She sighed and gave a small laugh. “Anyway, I have been curious about you. With the way people talk, and the rumors about how frigid and snotty you are, I did not expect you to step in the way you did.”
“I am frigid and snotty.” There was no point in pretending otherwise.
She ignored that. “Milly is a sweetheart. She and I have been friends since my first day here. And Master Richemont?” She made a face. “Total pain in the ass.”
After a moment, I gave voice to something I had always wondered. “Why would you choose this life? There are so many jobs out there, ones that do not require…” I trailed off, searching for a gentler word.
“To lay on my back and spread my legs?” She supplied, unflinching.
I shrugged.
The smile never left her face, and she gave a shrug of her own. “It is what I
