Chapter 97
Chapter 97
"Early. And why are you taking business calls before 8am?"
I sighed and rubbed my forehead. "Sorry, didn't even realize the time."
I felt a wave of worry before the door to his office clicked open with the phone still
at his ear.
"What's wrong?"
I laughed. "Why do you assume something's wrong?"
"You're in even earlier than usual."
I tried to protest, but he continued.
"You haven't 't even made coffee. You look exhausted."
I tried again to interject.
"And you are distracted. It's not like you to lose track of time."
"Are you done?" I asked, turning my back to him as I made my way to the coffee pot. He nodded at
me and just watched and waited. Once the sound of brewing met my ears I turned back to him.
"I was out late at the Crate. I have a bit of a headache from it," I said, thinking, but not admitting
aloud, I may have been a little drunk still too. He snorted and I knew he heard that thought through
stressed about the upcoming challenges. I wasn't 'sleeping anyway so came in
but didn't care. What was the point in hiding it
anyway. He pulled me into his arms and I flinched, my eyes flying
the open door.
can't. The
needs me. I don't give a shit about what the
embrace tightened around me and I relaxed against his chest, breathing in his
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the stress fade away.
as the gurgling noises of coffee stopped, silencing the room and the aroma drew me from
me and meet me in
importance of us staying away from each other. I giggled thinking about it. If he didn't care, I didn't care. But when I walked into the office, closing the door behind me, I wasn't greeted in any
he reached for
knew this was a possibility, really an inevitability... It'll be fine... Yeah, just
up from my seat and launched myself around his desk
when worried.
indulged him for a few before pulling back
want to talk about it. I just want to
invade your brain to figure it out." We had both gotten good about not constantly invading each
knew he had heard my thoughts. His grin grew
taking a moment to breath my
getting off the hook that easy. What
know or
challenge! My stomach rose in my throat as
to take over.
that. I'm going to
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