Jenni and Daniel spent the rest of Tuesday together at his cabin, mostly just lying together on the Kitty Bed and talking. They ate dinner when they got hungry, spent some more time on the Kitty Bed in each other?s arms, and eventually went upstairs to Daniel?s bed. They made love slowly and tenderly, very much the opposite of the wild and athletic sex they'd had so far. Neither of them complained.
Jenni left early the Wednesday morning to go back to her suite so she could shower and change for work. If their relationship continued on the same path it had been on?and there was no reason to doubt that it wouldn't?she would have to ask Daniel if she could have a drawer and some counter space in his bathroom.
They had fallen into a comfortable routine in the weeks after the Fourth. She arrived in his office located behind the restaurant at 7:00 every morning and slowly reorganized it, making it move much more smoothly and efficiently. His sous chef, wait staff, and even his suppliers quickly fell in love with Jenni and her new ways of scheduling things, and she felt a great sense of satisfaction in helping Daniel's business grow and become more successful. For his part, Daniel was amazed at how effective Jenni was in her new role. The Temple was a different place since she took over the organizational side of things. Riley and David noticed, too, congratulating Jenni on her skills.
This was what had been missing from her life in Seattle. Working for her father had been miserable. He never noticed how hard she worked, how much easier she made his life, how much more efficiently the think tank ran after she took over and streamlined it. But here, in just two week?s time, she'd already been thanked and praised numerous times by the owners! Her pride and her happiness showed in everything she did, from her clothing to her mood, even to the way she answered the phone and greeted employees.
Daniel saw the change in her, and understood the source of it. It made him happy to see it, yet also a bit sad that it was such a novel thing to her. The more he learned about her father, the less he liked the man. He had a very special daughter, and seemed to have no idea of that. One evening, an hour or so before they normally left, he walked up behind, allowing his normally silent footsteps to scuff a bit on the ground so he wouldn't startle. He leaned down and kissed the outer shell of her ear. "You're amazing," he said softly.
She shivered at the kiss, his hot breath tickling the hairs along the nape of her neck. Turning her head, she smiled up at him, a blush rising in the apples of her cheeks. "Thank you," she said softly. "What brought this on?"
"Looking over this week's figures for the Temple," he said, smiling. "Expenses are down, revenue is up... I thought we were doing just fine before, but clearly I had no idea."
She chuckled softly and then shrugged. "It wasn't hard to do. You just had to look where you could shave off a little of the expenditures and rework the schedules and stuff. If you had extra time, you could have figured it out on your own."
He shook his head immediately. "No. I haven't the head for that kind of work. I'd just have muddled the same as I've been since we started this hotel."
"I'm glad I could help you out, then. It's the least I could do for you, after you gave me this job and put me up in the suite and...well...you know." She gave him a tiny little smirk that approached the realm of being naughty.
"Mmm," he purred softly. "I do know." His answering smile was entirely in the realm of being naughty. "You've already earned back the first two."
"And the latter?" she asked in a little voice, her brow raised and that little smirk still on her lips.
"That one isn't business," he answered. "It's pleasure." The last word was drawn out, and growled in a tone seemingly designed to make women go weak in the knees.
She took a deep breath and shivered, though this time it wasn't from being tickled. Glancing around the office, she noted that they were alone. "Think we could maybe go home early, boss?"
He raised a brow, then nodded. "I think you've earned an early night, yes." He straightened up, and offered her his hand.
Jenni left early the Wednesday morning to go back to her suite so she could shower and change for work. If their relationship continued on the same path it had been on?and there was no reason to doubt that it wouldn't?she would have to ask Daniel if she could have a drawer and some counter space in his bathroom.
They had fallen into a comfortable routine in the weeks after the Fourth. She arrived in his office located behind the restaurant at 7:00 every morning and slowly reorganized it, making it move much more smoothly and efficiently. His sous chef, wait staff, and even his suppliers quickly fell in love with Jenni and her new ways of scheduling things, and she felt a great sense of satisfaction in helping Daniel's business grow and become more successful. For his part, Daniel was amazed at how effective Jenni was in her new role. The Temple was a different place since she took over the organizational side of things. Riley and David noticed, too, congratulating Jenni on her skills.
This was what had been missing from her life in Seattle. Working for her father had been miserable. He never noticed how hard she worked, how much easier she made his life, how much more efficiently the think tank ran after she took over and streamlined it. But here, in just two week?s time, she'd already been thanked and praised numerous times by the owners! Her pride and her happiness showed in everything she did, from her clothing to her mood, even to the way she answered the phone and greeted employees.
Daniel saw the change in her, and understood the source of it. It made him happy to see it, yet also a bit sad that it was such a novel thing to her. The more he learned about her father, the less he liked the man. He had a very special daughter, and seemed to have no idea of that. One evening, an hour or so before they normally left, he walked up behind, allowing his normally silent footsteps to scuff a bit on the ground so he wouldn't startle. He leaned down and kissed the outer shell of her ear. "You're amazing," he said softly.
She shivered at the kiss, his hot breath tickling the hairs along the nape of her neck. Turning her head, she smiled up at him, a blush rising in the apples of her cheeks. "Thank you," she said softly. "What brought this on?"
"Looking over this week's figures for the Temple," he said, smiling. "Expenses are down, revenue is up... I thought we were doing just fine before, but clearly I had no idea."
She chuckled softly and then shrugged. "It wasn't hard to do. You just had to look where you could shave off a little of the expenditures and rework the schedules and stuff. If you had extra time, you could have figured it out on your own."
He shook his head immediately. "No. I haven't the head for that kind of work. I'd just have muddled the same as I've been since we started this hotel."
"I'm glad I could help you out, then. It's the least I could do for you, after you gave me this job and put me up in the suite and...well...you know." She gave him a tiny little smirk that approached the realm of being naughty.
"Mmm," he purred softly. "I do know." His answering smile was entirely in the realm of being naughty. "You've already earned back the first two."
"And the latter?" she asked in a little voice, her brow raised and that little smirk still on her lips.
"That one isn't business," he answered. "It's pleasure." The last word was drawn out, and growled in a tone seemingly designed to make women go weak in the knees.
She took a deep breath and shivered, though this time it wasn't from being tickled. Glancing around the office, she noted that they were alone. "Think we could maybe go home early, boss?"
He raised a brow, then nodded. "I think you've earned an early night, yes." He straightened up, and offered her his hand.