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“I need a desk for my new office. Brent gave me his credit card so I can choose whatever I want.”
“That’s deliciously dangerous.” Holly winked.
“I’m only going to get what I need, I’m not going to go mad. But I would love some company.”
“Of course. There’s nothing as fun as spending someone else’s money. Count me in.” She smiled. “So, tell me about what’s going on with the PI you mentioned to me. What was that all about?”
I hadn’t told Holly the full story yet, so I told her about how I’d met with Morgan Taylor. When I explained to her that I had asked to meet my sister, Holly looked shocked.
“Do you think that’s a good idea?” Holly asked.
“Why?”
“You have so much on your plate right now. And it’s a big deal.”
“I know it is,” I agreed. “But I don’t think I can just leave it. I spoke to my mom, and she’s okay with me possibly meeting my birth family.”
“Okay,” Holly said, but she sounded skeptical.
“I’ll be all right,” I said with a chuckle. “You’re more worried about my emotions regarding the sister I never knew I had than the sex I’m having with my boss.”
“Should I worry about your emotions with your boss?” Holly asked. I realized how it had sounded, and I shook my head. There was nothing to be worried about, I told myself. I was trying to convince me and Holly of the same thing. But it wasn’t something I was willing to think about right now. I had other things to focus on, like my new job and how things were going to go when I finally met Zoe. I had no idea what to expect, and it was nerve-racking. There were some things life just couldn’t prepare me for, and this was one of those things.
“I don’t know how you deal with this,” Holly said after we had talked about Morgan Taylor for a while longer. “I wouldn’t have been able to do all of this alone.”
“I wasn’t alone,” I said. “Brent went with me.”
Holly raised her eyebrows. “Brent, your boss?” I nodded. “He went with you to a personal meeting with a private investigator about a long-lost sister.” I nodded again. “Do you want to tell me again how there’s nothing I need to worry about?”
I laughed. “It’s not like that. He was just being sweet. He knew I was panicked, so he offered to come with me. When I started out, I hadn’t known Morgan was a woman, anyway. So he was being protective and gallant.”
“Oh, gallant. Well, that changes everything, doesn’t it?” Holly smirked.
“Stop teasing,” I said, but I was smiling and blushing. I hadn’t wanted to have this reaction when Holly asked me about him, but I couldn’t help it.
“Tell me you’re not in love with him,” Holly said.
“Of course not. He’s my boss. We have no-strings-attached sex. That’s all.”
“You’re a booty call.”
I laughed, but the last comment stung. I knew Holly was only joking, but that had hit a little close to home. I wasn’t a booty call for Brent. Even though I had flown all the way to Boston at his request. Even though he had had his way with me there, just as he had wanted it. But I had wanted it, too.
That didn’t disprove that it was a booty call, but I wouldn’t take it. It was consensual, and I was under no illusions about where Brent and I stood. Even though I might have felt differently. Even though I sometimes imagined there being more. Brent had made it all very clear. It was fucking, and when we were done, we were done. I had to keep that in mind.
After lunch, Holly and I headed out to the store to pick out a desk. As soon as we found the office furniture section, I realized how big a job it was to choose a desk. There were so many to choose from, different shapes and sizes and colors.
“What are you looking for?”
“Something simple and practical,” I said. I didn’t care how much it did or didn’t cost, all I wanted was something that would work in my office.
We worked through the desks. I had a size in mind and a color scheme that would work in my office. I finally settled on a desk that was larger than the one I had at the moment, a light brown with drawers and chrome handles.
