waiting for his fuck of the day to come play.
2She backed away and didn’t relax until she hit the highway.
“What the hell did I do?”
She groaned. If Dale ever found out he’d fire her and she needed her job. He’d ordered her to get his friend up and about. She’d definitely gotten him “up” all right but she knew that was not exactly what the boss had in mind when he’d given her that order.
2 Chapter Three
Brit stared at her boss Dale, alarmed. “What?”
He frowned at her. “You heard me. Explain yourself now.”
“I…” She panicked inside. He’d called her into the office first thing in the morning in a glowering mood, slammed the door behind him, and had nearly broken his chair when he’d slumped down into it hard, glaring at her.
“Damn it, Brit. I really put my neck out giving you a job and you damn well know it. The least you could have done was give me a warning.”
Warn him? Shit. That double-crossing son of a bitch River Wind must have bragged to his friend that he’d seduced her yesterday. She knew it had been a bad idea, having sex with that saddle tramp. Heat flushed her features and she threaded her fingers together in her lap as she stared at the very irate Dale. She swallowed hard, trying to think up a way to explain why she’d fucked River.
“I…” No words came to her.
“His parole officer called me this morning to give me a warning. You should have just told me, damn it.”
“Parole officer?” Shock tore through her. River is on parole? Oh dear God , she thought, what did he go to prison for?
“Yeah. They are releasing Kyle tomorrow.”
Her heart nearly stopped inside her chest as terror gripped her, all thought of River Wind gone. This is about Kyle. She felt the blood drain from her face and softly whimpered. Dizziness weaved through her for an instant, threatening to make her pass out.
Dale stared at her and then cursed. “You didn’t know?” His tone softened. “Well, shit. They didn’t tell you? I thought they called you to warn you and you didn’t see fit to tell me. He’s getting out tomorrow. They are releasing him early for good behavior or some such shit.”
“Oh God.”
Dale shifted in his chair. “It’s going to be all right, Brit. We’ll handle this.”
She shook her head as she stared at him. “I quit. This isn’t your problem. I’m so sorry to leave you on short notice but—”
“Like hell,” he snarled. “I took you on knowing the risks. I made a few calls while I waited for you to come in. I got you a new job that will last you a good month and it’s on a ranch so he won’t find you. I’m not telling anyone where you’re going and I’m not 2going to leave a paper trail so if he breaks into my office he won’t be able to find out a thing.”
Shock slammed through her as she just stared at him.
“I take care of my own,” Dale told her softly. “We both know that bastard isn’t going to last long on the outside and he’ll do something stupid to fuck up his parole. I’d give it less than a month before he’s back in prison so that’s the plan. You’re going to go to your apartment, pack a bag and…” He opened his drawer, reached in, and pulled out a piece of paper. “Go to this address but leave your cell phone in your apartment. These are old friends of mine and I have the home phone number there. Don’t tell anyone where you’re going and make sure you don’t leave behind that paper or write it down anywhere.”
Brit blinked back tears as she stared at her boss. “Why are you doing this for me?”
He took a deep breath. “Because I had a daughter once, you remind me of her, and nobody saved her when she needed it.” He looked a little teary-eyed as he cleared his throat. “She got involved with the wrong crowd and I didn’t know it because she lived with her mother out in Washington State. The police called to tell me she’d been killed by her abusive boyfriend. Now get your ass up, go pack