Guarded Treasure

by Mae Lovette

“Mr. Pimsley, I think you’ll find I’m a rather well-educated and intelligent woman, and you might be surprised how much I understand the things I say.”

She rolled her eyes at his disregard for culture and history.

“The ambitious librarian with something to prove and the petty scoundrel with nothing to lose.”

There might be nothing on earth he could bring himself to deny her. If she asked for the moon, he’d search for a ladder.

“Ben, have you told the crew not to look at me? Why on earth would you say such a thing?”

“I didn’t tell them not to look at you. I told them what would happen if they did. It sounds like they chose to conduct themselves wisely.”

“Uptight, ambitious, gorgeous librarians who don’t like me became my type the day I met you.”