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Authors: Kalissa Alexander
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the lease again, Max said he had a friend who was part owner of the Park View and he’d talk to him.
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Yes.” Toby was all smiles. “Just say yes.”
Within a week Max had ironed out the arrangements with the Park View and the move had been completed. They had gone to her apartment with her and cleaned out her belongings. Her bed had been stored in their basement. She couldn’t believe how easily moving in with them had been accomplished. The landlord had even returned her deposit. Again, she was indebted to the brothers.
She made sure she cleaned their house at least once a week and cooked for them when she was home. Max was always polite and thanked her for her efforts. Toby made her feel like she was an honored guest. She was beginning to think he was just flirtatious by nature and didn’t even realize he was encouraging her to fall in love with him. However, at work, Max seemed to be less guarded, which surprised her. She liked it when he came up behind her and whispered in her ear that she was doing a good job, something he had never done before. Instead of driving herself crazy by questioning his erratic behavior, she decided to just enjoy it.
One night when Toby had stayed later with Katie to close, she and Max had gone home together alone. She made them a snack and they sat in the kitchen and just talked like two normal people who liked being in each other’s company. His cheerful banter relaxed her normal nervousness where he was concerned. She found herself asking him questions she would have never normally felt comfortable enough to ask.
“Do you regret leaving medicine to manage the Wolf’s Den, Max?”
“No. It’s been great. I needed it. It’s made me realize how much I really do love surgery. However, when I go back, I’ll do things a lot differently.”
“As Candy says, ‘Living and learning is the foundation of life.’” She smiled at him, and when he smiled back she thought how easy it would be to get lost in that smile.
Max nodded his head. They talked for a while longer until he yawned. She took his cue and said good night.
When she crawled into bed, she felt happier than she had in a long time. Following Katie’s lead, the girls were now acting more friendly toward her. The only person who seemed to truly dislike her was Joanie, Max’s number-one fan and a constant fixture at the bar. The woman tried to antagonize her at every opportunity. If she didn’t value her job so much, she would have thrown a drink in the older woman’s face instead of smiling politely whenever she delivered one of her barbed insults in front of Max or Toby. The older woman thought she was hilarious and never missed an opportunity to try to make Maura look bad.
So a few days later, when Max was in his office doing some paperwork and Toby was running an errand, she was surprised that Joanie started up a conversation with her that didn’t start with “Hey, Bitch.”
“You know, Maura, you’re a very lucky girl,” Joanie began as Maura placed another drink in front of her.
“Really. I’m surprised to hear you say that.”
Joanie took a sip of the drink. “Not bad.”
“Thanks,” she responded to the first compliment Joanie had ever given her about anything.
“So, how do you like living with my boys?”
“Max and Toby are like my big brothers.”
“Big brothers?”
“They’ve been good to me. I owe them a lot.”
“Who knows why, but I’m feeling a little charitable tonight. But then again, maybe I’m just teetering on insanity, but either way, I’m going to tell you a little secret. Max doesn’t look at you like a sister. He wants you in his bed, and so does his little brother.”
Maura felt her heart skip a beat. “And what makes you an expert on what other people want?”
“I’m not quite as out of it as you might think.” She took another sip of her drink. “Those two look at you the way I wish they looked at me.”
“You need
“I don’t know what to say.”
“Yes.” Toby was all smiles. “Just say yes.”
Within a week Max had ironed out the arrangements with the Park View and the move had been completed. They had gone to her apartment with her and cleaned out her belongings. Her bed had been stored in their basement. She couldn’t believe how easily moving in with them had been accomplished. The landlord had even returned her deposit. Again, she was indebted to the brothers.
She made sure she cleaned their house at least once a week and cooked for them when she was home. Max was always polite and thanked her for her efforts. Toby made her feel like she was an honored guest. She was beginning to think he was just flirtatious by nature and didn’t even realize he was encouraging her to fall in love with him. However, at work, Max seemed to be less guarded, which surprised her. She liked it when he came up behind her and whispered in her ear that she was doing a good job, something he had never done before. Instead of driving herself crazy by questioning his erratic behavior, she decided to just enjoy it.
One night when Toby had stayed later with Katie to close, she and Max had gone home together alone. She made them a snack and they sat in the kitchen and just talked like two normal people who liked being in each other’s company. His cheerful banter relaxed her normal nervousness where he was concerned. She found herself asking him questions she would have never normally felt comfortable enough to ask.
“Do you regret leaving medicine to manage the Wolf’s Den, Max?”
“No. It’s been great. I needed it. It’s made me realize how much I really do love surgery. However, when I go back, I’ll do things a lot differently.”
“As Candy says, ‘Living and learning is the foundation of life.’” She smiled at him, and when he smiled back she thought how easy it would be to get lost in that smile.
Max nodded his head. They talked for a while longer until he yawned. She took his cue and said good night.
When she crawled into bed, she felt happier than she had in a long time. Following Katie’s lead, the girls were now acting more friendly toward her. The only person who seemed to truly dislike her was Joanie, Max’s number-one fan and a constant fixture at the bar. The woman tried to antagonize her at every opportunity. If she didn’t value her job so much, she would have thrown a drink in the older woman’s face instead of smiling politely whenever she delivered one of her barbed insults in front of Max or Toby. The older woman thought she was hilarious and never missed an opportunity to try to make Maura look bad.
So a few days later, when Max was in his office doing some paperwork and Toby was running an errand, she was surprised that Joanie started up a conversation with her that didn’t start with “Hey, Bitch.”
“You know, Maura, you’re a very lucky girl,” Joanie began as Maura placed another drink in front of her.
“Really. I’m surprised to hear you say that.”
Joanie took a sip of the drink. “Not bad.”
“Thanks,” she responded to the first compliment Joanie had ever given her about anything.
“So, how do you like living with my boys?”
“Max and Toby are like my big brothers.”
“Big brothers?”
“They’ve been good to me. I owe them a lot.”
“Who knows why, but I’m feeling a little charitable tonight. But then again, maybe I’m just teetering on insanity, but either way, I’m going to tell you a little secret. Max doesn’t look at you like a sister. He wants you in his bed, and so does his little brother.”
Maura felt her heart skip a beat. “And what makes you an expert on what other people want?”
“I’m not quite as out of it as you might think.” She took another sip of her drink. “Those two look at you the way I wish they looked at me.”
“You need
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