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“You’re not sorry. You’re sorry you got caught.”
“Will you please just give us another chance?”
“Nope. Goodbye.”
The disappointment that flared in Ben’s eyesmingled with anger. It surprised me.
And good riddance.
4
The memory of the kiss burned in my mind, refusing to let me sleep all night. I tasted him, felt his tongue swirling in my mouth and his searing hot gaze when I pulled back.
What the hell are you doing?
This trip would be a fantastic mistake. Aside from the glaring conflict of interest issues, I didn'tknow William. It might be anawkward three weeks.
Who cares? This will look great on your resumé.
Yeah, and the paperwork he sent me looked legit. Really, there was no question about whether I’d go or not.
The question was what I’d do if I were alone with William.
I groaned in my bedroom, trying to search for something that would tell me what to do. I jumped at the knock on my door.
“Come in.”
Jessica’s head poked around the door. Good, I thought. I can ask her about it.
“Hey! I just got home. What are you up to?” she said as she sat down on my bed.
“I got a job. At Pardini Worldwide.”
She did a double take. “Um—what?”
I smiled. “And I saw Ben.”
“Whoa, whoa!” She stood up and placed her hands on her hips. “Slow down! When did this all happen?”
“Happened today, actually.” I enjoyed the waves of shock rippling across her face. “Will offered me a job to go to Europe and design the marketing for Luke’s campaign. I think I will take it. It’s only for a few weeks.”
“Wait—isn’t this weird? He knows you for a week or something and suddenly, he wants you to go to Europe with him?”
“It’s definitely weird, but I don’t care. I need this, Jessica.”
She looked at me with reservations stirring in her eyes, but she nodded. Of all people, she would understand.
“Well, how did it go with Ben?”
“Not so good. As expected.” I studied her face, looking for signs of relief. “Don’t you hate him?”
The question caught her off guard. “Hate him?” She shook her head. “I never had a problem with Ben, until…”
Until he sold you out.
“Listen,” she said in a louder voice. “I don’t care about it anymore. It’s all water under the bridge. You should give him a second chance if you have feelings for him.”
I aimed a searchlight inside myself to find remnants of the love I used to have for him. I had feelings. Mostly anger.
