Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 6

The word “babe hit me like a bolt from the blue, making my chest explode with surprise.

When I turned to look at Hogan, I saw Cecilia’s little face, full of shock and confusion.

Somehow, our gazes met in mid–air.

Inudged her. “Mr. Zade’s calling you.”

The lingering, reluctant tone of his voice definitely wasn’t meant for me.

Cecilia blinked, pouted, and gave Hogan’s prominent nose a playful scratch, whining, “Hogan, the party isn’t over yet.”

Hogan lifted his eyelids at the sound, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth.

That confirmed my hunch.

Watching the Maybach drive away, Wallis elbowed me, her tone soothing. “Tough night, huh?”

I quipped half–jokingly, “How ‘bout something tangible, President Lott?”

Wallis just shot me a look..

heart to drop me off at my apartment complex and even gave me a nod that I could skip punching in

finally made its

that night, I

figure appeared, holding me

he’d grip my waist and coax

of Hogan no one knew.

overpowering

it was

I was sleepless.

rush, I spilled out of the subway like a sardine, only to find one of

parked not too far away. There, Hogan, all dapper in his suit, was opening the passenger door like the perfect gentleman. In a moment, Cecilia

11:37

the morning

drove her to work

Capital is on the opposite side

Hogan had to

days I used to wake up early to make breakfast and coax him out of bed, and a

attitude could be so vast.

to avoid them.

Cecilia’s soft greeting reached

over, my face calm, my eyes briefly sweeping over Hogan, “Good morning,