ew room, her heart skipped a beat

r made him look alluring. She found h

went lately. If anyone had told her she would be sitting in

s expression betrayed nothing. "Miss Smith," he

led off his tongue was enough to send her to cloud nine and

She had always known he smelled rich and alluring, but n

ey struggled to focus as her thoughts constantly drifted to the fact that the

the barrage of questions, Owen finally stopped and gave Ashley a long look. Her hazel eyes were p

e hated Chinese, Ashley consoled him back in Chinese

re discussing, she lied that he needed a coffee, and

back in his chair and cleared his throat. "You se

to say without sounding too excited.

n position, I have nine-year-old twins that you

be any nanny but a private one, liv

upfront and by month's end, you wil

t that she would be in the same house as her lon

d dryly. Ashley didn't think mu

drop your account details with t

s she got up. She looked at him

eyes locked. She mumbled a thank you

eamed in relief. She was going to be

tered at the thought. You should have as

r face turned a deeper red as she im

ock shame and quickly lef

." Jessica hugged her tightl

said gratefully. "If not for you and your opti

loser to your little crush? Jessic

Ashley said as her f

er. "But he has two kids already? He loo

right." A

Ashley's face fell, she couldn't imagine what it would be

finances, and it doesn't really matter if he h

in the same place with her secret crush's wife,

s, and she was going to make the most of it.

, there can always be some..." Jes

horror. "I won't have an illici

d them, and glancing at the screen, A

her account. She showed it to Jessica, who was equally happ

she got a new job, although she didn't r

t her parents when she was six to a ghastly motor accident, and she had been living

come check up on you in Chicago w

hley." After saying their go

reparing and adding toiletries to her

she picked up the unknown number.

his Miss Smith?" the pers

ica, who urged her to

e at your place in an hour, so be rea

riosity, Ashley asked,