Lawful Lover (Eternal Bachelors Club #2) by Tina Folsom Read Free Book Online Page B

twinkled. “Making bacon and eggs isn’t considered cooking. Besides, there are a lot of things you don’t know about me yet.” He bit into the bacon and chewed slowly. Then he took a long breath. “I’m afraid I’m a workaholic. It’s hard for me to change my old ways. I’m sure it’s just as much of an adjustment as living in a new city is for you. Don’t think I don’t appreciate what you’re doing for me.”
    At his words, Sabrina’s heart melted. He did understand her. He did know that this wasn’t easy for her. Just like it couldn’t be easy for him suddenly having somebody living with him. They both had to make adjustments. Every new couple did. It was normal. Just like the occasional friction that came up between them was normal.
    She put her hand on his. “I love it here. I do.” She let her eyes wander around the room. “This is a great place. And I’m excited about living with you.”
    He leaned over the table, kissing her softly, before severing his lips from hers. “I’ve never asked a woman to move in with me before. I never felt that it was right, or that I was ready for it. But with you… things are different.” He sighed. “But I’m afraid old habits die hard. I’m used to spending more time at the office than at home. There was never anybody waiting for me at home. It was just a place to put my head and sleep. But now… ”
    Their eyes locked.
    “Now you’re here, and I’ll make an effort to be a better boyfriend. I promise.”
    She pushed back a tear, touched by his heartfelt promise. “You won’t regret it. I’ll make it up to you.”
    He ran his eyes over her, licking his lips. “How?”
    She chuckled. “Oh my god, you’ve got a one-track-mind!”
    “You can’t blame me for that, baby. After all, with a body as sinful as yours, what is a man to do?”
    Laughing, she pushed her nearly-fully-eaten plate away. “I was thinking of getting a job.”
    Daniel paused with his fork halfway to his mouth. “Why? You don’t need to work, Sabrina. I make more than enough money for both of us to live comfortably.”
    “I know that.” She rolled her eyes. “But it’s not about the money, Daniel. If I continue to sit in this apartment day after day, I’m going to go stir crazy. Hell, I think I’m halfway there already.” She shook her head.
    “You don’t have to get a job just so you won’t be bored. I can put you in touch with some organizations if you want to get involved in a charity and be on the board somewhere. I have connections.”
    “Sitting on a charity board? Daniel, I know that’s probably what your previous girlfriends did, but I don’t want that. Sitting on the board of a charity and going to some fundraising event isn’t what I had in mind. I want to have a real job. I want to do something that will challenge me, something that will make me feel useful and important.”
    “You’re important to me.”
    Sabrina smiled. “I know that, but that’s not what I meant.”
    “Okay then,” he conceded. “You want a real job?”
    “Yes, I want to work as a lawyer again.”
    “I know a lot of lawyers in the city. You’ll have to go through licensing in New York state of course, but I can make a couple of calls and get you into a firm—”
    “No.” She shook her head adamantly. “Thank you for the offer, but I want to do this on my own merits. I don’t want to be given a job just because I’m your girlfriend. It’s bad enough I have to prove myself because I’m a woman. I do not want to have to prove my worth because I’m your girlfriend, too.”
    “Are you sure? I know a very prestigious firm that could do wonders for your career.”
    “Yes, I’m sure. But after the way I was treated at my last firm, the way Hannigan and the rest of the lawyers minimized my talent simply because I was a woman, I need to prove this to myself.” She shook her head to clear the bad memories from her mind. “I’m going to do this on my own.”
    Daniel nodded