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The world tilts and goes dark. I can see, but it’s like a fog has settled on the room or like I’m trapped in a warm dream.
I’m suddenly aware of strong arms cradling me. I’m falling out of my chair, but I’m not on the ground. I’m in something soft. A cloud?
A lap.
Adam’s lap.
I hear him mumbling, “It’s okay, Nova. I got you. I got you, darlin’.”
If I wasn’t fighting to stay conscious, I’d push him away. What if someone came inside? What if they saw me sitting in my boss’s lap and told everyone that Nova Delaney is being inappropriate with her employer?
The part of me that’s made of ice and should care about things like that has started to thaw. I’m as limp and helpless as a newborn right now, but I’m not scared.
Adam’s here.
He says he’s got me.
As if I needed the words.
He’s proven time and time again that he’s someone I can rely on.
I close my eyes for a bit and breathe in time with Adam’s rushing heart. I’m not sure how many minutes tick by while I half-sit, half-float in Adam’s arms, but slowly I come back to myself.
The first thing I realize is that my fingers are curling in his shirt and my cheek is stuck to his left pec. Adam’s lips graze my temple—did he just kiss me?
Stunned, I open my eyes wider and turn to look up at him.
“There you are. You okay, Nova?”
I land fully back into myself and battle a floundering panic. What just happened? Did I justnuzzlemy boss?
Gah!
I want to cover my face and take a flying leap through the window. My body jumps as if eager to live out the command. Unfortunately, I can’t go far because Adam has a good grip on me.
“Don’t move too fast, Nova,” he warns. There’s a tender note to his voice and also a hint of amusement.
Embarrassed beyond measure, I push up so I’m sitting on my own instead of laying sprawled on his chest.
I can’t even look at him. After that confusing moment in the hallway this morning, I renewed my promise to keep a distance from Adam. The scalding hot attraction I feel for my boss is getting harder to resist and I can’t afford to make any mistakes.
Unfortunately, the mistakes are piling up so high, they’d reach outer space.
“That’s the first time a woman’s literally fallen for me,” Adam teases, brushing my cheek with his knuckles.
“In your dreams.”
His entire chest rumbles with a chuckle. “Good. You’re firing back at me. It means you’re feeling better.”
“What are you doing here?” I whisper faintly. “I told you to stay at home and not to worry. I’ve got this.”
“I am worried.”
“I’ve—”
“Not about the lawsuit,” he says. His brown eyes fall on me like a gentle rain. “About you.”
I tremble a little.
