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I hadn’t gotten past my first page. It was emblazoned with a logo I recognized instantly, and my heart gave a little jolt. It couldn’t be.
“We’re partnering with MM Tech for their latest project,” Heather said, dashing my hopes that I was dreaming. “This is the biggest name we’ve ever signed and we can’t mess it up.”
“Now that’s the kind of thing I like to hear.”
The three of us looked over to the door at the same time. There he was, his 6ft-plus frame filling the doorway, wearing a dark blue pin-stripe suit, his salt and pepper hair perfectly styled and a dashing smile to finish it all off. Certainly, the biggest name we’ve signed, but a name I would’ve been happy to never have to deal with.
“Mr. Michaels,” Heather sprang to her feet and went to greet him. “Please, sit down.”
She ushered the ex-NFL player to the chair I’d hovered over just seconds before and Missy took the opportunity to gape up at me, her eyes sparkling with excitement at the celebrity in our midst.
I didn’t have a chance to respond because that was the moment he clocked me standing beside her.
“Liz?” his smile wavered, mild confusion clouding his features for a moment before settling again. “The last time I saw you, you were in pigtails and braces.”
