Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

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In the end, I couldn't stand the idea of the amusement park being anything less than perfect. This place was my dad's dream-a promise he made before he died in that car accident. I needed it to be flawless, so I agreed to help.

But now, instead of being an official part of the team, I was just some unpaid consultant, working behind the scenes.

Whatever, as long as the amusement park turned out amazing in the end.

Besides, I had nothing better to do. Staying busy was way better than just sitting around.

That evening, I headed to the Holiday Inn to meet Hayden about the amusement park project. As I was leaving, I noticed the door across the hall was locked up tight. The idea of some random guy moving in there soon gave me the creeps. Then it hit me: why not rent that apartment?

Luckily, the landlord's name and number were right on the door. I called her up right away, but when I pitched my idea, she hesitated. "Well... I already took a deposit from someone else. I can't just back out now."

"Ms. Brown, give him his deposit back-double it. I'll cover the difference, and I'll pay more rent than he's offering," I said, not even hesitating. A little extra cash for peace of mind? Worth it.

know what they say: "money

was pretty awesome-it bought you peace of mind and

agreed to talk to the current tenant and promised to get back

the lobby, I spotted Tanya. Yeah, it's a hotel-she could be here for any reason. But my gut was telling me she was here for me. And sure enough, she looked up as soon as she heard my footsteps and called out, "Ms. Kay." Waiting for me?

here to talk about work, you've got the wrong person. I already

resignation was partly her fault. I'd thought about letting it go since she was pregnant, but now

to you

and calculating the next-and I never

the innocent victim; she was more like one of those girls who'd flirt with

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all ears," I said, dropping into the chair across from

work. That's it. You're

the one reading too much into things. I asked you to work with Wayne and get familiar with the