My eyes grew wide for a moment, not expecting him to ask me that, but I definitely wasn’t about to tell him I was going to see my... I mean, our baby on the few off days I’d had so far.

“Uh, to mind my own business, nosy.”

“Oh, you got a nigga?”

I scoffed. “I definitely do not.”

“Yeah, aight.”

Then he stood up and headed over to the minibar.

“You want a drink?”

“You know what happened the last time we had a drink.” I shook my head. “So, actually, no. I don’t.”

“Well, ain’t nobody tryna fuck you, Noree.”

I giggled. “Good. Because I just came here to do my job, go home, and that’s it.”

“Well, you’re doing a good job at it.” He was pouring, not looking at me. “I feel like your voice is probably one of the best that I’ve heard in a long time. And it’s gotten even better from the last time I heard it. It’s got so much more depth to it, if you know what I mean. It feels more mature. You’re more comfortable too.” He shook his head. “Shit. There’s a lot I could say about your voice.”

“Aww.” I felt my whole face get warm.

“Well, if I’m being honest, I can honestly say some similar things about your voice as well. Your voice is a little different. It’s a little huskier. It’s a little bit more mature, for sure.” I looked down at my hands. “I can hear the pain in it. I can hear the hunger in it. I can hear the love in it, for sure. So, I guess when I asked if you were happy, that was one of the reasons. Because I was really wanting to know if you were in love.”