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between them in every way. She’d have to plead her case for the address later. “I mean, I’m pretty sure I’ll continue to enjoy my job here. The other workers are nice, the place is gorgeous, the job seems pretty straightforward and…well, it’s not all that taxing—what’s not to like?”
    He smiled and her heart fluttered.
    Christ, what was getting into her?
    He’s super-hot—who wouldn’t melt under those eyes? That smile?
    “I’m glad to hear it; in fact, I wanted to invite you to live-in as well. Totally optional in your case.”
    Naomi fought to stay seated, suppressing the urge to fist-pump and scream “Yes!” at the top of her lungs.
    Considering the brief mention of it earlier, she should have known that it would be a real possibility, but she didn’t want to get her hopes up.
    Mustering up all her control, she said, “That sounds great!” as calmly as she could.
    “Wonderful. We’ll make arrangements to have your things moved to your quarters here. I know this is a bit of a short notice, and maybe you have a lease you can’t break at this time, but I can help you…”
    “It’ll be fine, Mr. Davenport; I’m sort of in a month-to-month arrangement that I can pretty much leave at anytime, so if it’s okay with you, I’d like to move in as soon as possible.”
    His face brightened tremendously, and he reminded her of a kid who’d discovered he’d gotten exactly what he wanted for Christmas.
    He didn’t even bother correcting how she’d addressed him.
    “Fantastic,” he said. “Is tonight okay?”
    Naomi thought about it.
    Jenna was working tonight.
    She could be in and out with her stuff before she came home.
    “I can go home tonight,” she began, noticing his sunny expression fall a bit, “grab my things and return here, ready to settle in. I don’t have a lot of stuff—it’ll probably take less than an hour to pack up.”
    His smile returned at full wattage.
    “I’ll send Jeffrey with you,” he said, reaching for a phone on his desk. “You can leave your car here—he’ll take you in one of ours and bring you back, and then we can get you all settled. Sorry today is so long for you, but you’ll be snuggled into your new quarters in no time—still early enough to get enough sleep to start bright and early tomorrow.”
    Naomi smiled at him as he barked his orders into the phone, not missing the way his eyes twinkled at her, his softened face a marvelous contradiction to his firm, business-like tone as he orchestrated the rest of her evening.

Chapter 6
Naomi
    N aomi felt conflicted as she pulled up to her apartment.
    On one hand, she was ecstatic to move out sooner than she could have dreamed. On the other, she felt terrible for the huge surprise she was setting Jenna up for.
    She packed up fairly quickly, and on her last trip, she scribbled a note to soften the blow.
    You did already warn her , she reminded herself. She had a heads up about you leaving as soon as you could more than once. Plus, she isn’t looking out for your well-being; you have every right to leave an unsafe environment as soon as possible. As she’d said, her rules; she won’t blame you.
    Naomi nodded as if assuring herself she was doing the right thing, then left the note in a prominent place.
    Jenna should definitely understand; she’d made herself clear after all.
    Naomi thought about texting her too, but figured, why bother? Suppose she saw the text on a break or something and it ruined the rest of her night?
    No use upsetting her earlier.
    Plus, Naomi planned to follow up with a call, and they’d probably meet up soon so she can return the key and sort out whatever she owed.
    No matter how much she tried to soothe herself, she still felt horrible, knowing what a shock it’ll be.
    As she headed for the door for the last time, she felt a tumble of disturbance in her stomach, a ball of sadness forming.
    The place wasn’t all that grand, but it wasn’t terrible, and it had been her home for