Accidental Love by Lacey Wolfe Read Free Book Online Page A

Matt? He was going to make her
life a living hell. He was the one who ended their relationship and now the
jealousy over Ben was causing him to be a jackass. Why did she ever take
Francesca’s advice? What good was coming from this?
    If there was one thing she knew though, she wasn’t going to
his office. Whatever he needed to discuss could be talked about out here. Even
if things didn’t work out with Ben, she wasn’t going down that road again. It
was over with Matt, and all she could do was hope he got the message soon.
Maybe once the next bombshell paid him attention.
    Matt poked his head around the corner and said, “Jane, I’m
waiting.”
    “I’m sorry, but whatever you need to tell me can be told
here.”
    “Are you sure?”
    “Yes.” Thank God the gym wasn’t booming like usual or this
would have been extremely inappropriate.
    “Fine, have it your way. I’m cutting your hours to get our
labor under control.”
    “You’re what?” Was he kidding her?
    “You’ll now work the morning shift, no lunch break, and will
leave each day by two.”
    Oh, he was a jealous asshole all right. Cutting out her
lunch break.
    “When will I eat lunch?”
    “After two. Or during your thirty minute break at ten. Oh,
and this is effective immediately.”
    “I have lunch plans today.”
    “Sorry, guess you’ll have to tell Grandpa you can’t meet him
today.”
    Jane rubbed her hands through her hair. This was a disaster.
Why the hell did she ever like that jerk?
    Matt left with a smirk on his face, and if she could have,
she would have loved to slap it right off. Ugh! She picked up her
cellphone and sent a text message to Ben letting him know her hours had changed
and lunch would have to be canceled. As she started to slide the phone back
into her purse it beeped. He asked if she had a break and said he needed to
talk to her. She replied that she had one at ten. Was this day about to get
even worse?
    * * * *
    At ten Jane grabbed her purse and went out front to wait on
Ben. She was surprised to see he was already there. Since they only had a
little time they decided to head across the street to Sweet Muffins for coffee
and a snack.
    Amy greeted them as they entered. Adam, her fiancé, was
behind the counter with her. Those two were inseparable these days as they
prepared for their wedding. Amy wanted a big, grand wedding and all Adam wanted
was to make it official so they could start popping babies out. It was ironic
since only a few months ago Adam was running from the idea of just a
commitment.
    After they had their order they took a seat at a small
bistro table near the front.
    “Sorry you’re having a bad day,” Ben said.
    “Is it going to get better or do you have bad news for me?”
    Ben took a deep breath and she knew it wasn’t going to be
good news.
    “It depends on how you look at it. A buddy of mine out of
state has told me about a property that I would be crazy if I didn’t try to get
it. It’s a steal. I have to catch a flight later today to go out there to place
my bid. And if I get the house, I’ll need to spend some time there getting it
ready to turn around. So, there could be a lot of travel in my future or I’ll
be back in a few days and wait for the next deal.”
    That wasn’t too bad she supposed. He hadn’t told her he
didn’t want to see her anymore.
    “I really hate giving you that news on a day like today.”
    “Well, it’s not like you can control it.”
    Ben reached over and took her hand. His fingers rubbed the
inside of her palm. “When I get back I want to take you out.”
    “I’d like that.”
    “Jane, I like you. A lot.”
    “I like you too.”
    His other hand rubbed her thigh under the table. “I wish we
had more than thirty minutes.”
    “Me too.” She leaned forward a little. “I’d like to do a
little more than kissing.”
    Ben groaned. “You make me feel so young again.”
    She laughed. “It’s not like you’re old.”
    “Compared to you I