"Say that again?" Mariah stood in the kitchen staring at Levi, barley able to keep her mouth hanging open in shock. She"d woken alone in his bed, that hadn"t surprised her because she knew he got up early. There was a lot of work to be done on a ranch and he didn"t keep a big crew around, which meant he did a good share of the work himself. She"d seen evidence of what that kind of work did to a body the night before. And she had no complaints.
"I want you to stay."
"And do what? Keep your bed warm?" Anger started to fill her, one night and he wanted to keep her here, just to warm his bed.
"No, actually." His voice was surprisingly calm in the face of the rage coursing through her. "I thought you could take over the bookkeeping here. I"d pay you room and board and a small wage to start w
