Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forbidden Desire:My Best Friend's Brother : Kabanata 161 - Kabanata 170

SADIE By the third week, I was feeling comfortable with my job as it pertained to Megan, but things between Mr. Grave and me only seemed to be getting worse. He continued to avoid me as much as possible, even going so far as to walk out of the room when I entered it. It was infuriating and insulting, but what was worse was how disappointed I found myself to be whenever it happened.For some ridiculous reason, I didn’t want him to ignore me. I’m not sure exactly when that idea changed for me, but I suspected it was that night we’d run into each other in the hallway. He’d looked sexy and disheveled with the sleeves of his dress shirt rolled up to reveal his muscular forearms and the top buttons of his shirt undone. His hair had been mussed and wild, completely different from how sleek and perfect it always appeared.The way he’d looked at me, though, was what had really shaken me to my core. His eyes had practically devoured me, and I’d been all too aware of the fact that I’d been wear

SADIEI managed to keep my anxiety in check for Megan’s sake, but my stomach was gurgling and my mind was racing with all sorts of terrible ideas of why her dad had suddenly reappeared. I wanted to talk to Mr. Grave so badly, but he didn’t come home in time for dinner. In fact, it wasn’t until much later in the evening, after I had put Megan to bed, that I heard the front door open, indicating his return.I’d been waiting impatiently in the living room, trying to watch TV to distract me. The moment I heard him come into the house, I jumped to my feet and hurried out to the foyer to greet him.“Mr. Grave,” I said the moment I saw him. “I need to talk to you.”He looked momentarily surprised to see me and then let out a huff of breath, as though annoyed.“It’s been a long day, Miss Bruns,” he grumbled. “I’m sure whatever complaints you have for me can wait until morning.”I ignored his small insult and came to a stop in front of him.“I’m afraid that’s not possible,” I insisted. “Someth

CYRUS “I want you to put a tail on Miss Bruns, our nanny,” I answered. “I want to make sure she’s safe and guarded as well.”Caleb appeared surprised by that. Tilting his head, he studied me for several long moments. There was a gleam in his eye that I didn’t like.“What?” I growled. “Why are you looking at me like that?”“This new nanny…is she cute?”I glared at him. “Not funny.”“Not trying to be funny.” He smirked, his eyes dancing with mirth at my obvious annoyance. “Just curious. You seem rather protective of her.”“Of course I am,” I said. “She’s taking care of my niece. I don’t want anything to happen to either of them.”“Makes sense.” Caleb shrugged, that stupid grin still on his face. “But you seem to be a bit worked up about her. Tell me about her, buddy. Come on. Don’t hold back.”“There’s nothing to tell,” I replied sharply. “She’s my nanny. That’s it. That’s all. She takes care of Megan and is good at her job. I don’t want her to regret working here.”I tried to make mys

“What’s that?” I asked, trying to contain my glee and surprise.“I’m going with you,” he stated. “I don’t want you two going anywhere without me right now, even if you have the bodyguards.”I hadn’t expected that. It was a reasonable enough request, and honestly, I was okay with it. After what had happened with Megan’s father, a little bit of backup didn’t sound like such a bad idea. Still, I didn’t want him to know that having him with us would be a relief. There was still that little tension between us, and I didn’t want him thinking that I was incapable of caring for Megan myself. It was a little contradictory, I know, but my pride was on the line. That wasn’t something I was willing to just sacrifice, so I had to put up a little bit of a front.“Are you sure?” I questioned. “That’s probably not necessary. You probably have a lot of work to do, right?”He shrugged. “It’s all right. It can wait.”“You really want to spend the day chasing a seven-year-old girl through a crowded zoo?”

I was holding her hand and she nearly got away from me as she tried to dash forward.“Hey, hold on now,” I said with a chuckle, tugging her back. “You’ve got to stay with us, all right? No running off, Meg.”She stopped and looked up at me with wide eyes, clearly eager to get going but struggling to behave.“Okay, Uncle Cyrus,” she replied. “But can we hurry and go look? Please?”“Yes, of course,” I chuckled. “Let’s go.”I shot a glance to Miss Bruns, who was watching us with a small grin. Swallowing, I tore my gaze from her and focused on Megan. We walked down the pathway together, which was lined with multiple enclosures housing various species of monkeys. Megan could hardly contain herself as we moved from group to group. She giggled and pointed at a pair of capuchins chasing each other through the trees.“Look!” she squealed. “Sadie! Uncle Cyrus!”“I see, sweetie,” Miss Bruns said with a nod, squatting down next to Megan. “Do you think they’re playing tag?”“Monkeys can’t play tag