Mountain Boss: Mountain Men Series Book One
Mountain Boss: Chapter 8

I run my hand through my hair.

You can’t go out there.

Helping her move in would completely defeat the point of putting her in the Laundry Cabin.

Below me, Courtney stops at the bottom of the steps leading to her cabin and releases the handle of her suitcase. And I watch as it does a slow tip forward into the dirt.

“Super.” She doesn’t say it loud, but out here, in the silence, voices travel.

Not as far as you might think, not in the woods. Which is how people get lost so easily. But with line of sight and the windows open—because at eighty-five hundred feet above sea level, open windows are nature’s air conditioning—I can just make out her words.

Muttered curses float into my bedroom, and I take a step back, making sure I’m out of view should she turn around and glance up.

I didn’t put her in the Laundry Cabin because it’s the closest to my house.

And I certainly didn’t put her there because I can see her front door from my bedroom window.

I put her there because it has a bunk in the back.

Because even if I trust my guys with my life, I’m not putting a woman in a cabin with five men. People need privacy. And I know my men don’t give a fuck about changing in front of each other, but that would change with a lady in their midst.

And I can’t just put her in one of the guest cabins; it could be seen as preferential treatment. Not to mention the fact that she’d have to move into the Laundry Cabin when all the guest cabins end up in use anyway.

This saves a step.

And as my new maintenance person, she’s also responsible for cleaning, which includes laundry. So, really, it makes sense.

And if the cramped surroundings make her want to leave…

I turn my back on the window.

So be it.