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Evan had tried for months to upgrade her to a desktop computer when he’d first come on as a partner, but she’d resisted. There was something comforting about having all the information she could need in one spot.
Not that it wasn’t all in the cloud anyway, but it was mind over matter and this is what she wanted. The only thing she’d conceded was to get a monitor for her office so she could have a bigger screen. She rarely used it.
By the time she made it home, her mind had bounced around so many different ways this could turn out. As long as Evan didn’t find out what she had done, it would be okay. Despite the match test results, it was unlikely they would get to the meeting part, and maybe she was just helping Evan be less stressed about dating by not having a bad one, or so she was trying to convince herself.
It was a win-win scenario. She got to find out if they were actually good together while dating and didn’t have to suffer through the potential ruin of their friendship and partnership in the process.
The strange thing was, Evan was to be a silent partner and neither one of them had meant to get into a friendship at all. When she’d first met him, she’d just been pitching her restaurant to his company, looking for startup funding.
Not only had Evan agreed to fund her company, instead of a loan, he’d offered to back her as a silent partner. He was absolutely behind her idea and had offered any advice he had to give to help her launch.
It hadn’t all been smooth sailing; they’d had some arguments. Sometimes she won, sometimes he did. However, she could honestly say that unlike other relationships of any kind that she’d had, neither of them seemed to be keeping score of who won. She wasn’t at least, and Evan had never given her any indication that he was.
She showered and crawled into bed, debating if it was wrong to reach out to Evan, either as herself or ask K in the app. It was late though and probably not the best idea.
Instead, she’d flipped on a movie and half watched it as she thought about Evan. If it did work out, would he be so mad that it didn’t matter? Was there a point that she should pull out?
There were too many questions that she had no answers for, and she hated it. She was perpetually organized and liked everything to fit neatly in its own little space. Evan never had.
Maybe that was her attraction to him. Aside from the obvious, of course. The man was gorgeous. Even back in the first meeting she had with him, she’d found her mouth go dry as he walked in.
It still happened sometimes. The last two nights after these dates when he’d shown up in her office, he’d taken her breath away for a moment before she recovered.
Kayla stretched out in her bed and flipped off the movie. She had no idea what had happened, so trying to pay attention at this point was moot.
Her phone dinged and she reached over and grabbed it, already knowing it was Evan. He had his own tone. She was a mess.
Evan:Are you sure this one will be better? At least be honest about that part.
Kayla:I don’t think it will be as bad as the other ones.
Evan:I’m sorry I was an ass earlier. I have no excuse.
Kayla:You’re stressed. It’s okay. No hard feelings.
Evan:I shouldn’t take it out on you though. That’s wrong and I’m a jerk for it.
Kayla:You’re already forgiven. Don’t think about it anymore.
Evan:Can’t. Don’t like that I upset you.
Kayla:You didn’t.
Evan:She wants to chat, in the app. Do you think I should?
Kayla:I think that’s up to you. You seemed disappointed the other women didn’t chat with you, though.
Evan:I’m a mess.
Kayla:No you’re not, you’re just overthinking it.
Evan:I’ll let you get some sleep. Sorry for bugging you.
Kayla:Goodnight, Evan.
Evan:Sweet dreams, Kayla.
She stared at the messages and wondered what had changed between them and what it meant.Sweet dreamswas definitely new from him. Maybe she needed to take her own advice and stop overthinking things.
