“Oh, Tyson Mackenzie.”
“Or just Boss!” Kitty called, coffee in hand as she went to the office.
“Luke!” Tyson called, he looked at us then.
“This is Kaylee the new office girl”
“Lady,” I interrupted. Ty looked down at me, lifted the side of his mouth and shook his head.
Luke scowled, his ice blue eyes narrowed at me. He ran his hand through his slick backed blond hair, grunted, then walked straight past us and into the office. I followed him with my eyes, confused. I looked back to Tyson, his eyes focused on his arm. I frowned realizing that I still had my hand on his arm.
“Sorry,” I whispered and moved my hand. I followed Tyson to the door.
“So…” He clapped his hands and held the door open “Monday? Be here just before nine”
“Okay.” I pulled my keys out as I walked through the door, turned back and lifted my hand to my eyes to shade from the glaring sun. “Thanks for giving me a chance.”
He nodded and leaned against the door. I turned, headed for the car and checked my cell. Time had flown by; I’d only just make it back in time to get Eli.
I heard the sound of the metal door shut just before I got in the car. Looking around at the place, there was something about it that felt…I couldn’t put my finger on it.
It just felt right.
Chapter Five
We visited with Miss Maggie after I picked Eli up from preschool. Eli and Miss Maggie spoke most of the time about the superhero movie she had watched while I did nothing but think about the people I had met at Mac Security. They all seemed nice, though I wasn’t sure what Luke was all about. It was nice to know that there would be another woman there and a relief to know that I wouldn’t just be known as Corey’s little sister.
All throughout school, that’s all I was known as, Corey’s little sister, everyone stayed clear of me. Especially the boys. Max was the only one brave enough to approach me, but even that had been once Corey graduated. The most frustrating thing was that we never attended the same school.
Corey was only three years ahead of me but he was a whiz at school and was moved a grade above.
I was in a constant daydream for the rest of the night, the smile on my face a permanent fixture. I had a job! I was there in body but my mind was still back at the warehouse when Max came home. He ignored me, ate his dinner in silence and went to sleep on the couch. It was a welcome reprieve after the night before. I honestly didn’t know if I could stand to talk to him without saying something that I would regret.
My good mood seemed to rub off on Max, either that or he felt guilty about the other night. He offered to take us out on Saturday night and we had the best time. I hadn’t been this happy in so long.
It was funny how the little things could change your whole perception. If I’d known this was how it was going to feel then I would have tried to find a job sooner. I still had to start the job and do a day’s work, but at this point I was looking forward to it.
By Sunday night, I was on edge, butterflies were swarming my stomach and I had that first day of a new school feeling.
I’d already planned in my head w
hat clothes I would wear, how I would do my hair and even tried to apply eyeliner in a straight line. After the third attempt, I scrubbed my face clean and decided I would forgo the makeup.
They all wore combat pants or jeans and a t-shirt with MAC SECURITY on it. But I didn’t want to wear that sort of thing. After all, I was going to be working in the office so I decided I would wear something similar to what I wore at the interview.
The bed shifted as Max slid in next to me. “You good, Kay?”
“Yeah, why?” I moved on to my side and faced him. Only being able to make out his profile in the darkness.
“You seem, I don’t know, different,” he said softly.
“Do I?”
“Yeah.” He shifted closer to me and I blew out a big breath. I didn’t know how I felt about him sleeping in the same bed as me. This made it two nights in a row.
“Everything is fine. Night.” I rolled over and closed my eyes. The sooner that I was asleep the better.
“Night.”