Page 9 of His Flash Mate
She shrugged.“We need him to think he has a chance.I need the purse.”
I shook my head at her.“You're borderline evil.”
“I disagree.I already warned him away from you several times.His persistence is his problem.And how much he values this information is up to him.I already spilled what I knew, and it wasn’t purse-worthy.”
“What did you tell him?”
“You’re strongly against long-term commitment because of your parents’ divorce.You don’t like your hair pulled during sex?—”
“I regret sharing that story with you.”
“You’re smart and intuitive, which will make you a lot harder to catch.”
“Am I wild game now?”
“You're snarky—extra snarky when hungry—and extremely loving when you’re drunk, but only to your close friends.”
“Hmm.Those are all good.He mustn’t be that into me if he didn’t find value in any of that.”
“Oh, he did find value.But just ‘down payment for the handbag’ value.”
“Well, tell me how much this next batch of info goes for, and I’ll keep brainstorming.”
She grinned at me.“You’re a good accomplice.”
My phone buzzed with a message.
Mom:Thank you for the roast.It was delicious.I’m sorry you had to go shopping.
Me:It wasn’t a problem.And I enjoyed cooking for you for a change.
Mom:Drive safely on your way home.I’ll leave breakfast for you in the morning.I have an early shift.
Me:Okay.
“What kind of text did you get that has you frowning like that?”
“My mom.She just got off a shift and said she has an early shift.I hate that she has to work so hard.It shouldn’t be like this.”
I took a calming breath and closed the text message.
“Did you apply to Steele Corp?”Miranda asked.
“Yeah.This morning.”
“Anything back from them yet?”
“It’s a Sunday.I probably won’t hear anything until the end of the week.”
“That’s not what I heard.They’re setting up a recruitment day for it tomorrow.Since they just posted the opening yesterday, they’re definitely working the weekend.”
I hurried to check my email and murmured, “No way,” when I saw something from Steele Corp’s Human Resources.Opening it, I quickly read the invitation to interview in the morning.
“I can’t believe it.They actually emailed.”
“See.I told you.”
“They want me to come in tomorrow.How many applicants do you think they have?”
