Dirk's Love by Marisa Chenery (top 50 books to read txt) 📗

“Wel , that wasn’t one of the questions you asked when I applied for the job. And I’m not, by the way.”

“You’re not what?”

“Married. Tyler’s father and I’ve been divorced for two years. My ex decided he wanted out when Tyler was a year old. I guess that’s what I get for wanting the whole marriage thing at twenty-one.”

“How long were you married?”

“Three years.” Ryann couldn’t help noticing as she told Dirk about her ex that he appeared less pale. If anything, he seemed to be more comfortable being around her and Tyler.

“Sorry to hear that.”

She chuckled. “Don’t be. It’s worked out for the best, believe me. We have shared custody of Tyler, with Mack getting him for the entire weekend every other one, but my ex is good for getting out of it when he has other plans.”

“It must be hard on you, raising your son basical y alone.”

She shrugged. “I’m not going to lie and say it’s al a cake walk.” Ryann quickly snagged the bottle of soya sauce Tyler had managed to grab off the table before he dumped it everywhere. “Having a three-year-old to chase after can be tiring. That’s why I’m real y happy to work for you. I can spend more time with Tyler and not feel as though half my wages are going for a sitter.”

“Good save on the bottle,” Dirk said with a smile.

“You were the best candidate for the position.” He glanced at Tyler. “Wil he like anything here? We could have rescheduled for a better day. ”

“Thanks, and he’l eat fried rice and noodles. No, it’s fine. You have no idea how much I’ve looked forward to this.

I don’t get out to do a lot of adult things, so I don’t let the opportunity slip through my fingers when it comes along. I know, pretty pathetic, huh?”

Dirk chuckled. “Actual y, no. I’ve been looking forward to this meeting as wel . I feel as if I’ve known you for a long time through our phone conversations. And now that we’ve met, I also look forward to getting to know you even better.”

Ryann forgot to breathe as Dirk stared at her as if she were a piece of sushi on the menu. Her body instantly went up in flames, her pussy clenching, aching to be fil ed. It had been so long since she’d been intimate with a man.

The last one she’d slept with had been her ex-husband.

And having a guy like Dirk actual y showing interest in her was waking her sex-starved body from its extended hibernation.

Her lungs protesting the lack of oxygen, Ryann let out her breath and yanked her gaze from Dirk’s. She focused on the menu in front of her. “So, do you see something that’s turning your crank more than others?” She realized what she’d just asked could be taken in another context, and quickly added, “I mean the food.”

“I know what you’re asking. Yes, there is.” Dirk paused. “And I don’t mean the food.”

Ryann jerked her head up to find Dirk giving her a sexy grin. Oh, shit. Was he hitting on her? Because if he were, she was so out of practice it wasn’t even funny. She racked her brain to think of something to say in return when Tyler reminded her she didn’t just have herself to think about.

“Mommy,” he whined. “I’m hungry.”

“I know, buddy,” she said. “I’l order something for you in a minute.”

Dirk shifted his gaze to her son and held out his hand, palm up to him. “I never did say a proper hel o to you, Tyler. I’m Dirk.”

Tyler smiled and slapped Dirk’s hand. “You’re a lot bigger than my daddy.”

Ryann groaned to herself. Tyler didn’t have a lot of interaction with the male gender, except for his father and grandfather, her father. So he tended to compare other men to his dad. If Dirk were interested in her, he didn’t need the constant reminder that she’d been married before. Some guys didn’t like the baggage an ex-husband entailed, especial y one she’d had a child with. Not that she’d even dated a man since divorcing Mack. Raising Tyler had become her number one priority.

Dirk grinned at her son. “I am, am I?”

Tyler nodded. “Uh-huh. You’re super tal . I want to be real y tal like you when I grow up.”

“Wel , then you’d better make sure you eat lots of lunch to help make you grow.”

Tyler turned to Ryann. “Mommy, order me lots, so I’l get bigger like Dirk.”

She laughed. “Al right.”

Dirk fil ed out the slip of paper as she told him what she and Tyler wanted. Once a waitress grabbed it, silence reigned, except for the sound of Tyler playing with his toy car on top of the table, after she’d fished it out of her purse to keep him entertained.

“So—” she started.

“What—” Dirk said at the same time.

They both laughed. “You can go first,” she said.

“I just wanted to know what you would be up to tomorrow afternoon.”

“Nothing much. Why?” Ryann’s heart beat a little faster. Was this Dirk’s way of asking her out on a date?

The idea that he might be sent a little thril rushing through her. But then, he answered her and she felt a bit letdown, not that she let it show.

“I’ve decided you need to have a better computer.

The one you said you have real y isn’t up-to-date enough for the type of work you’l be doing for me. At least, it won’t be fast enough. So I’ve decided that a new desktop comes with your job, at my expense. If you’l be around tomorrow, I’l buy one and bring it over. I’l even set it up for you.” I’l buy one and bring it over. I’l even set it up for you.”

“Real y? You want to buy me a new computer?”

“Yes. I was thinking of an al -in-one with a twenty-three inch touch screen. I recently bought myself one and I love it. It’s nice not having a