Page 64 of Purr For Me

“You must have been mistaken.”

“Nope. Don’t worry, I’ve told no one.”

“Good. Just mind your business.” He made a shooing motion. “Okay, back to work.”

Lexie thanked him again and went to her locker. Before she stowed the check that Marcus had given her in her backpack, she looked at it for a few moments. Both the check and the raise were life changing for her. And Jason wouldn’t get his hands on any of it. He had no right to it.

A wave of panic hit her, and she suddenly needed to have Tom deposit it in her secret account right that second. Then she berated herself for being so silly. It could wait until after work.

Her excitement returned as she realized her money woes were closer to being over, thanks to Marcus.

Unbidden, Kade came to mind, and she felt a strong impulse to call him, to tell him the fantastic news. He was the first person she wanted to tell.

“You gonna come help me with that Chevy or stand here daydreaming all day?”

Coming back to herself, she looked up at Sully. “Yeah, sure.”

An amused glint entered his eyes. “‘Yeah, sure,’ you’re going to come help me, or yeah, sure,’ you’re gonna daydream some more?”

Lexie laughed and closed her locker. “I’ll help you. I have to make sure you don’t screw up that carburetor.”

“Listen, I’ve been fixing carburetors since before you were out of diapers.”

“I know, Silver Fox, but older doesn’t always mean better.”

“When it comes to me, it does.”

Bursting into laughter, Lexie followed him back to the garage.