Max Sagan’s mouth is always getting him in trouble. His special talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time to the wrong person makes it hard to hold onto either a job or a boyfriend for long.<br><br>When Max is fired yet again, his best friend Noah reluctantly gets Max an interview where he works. Max is grateful, but unsure if a party boy like him will fit in at a stuffy law firm. Then he meets Noah’s gorgeous boss, lawyer Owen Hart, and becomes determined to keep this job.<br><br>Others say Owen is far too professional to date an employee, but Max has a plan -- keep his fingers crossed, look cute, and hope it works out. Meanwhile he’s working hard to keep his big mouth shut so he might last an unprecedented entire month at his new job -- long enough, he hopes, to catch Owen’s eye.

Me and My Big Mouth

Max shielded his eyes and took the coat. “Thanks.”


He hated the choked sound in his voice. He’d never see Owen again after today, he supposed. Easy come, easy go. To his surprise, Owen sat down on the bench beside him. Max stared ahead, holding his coat on his lap. Traffic and pedestrians passed for about a century before Owen spoke.


“I got the story out of Mrs Barstow. Though the best she could manage about a certain part was ‘he added the word end’ to Mr Bell’s name.’”


Max’s lips twitched. He gave in to it and smiled. Yeah. That had been a choice one.


“Penny was still laughing about it when I came out here. Noah wanted to come. In fact, Noah wanted to walk in to Mr Bellend’s office and resign on the spot. But I persuaded him and Penny to stay in my office and keep their heads down.”


“You know I won’t be able to think of him as anything but Mr Bellend from now on.”


Chapter 8