Someone was shaking her awake, but Ruby just wanted to sleep for five more minutes. She didn’t have a job to go to anyway, and it wasn’t as if she had a date she was going for. She seriously just needed her beauty sleep. She was going to sleep more and see if the person would leave her the hell alone. “Wake up you brat. You can't just stay in all day without going out to look for a job.” The voice said and Ruby groaned. She popped one of her eyes open to look at the annoying person and it turned out to be the only person it could be. Olivia!“Leave me alone, for goodness sake. I just want to sleep for five more minutes.” She said. "Well, you've been saying that since six o’clock and this is seven o’clock. I'm going to work in an hour but I sure as hell won't leave you at home to continue your moping around routine.”Ruby rolled her closed eyes and then she opened them to look at her cousin who decided to be annoying today. She had lost her job and her boyfriend a week ago, so why w
"Ms. Hardin?" Ruby heard a voice call and she jerk out of her thought.That meant that it was almost her turn, seeing as the woman they had just called was beside her. Her nervousness increased and she tried taking a deep breath so that she could calm her nerves down a notch. It was just like that, no problem at all, but she was prone to riling herself up like that all the time.It wasn't her fault, it was probably how she was wired, plus it was Olivia’s fault for not hinting to her about the job before this morning. Now, everything was a disaster.It wasn't only her work life that was a disaster though. Her love life was the worst, but she couldn't think about that now. She shook her head and muttered to herself again, wanting for this interview to be over as fast as it could.She had prepared all the way here in the car for the interview and she had even practiced some of the questions she knew they always asked in common. She just hoped that her nerves wouldn't get in the way and
Ruby walked erratically, not sure of what to do. She was left with nothing but the clothes she had worn this morning. Her bag had been stolen, which meant that she had no money for a bus or cab. She walked to the bus stop even though she was sure she couldn't board the bus without any money.The rain was falling so heavily, and it had drenched her to the bone if that was a thing. She wanted to go into an alley and scream her throat out, getting out the fury that she was feeling.She was so angry at herself and if she had a chance or even the courage to do so, she would have taken a blade to her wrist even if it was just to punish and not to kill herself.Why was she so stupid, so much that she had forgotten something so important? She asked herself.Her dress, or rather, Olivia’s dress, clung to her body with the rain that had drenched her. She was starting to feel the cold creep into her body so deep that her teeth were starting to clash.She was beyond a reasonable doubt, hopeless
“I've been calling you all day to know how the interview went.” That was the first thing Olivia told her as she entered their apartment later that night. She dropped her bag on the kitchen counter before coming to sit with her on the couch. Ruby sighed, just at that moment, remembering that she had lost her phone earlier. “I had the craziest day today, Livy.” She said, and then she explained how stupid she had been today at the interview she went for. As she narrated the event, Olivia stared at her with her eyed widened in surprise and her mouth opened as if she had never heard such stupidity before. “What the hell, Ruby?” Olivia asked, frowning. “You don't have to say it, Livy. I definitely know that I had been a fool. I was just so uncollected and nervous that I ruined the interview.” She said. “And you're this calm? You lose your phone and your money but you're this calm? How?” she asked, wondering if she had missed the part where her cousin had cried her eyes out. Her eyes
“That's how I got a job as a nanny.” She said to Olivia. She had a pleased smile on her face, talking to her because she knew that it was something she would be happy about. As she predicted, Olivia smiled, marveled at the way luck had shone on her. "So, what's the name of the people you're supposed to work for?” she asked her. Ruby shrugged her shoulder. "All I have is a name, and nothing more. I also know I have to look after two kids and the house is in the rich neighborhood of New York. I think it's in Hudson Yards.” She said. "You should have asked more questions about who you would be working for, you know.” Ruby nodded. "Yes, I really should have but I was half happy and half nervous about the whole thing. I couldn't even eat the lunch the woman bought for me properly.” She said. Olivia threw her head back and laughed like a crazy person. "Of course, you can't. She bought you a salad and some crazy ass diet person meat that tasted bland.” She said. Rolling her eyes, Ruby a
Slowly, she followed him, looking around the living room as she went. The design of this house must have cost a fortune. She could see that everything smelled of class. The first thing that came to her mind was that this place was made with gold because of the color of everything, including the couchesThere were about six large couches and a single one placed together around to form a large but cozy half circle, and she recognized the designs from one of those sleekly glossy magazines Olivia use to bring home every once in a while. They were part of the ones they had tagged "one in a kind” by a renowned carpenter that made all his furniture by hand and with the most expensive wood Bocote. The couches had been labeled as a little above two hundred thousand dollars, and Ruby was just marveled.The floorboard on the floor looked like a teak wood, which she had also seen somewhere in the magazine. The curtains looked like they had been handmade and shipped from some Turkish village. They
Why didn’t anyone tell her how this man looked? He was insanely hot for a dad. She wasn’t sure was she expected, but here she was now and all she could do was stare. He had intense blue eyes that looked like the color of the sea, and on his chiseled jaw was a five o’clock stubble that made him look sexy as sin. He had a hard stare, but she knew that wasn’t real because he sure wouldn't look at his kids with eyes this cold. There was something about him that called to her, but she wasn’t sure in what way that was. She watched the way his muscles bucked under the white buttoned shirt; with the two top buttons undone of course, and the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. It was paired with a well fitted gray pants, shiny black shoes, and a frustrated expression on his face like he wants nothing more than to get the hell out of his office so he could go beat the hell out of whoever was on the other end of the phone moments ago. His hair must have been so tussled up from him raking his fin
He saw the disappointment on her face and his head told him he was being an asshole for no reason. But he knew he couldn't work with this woman without being distracted, and that was something he couldn't afford. “I don’t understand sir, but I’m sure I can answer any question you have.” She said. Questions huh? He raised his brows at her. Was she deaf, or she was just playing dumb? He had just told her he didn’t want her, so what was she talking about? “Maybe you didn’t hear me, but I said no. I do not want you. I'll have Flora send someone else.” He repeated, slowly this time. She frowned with her mouth dropped open. "Huh, but why sir? Have I offended you unknowingly?” she asked. "I can apologize.” She said. Cameron shook his head, and for the life of him, he couldn't believe that he had felt an attraction for a woman like this. His usual types were models, and actresses, but this woman wasn’t slim, she wasn’t close. He really couldn't tell how her shape was, but he could tell