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“If not, I’ll let them borrow my Bluetooth.”
I’m still grinning when I feel Niles’ hand slip into mine, his fingers gripping mine tight. I look up at him and meet his gentle gaze. “Are you sure about this? I don’t want you to feel obligated.”
“I don’t. This is exactly what I want.”
“Even if you become the center of gossip around the water cooler?”
“Even if,” I assure him. “I have a feeling that what we have started here goes above and beyond all of that, and I’m not willing to live the rest of my life with a question left unanswered. I need to explore this thing between us or I’ll always wonder.”
“Me too.” He smiles broadly and squeezes my hand. “I have a feeling this is going to be the start of something beautiful.”
I knock my shoulder into his as we trail after Dean and Shane. “Cheesy, Mr. Prescott, very cheesy. But I agree.”
As we join the rest of the company in a post-celebration of the new year, toasting to each other and making resolutions that none of us will uphold, I realize that at the end of the day, there are worse things than to be part of the rumor mill. Happiness is fleeting, so you have to grab onto every bit of it when you can, because you never know when it may come around again. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve hit the jackpot in these three, and I’m going to milk it for all it’s worth.
