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“So, do I.”
“Until Friday then. I’m looking forward to meeting this fiancée of yours. It’s going to take a strong woman to keep the wild Sebastian Kemp in line.”
“Like I said, I’m a new man.”
“Good,” Van Morgan says with a dismissive nod. “Because I won’t have a liability on my team, no matter how talented he is.”
My stomach sinks as I head to the door. Fuck.
I walk with Lydia to the elevators in silence. We stare at the floor and ceiling until the doors open and we step inside.
Once they close, we both erupt.
“Why did you say I was engaged?!”
“Why did you give a name?!”
The elevator descends as we curse and shout some more.
“Who is this girl anyway?” Lydia says when we land on the main floor. “What was her name? Alina Cooter?”
“Alina Hoover,” I say in a sharp tone, already feeling defensive of her. “She was my sister’s best friend growing up.”
“This could work. Are you still close with her?”
“I haven’t seen her in eight years.”
She drops her head and releases a sound like a dying animal would make.
“Eight years?” she says while shaking her head. “She’s probably married, or pregnant.”
My jaw clenches at the thought.
“Well, either way, we’ll have to cut her a check large enough to make her agree. It’s the only way.”
I don’t even know if my sister Marie is still friends with her. I guess I’ll have to call her and ask. I’ll probably get an earful in that phone call.
“Where does this girl live anyway?” Lydia asks as we exit the building into the hot desert sun.
“My hometown,” I say with a sigh. “Shakings, Colorado.”
Chapter Two
Alina
Ican’t stop staring at him. He’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
How many times have I opened this picture and stared at him, dreaming of the day I can cuddle him on the bed and hold him in my arms? Too many to count…
He’s all I can think about lately. My mind is consumed with thoughts of stroking his body and kissing his head. I’d be the happiest girl in the world if he was mine.
“That picture again?” my coworker Eddie says with a shake of his head as he walks into our shared office with a coffee. “Why don’t you just buy one already?”
I sigh as I shut down the picture.
“My landlord will kick me out if I get a dog.”
“Don’t tell him,” Eddie says with a shrug as he sits at his desk. He spills some of his coffee when he puts it down. “Shit.”
