Page 54 of Power Play

She tilted her chin toward Taylor. “Now that she has a job, she decided to find her own place.”

“She’s moving in here?” I asked, feeling unstable.

“Yeah.” She frowned. “I told her Brandon and I were happy to have her stay for as long as she wanted, but she was adamant.”

“So she just happened to find this place?” What were the odds?

“Oh no.” She waved him off. “Chloe sent her a list of a few options, and we toured them. This was her favorite.”

Of course. Of course, she liked the same place as me. Of course, she was moving in. If Chloe hadn’t sent me over two dozen options, I would have thought she was pulling the strings, but there was no way she could have known I’d narrow it down to this building. Could she?

“Do you know what unit it is?” Please don’t be on the same floor.

“Nine-oh-two.” She smiled. “Are you moving in here too?”

Joey and Mom walked out of the office. “Honey, she needs your information,” Mom said before stopping. “Hi. Sydney, right?”

“Hi Mrs. Dumoulin. Nice to see you again.” Sydney beamed at her, then at Joey. “Hey.”

He grinned at her, and I could practically see the hearts in his eyes. I stepped in front of him and faced her. “Yeah, I need to fill out the application right now.”

“Nice. They approved her right away so I’m sure you won’t have any problems.” She smiled at all of us. “See you guys.”

Mom watched Sydney walk away and gasped when she saw who was next to her. “Is that Taylor?”

I nodded.

“She’s moving in here too?”

“Looks like it,” I replied.

“What are the odds?” She sounded a little too pleased.

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Taylor

I heard his voice. I knew he was outside the office, but I didn’t move. Sydney told him I was moving in, and now so was he. Of all the places in the city? Here? I nearly growled while I read over the contract. Should I back out? There were other options. I didn’t have to do this to myself.

We would be living on the same floor. The woman that walked me and Sydney through the units showed us the two and three-bedroom options. They were across the hall. I only needed the two-bedroom so he must be taking the three.

Right. Across. The. Hall.

We’d run into each other. We would work in the same building, then go home and live in the same one.

Was this too much?

No. I was here first. If he had a problem with it, he could find somewhere else. I wouldn’t run away because of him.

“Just one more signature here, please.” I followed the instructions and the woman smiled. “We can set up your automatic payments and then you’re all set.”

“Thanks.” I filled out my bank information, and she slid a pair of keys across the desk to me.

“Welcome to the building. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to let me know.”

“I appreciate your help.” I stood and walked into the hallway where Jason, his mom, and Sydney stood. “Oh. Hi.”

I didn’t realize they were still watching me.