Chapter 14

What I had to say was unreasonable, but part of me hoped that she'd agree. Her fear was rational. I was scared of the same thing, because it was easy to fall for somebody like Emily. I was selfish. I wanted to have her for a while without getting attached, which was somet I wasn't even sure if the rules I had in mind would help us in that situation, but I wanted to try because I didn't know how I was going to spend the next year and five months with her without being able to kiss or touch her. She was irresistible in every way one could think of defended the people she loved with everything in her.

Emily was great.

"So what are the rules Emily wondered, looking at me. She let me cat in silence for almost five minutes, but curiosity was crystal clear on her beautiful face.

"Well maybe we shouldn't go on danes, because usually dates make people like each other, but of course, we can go to social events together," I sounded so unsure of what I was saying.

"That seem

seems reasonable. She nodded, eating a piece of sautéed potato.

"And we shouldn't kiss unless we're having sex." I wasn't sure how I was going to stick to that rule, because I had kissed her before and her lips were addictive. "Keep going "Why was I scared of her reaction?

"We also shouldn't cuddle or stay in each other's beds after having sex" Ladded

"That's a bummer." She rolled her eyes 1 like cuddles, but I understand your point of view.

"I don't think there's anything else in my mind," 1 said, waiting for her decision 1 desperately wanted her to agree

nodded. "Even after doing all of this, if one of us

that my heart was made of stone, but what she didn't know was that I

she added. "Don't show up at my desk again,

to work with you in the same place,"

Julian" Her answer wasn't

end to that Emily was too nice to report anyburly, but I wasn't going to len

pushed her

the judge

married to the CFO' or 'li must be relaxing to know that if you made a mistake, your husband would have your back'. The worst thing wasn't said directly to me,

HR? I

can't handle a joke. She shrugged. "They're harmless comments, Julian. I expected that to

to go home

quitting once I complete a year. It won't look good in my CV to quite

smiled when she nodded. "Can we add something else to our deal?" I

me and resumed eating. I had a feeling that our agreement

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was easy for me to sense how comfortable I was starting

it?"

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