The Arrangement (unenhanced Edition) by AnnaRCase (books to read now .txt) 📖

“Thanks Leo. I appreciate it.”

“No problem.  It’s what I do,” he grinned.

She watched Leo walk off towards Grayson’s room, and she was totally checking out his ass in his snug sweats. Sweats did that body good. Unfortunately, she couldn’t eavesdrop outside the bedroom door, because Mr. Duvall was standing in the hallway watching her like she was a teen with a backpack in a convenient store. She had to settle her ass back into the leather armchair in the den to hurry up and wait.

It was about another hour later of her randomly scrolling social media, when the door to Grayson’s room opened once again. She was too far away to hear the words that passed between Leo and Dr. Gainey, but Leo shook his hand before Mr. Duvall showed the doctor out. And just as promised, Leo swaggered back into the den to tell her about what went down behind those closed doors. Despite the serious nature of the conversation, it was fuckin impossible not to notice how fuckin adorable Leo looked with his hands shoved down into his sweats pockets, yawning, or the bulge of fabric between his legs. God bless snug fitting cotton!

“Well?” asked Amberleigh impatiently.

“No signs of a concussion so far so that’s good. But he’s exhausted and dehydrated. The doctor gave him some IV fluids told him to get his ass some rest, and will check in on him in the morning. Also no work until Monday at the earliest.”

She sighed, “So it could always be worse I guess. And let me bet, you’ll be sure to make sure he follows the doctor’s orders?”

A devilish grin erupted across Leo’s lips, “Oh you bet I will.”          

“He’s in good hand then. Thanks for filling me in Leo.”

“No problem. I’ll babysit his ass. And he’ll wish he’d taken better care of himself by the time I’m done with him, don’t you worry. He’s already out like a light, but tomorrow morning I know just the ticket.”

Leo laughed and Amberleigh almost found herself feeling pity for Grayson at what the chef had planned. Almost, but not quite.

“Whatever you’re planning, I want in,” she giggled.

“It’s a deal. Meet me in the kitchen at 0800 Miss Dubois.”

Amberleigh agreed to be an accessory in whatever devious plans Leo conjured up in the kitchen and beyond. And she trusted his judgment, promised to see him bright and early.  But sleep was being an elusive bitch that morning, so after a couple hours and tossing and twisting between the sheets, she decided to work off her excess energy in the gym. And then maybe in the bath tubs afterwards.

Naturally at six a.m, and after the night they’d just had, she thoroughly expected to be the sole occupant of the gym room at that ungodly hour. But she heard singing coming from the small sauna. And she would know that off-key voice anywhere. A chance to scare the shit out of Leo, seemed like too good an opportunity to pass up.

With a grin on her face, she crept to the side of the wooden sauna and crouched down. The door was glass, so if she came straight on, he would see her coming. She stifled her laughter as she quickly downloaded an air-horn app. Gave herself a mental countdown, before she jumped up, threw open the glass door, with the app blaring.

But Leo wasn’t the only one surprised. He certainly jumped up from the wooden bench and yelled a dirty word from that pretty mouth of his. Even dislodged one of his wireless earbuds in the process as it went clattering across the sauna. But Amberleigh was having a hard time focusing on anything beside his body. Because Leo was stark fuckin’ naked.