Over the next two weeks, Elizabeth found herself looking forward to work. Chris still didn’t talk to her much and overwhelmed her with his presence, but he didn’t use his size to gain a situational advantage. He also hadn’t snapped at her since she’d started working for him. She’d observed him interacting with Terry, his foreman, and some of the other guys on the crew, and they all seemed to like and respect him. She was beginning to relax. A little.
He also hadn’t brought up replacing her. Although he’d insisted that her job was temporary, he hadn’t asked her to schedule one interview, and except for his employees, nobody else had come through the office.
Then one day a woman showed up. Her long blond hair looked as if it had taken hours to style, and her dress revealed a little too muc
