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supposed to be asking the questions,” he said smiling as he leaned forward a bit.
     
    “Answer mine first,” she said smiling back as she put her elbows on his desk. “I think I have a right to know more about the man I might be working for.”
     
    “You’re a little spitfire, aren’t you?” he said.
     
    She didn’t answer. “Fine. From the time I was seventeen until I was thirty, I was on the road. On my Harley seeing the country.”
     
    “So you just rode your Harley all over the place for thirteen years? Why does that story sound fishy to me?” she asked cocking her head.
     
    “Maybe because you’re a bit paranoid?” he said. “Now, can we get back to the interview? I have a bar to run.” Suddenly, he went from laid back to all business, and Eva wondered what he was hiding.
     
    “Sure.”
     
    For the next thirty minutes, he grilled her about her past jobs - of which there were few - and her experience level. After the conversation, it was pretty evident Eva was not right for O’Malley’s. She had no waitressing experience and no bartending experience. And she sure as heck didn’t look like anyone around her. Everyone was wearing flannel shirts and jeans and boots. She didn’t even own a pair of boots.
     
    “Well, thanks for your time, but it’s pretty apparent I don’t fit into this place,” Eva said as she stood up and grabbed her purse.
     
    “Wait. What makes you say that?” Brice asked with a grin as he stood up too.
     
    “Look at me, Brice. I’m a city girl through and through. I like the finer things in life. I don’t dress… well, like you…”
     
    “I would hope not. You’d look ridiculous in my big boots and jeans,” he said laughing.
     
    “You know what I mean. I don’t fit in here.”
     
    “Then you might be just what I need,” he said. Eva’s heart started to pound. What did he mean by what he needed?
     
    “Excuse me?”
     
    “I’m looking to bring this place up a notch or two. Start offering some better food, events, that kind of stuff. It’s behind the times because my Dad is a creature of habit. I’d love some fresh eyes from the city to give me ideas.”
     
    “Really?” she asked shocked.
     
    “Yes. And I know you’d be honest whether I liked it or not. Am I right?” he asked smiling.
     
    “You’re definitely right about that,” she said cracking her own smile.
     
    “Then it’s settled. You can start tomorrow. I’ll have Cara teach you a little about waiting tables and what to do behind the bar. You should be up to speed in a week or two. After that, we can meet and go over what ideas you have for me. Sound good?”
     
    “Sure. That sounds good…” she said, still hesitant but willing to try it out.
     
    “Good. I’ll see you tomorrow at four.”
     
    With that, Eva left the office and made her way to her car. She was shocked she’d gotten a job at O’Malley’s, but it was her first step toward rebuilding her relationship with Gracie and getting her hands on the two million dollars.
     
     

Chapter 4
     
    Eva pulled up at the house around eight o’clock only to see all the lights off. Figuring Randy and Gracie had already gone to bed since he had to get up so early for work, Eva quietly tiptoed through the house to her room. As she was passing Gracie’s room, she could hear a conversation and what sounded like sobbing, so she stopped to eavesdrop.
     
    “Randy, we have to talk about this some time,” Gracie said through tears.
     
    “Honey, we’ve been talking about it for years. Talking hasn’t done us a bit of good. We don’t have the money to make your dream a reality.”
     
    “My dream? Don’t you want a baby too?” she asked. Eva realized what they were talking about immediately. She’d always wondered why her sister never had children, but their relationship wasn’t one where she could ask questions.
     
    “Of course I do, but I’m okay never having any as long as I have you,” he said. She could hear