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“No!”
Hayley pulled her phone away from her ear, hitting the speaker button. “Teenage angst,” she mouthed to me. “Yes, honey, I know,” she agreed into the phone. “That’s what happens when you have five older brothers, Haven. You know they’re never going to let you out of their sight.”
“It’s not fair!”
“They’re horrible,” she mouthed to me again. “I know, sweetheart, but I’m going to have to call you back, okay?”
They said bye and hung up.
“Sorry about that. The things her brothers put her through. That poor girl. She’ll never be able to date. But anyway, how are you dealing with everything?”
“Better than I thought I’d be, but that’s probably because Adrian hasn’t let me leave his side.”
“Is he taking some time off work?”
“We’re talking about Adrian, so no. But I also work for him which is very unethical.”
“Wow. He’s your boss?”
“Just for the next four months.”
“What happens after?”
“My contract is up and I’m no longer his executive assistant.”
She looked at me funny.
“What?”
“Oh! Sorry.” She nervously chuckled. “I remember you were a business major, but I always thought you’d pursue art for some reason. You were so talented.”
“I haven’t drawn in a long time.”
“Did Adrian hire you knowing who you were or was that a surprise?”
“Definitely a shock.”
“You just showed up at his office for an interview and ta-da?”
“No. Although, I don’t think that’s any worse than how we ran into each other. Long story short, he was searching for an EA. My boss is pregnant, and she knows I like to stay busy as her EA. Her husband just happened to be friends with Adrian. I guess you could say he’s borrowing me.”
“I don’t think he has any intention of giving you back.” Her expression quickly turned somber. “Even back then he didn’t.”
“Hayley, we don’t—”
“I just need you to know I tried for years to get Cade to call you. I can’t tell you how many times he wanted to reach out to you, but then you moved away, and the timing never lined up correctly. He was devastated for a really long time. I don’t think a day has gone by where he hasn’t thought about you or Adrian.”
“Did you know?”
“About the two of you?”
“Yeah.”
She nodded.
“Was it that obvious?”
“Not to Cade.”
