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Maybe a little too much.
And it shows.
Rumors about us are starting to become more aggressive. Although I have no problem with people thinking we’re dating, I’ve seen Nova’s response to the whispers. Her nose scrunch of distaste is enough to let me know she’d rather not encourage such conversation.
To counteract the rumors, I’ve been trying to make sure there’s someone with us at all times.
Not a chaperone per say…
But chaperone adjacent.
And you might say, who the hell cares? People are going to talk either way.
But Nova being upset? That’s a major problem for me.
I can’t have my CEO feeling uncomfortable and thinking of leaving Vision Tech. There are a ton of companies that will snap her up in an instant.
Nova’s our most important asset, and Vision Tech would fall apart without her.
I’dfall apart without her.
“No, you’re right. We should invite other people. It’s your birthday after all. I’ll do what you want.” Her shoulders slump. “I’ll call Dejonae.”
I study her face keenly. Nova’s long braids are up in a ponytail today and she’s wearing a fancy, black checkered skirt and jacket with a yellow blouse underneath that flatters her dark skin. She looks like the sexy librarian every guy in my high school class fantasized of at least once.
As usual, I studiously ignore the stir she causes in my body. There are some lines you back away from slowly and some that you run like hell from.
Nova’s in the second camp.
I need her too much to let something like a raging physical attraction mess up a good thing.
“Are you okay?”
“Of course. Why wouldn’t I be?” Nova rises to her feet and brushes off her blouse.
Her long legs jut out of the hem of her skirt and my eyes run down their length before I remember to behave and drag my gaze back to her face.
“I’ll make the arrangements. Dejonae and Sazuki will probably not have a problem.”
“Right.”
Wrong.
There’s no way Sazuki will show up without kicking and screaming. The Japanese piano legend ventures out of his house for only two people—his daughter Niko and his girlfriend Dejonae. The rest of the world can burn for all he cares.
However, I thought it would be too pathetic to haveno oneto invite to my party. When it comes to friends, I value Sazuki’s company the most… outside of Nova.
“It’s going to be a good time.” I grin.
Nova does not.
I fold my arms over my chest and watch her sashay out of the lab. Nova doesn’t shuffle or plod. Whenever she walks, her head is always up, her hips sway slightly and her eyes cut through the distance.
I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve asked if she used to model.
There’s a quality to her, a substance that’s hard to explain. I just know it’s expensive andwayout of my league.
I set my sandwich on the table and join her outside. The sun is shining brightly and I’m unprepared for the heat. My lab is air conditioned and dim. My eyesight is so messed up that I can’t handle too much light—at least not when I’m working.
