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the bear and handed it to Kate. “This is Oscar the Bear. He has been with me since I was a little girl.” Kate squealed and pushed her way off Molly’s lap to play with Oscar the Bear on the floor. Molly then turned to hand her resume over to Hammer.
    Hammer took the paper from the female but didn’t look at it. He had seen enough. “When can you start?”
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    Molly was a little overwhelmed. Hammer hadn’t even checked her credentials. She could be a kidnapper or mass murderer for all he knew. Well, she wasn’t and Maya probably told him all about her anyway. She got the job solely on Maya’s word. She was determined not to let her friend down or regret helping her.
    She had to find a new job and a place to live until the condo was sold. Jerry refused to allow her to stay there, claiming that her presence would hinder the sale of the property. He was always giving her a hard time. Even now that their divorce was final. She would be glad not to have anything to deal with Jerry over once the condo sold. He seemed even more belligerent since the divorce. Which had her baffled. He clearly didn’t want to stay married to her so she would think that he would be glad to put an end to things. However, he always found reasons to call and harass her.
    When she first called Maya, she had dialed the grandparents' home first. They told her Maya now worked for the Galactic Cage Fighters' Association. They gave her Maya’s cell number. She then called Maya to see if she knew of any jobs at all that she could do with the GCFA. Maya immediately told her about Hammer, one of the GCFA fighters, who needed help with his nieces and nephew. Maya didn’t tell her much about Hammer, just the man stepped up to take the kids when his sister and her husband died. That was enough for Molly to say yes. He was a true man in her eyes and she hadn’t even seen him yet.
    Now that she had finally seen him in person, she was awed, intimidated, and—turned on. The last thing was unwelcome. He was her new boss and she would also be living with him—them. He said he had a fourth bedroom that was not used. She would have turned it down insisting on having her own suite, but currently the ship was booked up until the next spaceport. Maya was going to have her kids’ room together so Molly could stay with them until a suite was available. But she didn’t want to impose and staying with Hammer and the kids would be more convenient for everyone.
    So here she was, half dragging her large trunk down the corridor toward Hammer’s suite. It was all that she had really. Everything else was to be sold and divided. The door swung open and Hammer stepped out.
    “Why didn’t you say something earlier, Miss Maynard? That trunk is way too heavy for you.” He bent down and lifted it with no strain whatsoever.
    Damn. Molly admired his strength. He carried it as if it was air. She thought he could lift her up in his arms just as easily. He could probably hold her with one arm while she rode him like a bucking bull. Hell yeah! No! Hell No! She could not be thinking these things at all. Not with him being her boss. She shook her head and made herself keep a safe distance from him.
    Shit! He was scaring the female with his size and strength. He had only meant to help her. He watched her eyes go wide and then she stepped back from him. He didn’t want Molly to fear him. But then again, maybe this was a good thing. If she kept a good distance from him, it would help him to keep his as well. It was going to be hard because now that he had her scent, and she smelled damn good, he was going to be in a constant state of arousal.
    He carried the trunk to the room at the far end of the hallway. “Did you have any more luggage?” He sat the trunk down at the end of the bed. It actually looked like it fit in with his sister’s furniture.
    “No, that’s all I own.” Crap, she meant to say that’s all she had. Maybe he didn’t catch her slip.
    “That’s all you