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I shake my head in denial. “No.”
“What time is the cake tasting?” He ignores me as he pulls out his phone.
“Why?”
“I’m going. Send Harrison the address.” He doesn’t leave any room for disagreement as he walks back toward his office. His door clicks shut, leaving me grappling with questions I’ll never get any answers to.
* * *
“Iris.” Something nudges my shoulder.
“Go away. I’m sleeping.” I throw my hand out to shove the noise away.
“We need to get going.”
“Ugh. Now you’re bothering me in my dreams too? Will I ever catch a break?”
A deep chuckle in my ear has me bolting upright. My foggy vision clears to find Declan standing beside my desk, wearing the smallest smile known to man.
“We’re late.” He reaches out and pulls a sticky note off my forehead.
“Late? What for?” I rasp.
“The cake tasting.”
“Oh no!” I stand on wobbly legs. “What time is it?” I open my bottom drawer and pull out my purse. I’m quick to shove my heels on despite my swollen toes protesting.
“Ten.”
“Ten?! We were supposed to be there at nine!”
He shrugs. “I called and told them we would be late.”
I freeze. “Youcalled?”
“It took me two seconds.”
“Why not just wake me up?”
Silence.
“How long have I been asleep?”
“Two hours.”
“Two hours!”
Oh no. The revisions.“Declan, I’m so sor—”
He holds up his hand. “Just send them tomorrow morning.”
My mouth falls open. “I didn’t mean to fall asleep—”
“Drop it.”
“But—”
“You want me to get angry?” His voice sounds far more agitated now.
