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23 Two Wishes Left

(Winona)

"Are you settling okay?" Jayden asks. He looks tired with dark shadows under his eyes.

"Honestly, if this is all you wanted to say to me, I'm leaving." I just can't do small talk with him while things are the way they are..

"No." He looks gloomy behind his desk. "That's not all.

He stands up and walks towards me. "Go out with me tonight."

"What?!"

"You heard. Go out with me."

I regained my composure. "Why?"

""Why not?"

"Because Phillip and I are seeing each other right now

"But are you? Are you really?"

I sigh. "Jayden, I'm here to work as a consultant. I'm not here to have my personal life and my integrity questioned wherever I go. It's not fair."

"You're right. Look, I've been talking to Lance lately. I do need your expertise, and Phillip's. Things have already started to turn around. We've also talked over the past a little. I'm happy to let bygones be bygones." "Really? You mean a clean slate. No more hassles over the past. Just us getting on with our separate lives, and doing business together." I'm super doubtful this can happen.

"Clean slate. Yes. Like you and I have never met before."

"What about Ashlyn? Are you two back together?"

away from you. She and I are having therapy. I'll see how it goes. I'm not sure there's a future there but that's

What do you

my office. She's still convinced I'm

Well, I'll make

in love with you anymore Jayden. I'd like to build a life with

"And your daughter?"

knowledge.

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could have just said you had a child

Not the way minds work around here. I don't want her involved

you and Phillip, you really just co-parenting,

how do I handle this? "For now, but he is everything any woman could want

here you are, not

may have just

like to

all that up

little but I'm the world's expert at cock-blocking Jayden Brennan and his attempts

be left in peace to do my work. If that's all, I'll head

you still owe

to

for you. A gift for the graduating student

too much. You know I can't

"You don't have to."

and I'd never forget how

sis

you about being with

awful. She hates me because I'm not fancy enough for her. How do you think that makes me

care what

not, but who wants a lifetime of

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