Stolen Kiss (WIFE FOR HIRE) by Amy Stephens EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Jeremiah
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“Ahh, it doesn’t get much better than this, does it?” With his feet
propped on the stool in front of him, Jim Warner finishes his ice-cold beer
and releases a sigh.
I typically don’t make it a point to hang out with anyone from work
beyond business hours, but my good buddy, Jim, is an exception. More than
just a mentor, he’s someone I’ve grown to love and trust. He’s also a master
on the grill, and tonight, he’s truly outdone himself.
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“That steak was excellent. Want me to grab you another beer?” I
slide to the edge of the pool chair and adjust my visor. Two beers is my
personal limit, unless I’m not planning on driving. Jim, on the other hand,
I’m willing to bet, achieved that on the way home from the office.
Ever since his wife passed away a couple years ago, he’s been
consuming more and more, and after his recent health scare, three or four
simply doesn’t seem to be enough anymore. I stopped counting at ten
earlier. Or maybe it was eleven.
You’d never know he had a drinking problem, and to my
knowledge, he’s been pretty good at keeping it under the rug. Not a single
person at work has ever hinted at knowing. No worries, my friend, your
secret is safe with me.
“Yeah, I’ll have another. Get yourself one, too,” he adds. “You
know, you’re always welcome to anything I have in the fridge.”
He tells me this all the time, and I usually do help myself to
something before I head home. Mind you, a water or soda. When I say two
is my limit, I mean it.
I hate seeing Jim a blubbering mess. He’s a beer or two away from
being that way now.
We had a long week at work, so I can’t say I blame him. Losing one
of our biggest clients—Star Financials—had taken all of us by surprise, but
that’s okay. I’ve already got a plan in the works to get them back. I’m a
numbers guy and I don’t take losing a client to competition lightly.
“Thought you got lost in there,” Jim says, taking the beer from my
outstretched hand and immediately popping the top.
“I had to take a piss, okay?” I wouldn’t talk this way to just anyone,
but I know Jim could care less.
“Son, when are you going to find yourself a woman? We’re not
getting any younger, you know.”
Excuse me, but where the hell did that come from?
“No time soon.” My response is very nonchalant, but of all people,
Jim should know that answer—he was with me during my last two
breakups.
“You do know that’s why you didn’t get the promotion, don’t you?”
I sit up straight, the bottle of water nearly slipping out of my hand.
Jim’s clearly not making any sense. I didn’t get the Stocks and Portfolio
Director position because…
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