AJ had mentioned before that Kai’s hours were sporadic, but he never said why. “Does he have a second job or something?” I asked. “Why does he have to change up his hours so much?”
He shrugged. “I don’t get all into his business like that. One thing’s for sure, though; I don’t know what the company would do without him now that we’ve seen how much smoother things run with him there. That’s why I have to take care of this quickly. Preferably, before he’s back in the country.”
I stared at the ground some more, then it hit me. As if the idea just fell into my thoughts out of nowhere, I blurted, “What about Angel? She’s been looking to make a change. She’d be perfect!”
He didn’t answer right away.
“Think about it; she’s educated, very professional, his schedule wouldn’t bother her, and… she’d just be perfect,” I added as my enthusiastic tone died down. I grinned at him. “Don’t you agree?”
It looked like he was going over it in his head. “You might be right.”
I perked up a bit, thinking I solved his and Angel’s problem all at once. She’d been thinking about leaving her current employer for a while, so I knew this would interest her even though it was only temporary.
“Her schedule doesn’t have to match his to a tee. Right now, Carla comes in three mornings a week, then one or two evenings if Kai’s there late. Otherwise, he faxes a lot of what he needs done to her home office.”
“Angel’s already got a setup like that for when she does work on the side for Uncle Todd. Fax machine and everything,” I countered, really wanting this to work out.
He rubbed his chin. “Speaking of, I thought he wanted her to come work with him full-time? What about that? She may not even want this job.”
AJ was right, but he was forgetting that, while yes, Angel did have a degree in accounting and her father had his own successful firm, she wasn’t exactly sure how she felt about working up under her dad like that. The position at Arata would actually be the perfect opportunity for her to decide if that should be her next long-term move.
I watched AJ intently. “If you think she’d be interested, the job is hers.”
“She’s gonna be so excited!” I squealed. After kissing AJ’s cheek, I set an alarm on my phone to remind me to give Angel a call later; sharing the good news, assuming she’d want the position, that is.
AJ stood from the bed now that his issue had become a non-issue and headed toward the dresser to grab something to wear. I was staring… hard. Couldn’t help myself. My husband was a beautiful specimen of a man and I gawked shamelessly at him whenever given the chance. Who wouldn’t? I must’ve been staring a little too hard, though, because he ended up catching me. Our encounter from the night before had left me satisfied, yet still wanting more. That’s how it always was. Without me having to explain my feelings, without having to put into words what I wanted, the distance between he and I disappeared as he crossed the room and came back to the bed.
My back sank deep into the mattress when he came to lie on top of me, feverishly kissing my lips. I felt him between my legs, erect, ready. He pulled away just long enough to slip my shirt over my head, came back to consume me with another kiss, and then the next sound we heard was a tiny cry that filtered through the monitor on my nightstand.
We both sighed heavily at the exact same time.
“Like clockwork,” AJ said with a groan, the corner of his mouth lifting into a smile as he peeled his body off of mine.