Page 157 of Off Limits Mogul

“I was an ass. Plain and simple. Like I said, I can’t take back what came out of my mouth, but I hope you’ll forgive me.”

The sincerity of his words tugs at my heart.

“Apology accepted.”

“That’s it? You’re not going to make me eat humble pie?”

“No. I’ve been sitting here for most of the day, mulling everything over in my head. I’m the flame who ignited the fire. I broke a promise I made to Rhys when we found out you were at the security gate.”

“What promise?”

“I was so much in a rush to announce our relationship status, I ignored his request. He wanted to be the one to tell you.”

“I got that much from talking to him,” Noah says. “FYI, you need to work on your delivery, sis.”

“I’m sorry. I went off the deep end without consideringthe repercussions,” I say. “We had a fight after you left. I told him we should break things off. I didn’t mean it. I was upset.”

“Did you apologize to him yet?”

“He only just got here.” It’s a weak excuse to my own ears.

Noah’s eyes shift to the nightstand. “Your new iPhone is broken, so you can’t text?”

I play-punch him.

With the muscle he’s packing, I’m the one who feels the pain.

“No, silly, my phone isn’t broken.”

“Lucky for you, he’s here. You can apologize in person.”

I nod. “I will.”

“He’s in his bedroom changing into his workout clothes. We’re going to hit his state-of-the-art home-gym with a view of the ocean for a quick workout. This guy’s house is ridiculous.”

I giggle. “The first day, I kept getting lost.”

Noah chuckles. “He just gave me the grand tour, so I should be able to find my way. Worst case, you’re here, right?” He winks.

“I’m here.”

We exchange a warm smile.

“I guess in many ways, I was fooling myself,” Noah says.

“What do you mean?” I frown my confusion.

“I didn’t want to admit it, but deep down, I knew. It was written all over your face every time Rhys was over at Grandma’s house. You’ve been crushing on my best friend since you were twelve––”

“Ten.”

Noah groans. “It’s worse than I thought.”

“If we’re getting it all out there, I might as well be honest,” I say with a huge smile.

“The plus side of you dating Rhys is I won’t have to wastemoney doing a thorough background check on him,” he says with a laugh.

“Yeah, that’s the kind of thing you’d do.” I laugh along.