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ages, and the side he was currently tamping down with all the strength he could muster.  At the same time, he recognized the contract wasn’t signed yet, she wasn’t yet tied to him, and hiding his satisfaction at her unease, the businessman in him took over.
    “So, you have decided to go through with it, huh?”  He tried to look at pleasant and at ease as he could manage.
    A half smile brightened her face, “As if I have so many other more tempting offers,” she managed.
    She was honest and direct.  He liked that about her.  Here was a woman who didn’t seem to play games.  “And I thought it was my considerable charm that won you over,” he joked.
    Hannah cocked her head to one side. “What about you?”  She spoke quietly.  “Are you having any second thoughts?”
    He paused and studied her.  She was really quite attractive.  Dressed horribly, but he thought she might be more…presentable…if she had the means.  He would ensure she had the means.  Shaking his head to clear his mind, Gavin said, “No, why should I?”  He set down his water glass and pushed a copy of the contract to her.  “As you can see, everything we discussed is in there.”  He flipped to the second page.  “The contract can be terminated at any time with thirty days written notice by either party.”  She nodded and glanced at him before emitting a hollow laugh.
    “Something funny, Hannah?”  He stared at her with his piercing blue eyes.
    She smirked.  “No, I was just musing that thirty days is more warning than I received from my husband.”  She shrugged.  “That’s all.  Thirty days is more than fair.”
    Folding his hands on the table, he frowned.  Hannah had a really refreshing way of looking at things.  For her, thirty days was more than enough security.  How different they were.  India had been giving him notice their entire relationship and he had refused to hear or acknowledge.  True, it wasn’t submitted in writing exactly.  India was a far more…expressive creature.  She painted, she sculpted, and she ran away.
     
    ***
     
    Reaching for the pen, Hannah found the lines she needed to sign with the assistance of brightly colored sticky tabs.  She smiled.  It was all so surreal.  She was about to move in with a man she didn’t even know.  Worse, she was subjecting her kids to him.  She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.  Gavin was offering her more money to do so than she could ever have made in her current position.  On top of that, she had no other monthly expenses.  He was covering her room and board, offering her a lease on a great SUV.  She couldn’t turn this down.  She couldn’t walk away.  Inhaling deeply, she quickly scribbled her signature and initialed where it indicated.  Emitting a sigh, she passed the contract across the table.  “Now you.”
    With a smile, a flourish, and without a moment’s hesitation, Gavin quickly signed his life away.  “So, you’ll be moved in by April 1 st , right?”  
    “Of course,” Hannah responded smoothly, in an effort to cover her own bout of nerves.  
    “And you gave notice at work?”  He inquired.  “I need you to be at my complete beck and call.”
    Suddenly, she felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman .   Great, she thought, I’ve turned myself into a beck and call girl.  Hannah blushed.  “I’ll be turning it in this afternoon.  I wanted to make sure this didn’t fall through first.  You understand, right?”
    He cocked his head to the side and a small scowl clouded his face.  “Certainly,” he murmured as he took a sip of his coffee.  He glanced at his watch.  “I’m sorry I have to cut this short, but I really need to get back to the office.”  He offered her one of his winning smiles.  “We’ll have plenty of time to get to know each other,” he said smoothly.  “I’m looking forward to this.  I hope you are as well.”  Gavin gently squeezed her hands and walked away after