In a Love Nest with the Aloof CEO

“Yeah, I had some spaghetti,” she lied.

Tobias tightened his grip on her wrist slightly. “Join me for lunch. I’m starving, and it feels lonely eating all by myself.”

Skylar didn’t believe him one bit.

“Don’t lie to me! I saw you come here with a bunch of people, so how could you possibly be lonely? Anyway, I have to go. My mom is still waiting for me to bring her lunch, and she hasn’t eaten anything since morning.”

The Cardiology Department and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Department were on different floors, so Tobias could only follow her as far as the elevator.

“How’s your mom doing?” Skylar asked while waiting for the elevator.

“She’s alright. We haven’t decided on whether she’ll be getting a coronary bypass or a heart transplant. The problem with the latter is that it’ll take time to find a donor…” Tobias was clearly fatigued and stressed out when he said that.

Skylar gave him a pat on the shoulder and reassured him in her most mature-sounding voice possible, “Everything will be alright.”

moment that she didn’t even realize the elevator arriving. Noticing

time she realized it, the

food over from her

she had no

floor. “Go home earlier tonight, and make sure

was by far the most heartwarming thing

couldn’t do as he said as Miranda had a blood test scheduled very early the next morning, so

him everything, including the part about Miranda insisting on

simply nodded and said, “Well, I won’t say any further since you’ve already made up your mind. Still, will

to each other that they

quick peck on the lips, which obviously wasn’t

tip of his nose against hers before tilting his head to the side and kissing her passionately, only stopping

gave her a quick nip on the tongue as he pulled away from her

his