Help Wanted

Stella

Setting my empty glass down on the floor, I give him a flat look. "Quit messing around, Vance. This isn't a game."

"I'm being completely serious."

Silence stretches between us across the room as we hold each other's gaze. A part of me wants to laugh right in his face, though I have a feeling that wouldn't go over very well. Even so, the idea of him stepping foot into the back of my resta