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“Thank you, Ina.”
We hang up.
I return to my desk.
Riley is right there waiting for me, a giant grin on her face. “Hey, Mrs. Harrington.”
I cringe. “Riley, would you stop?”
“What? It has a nice ring to it.”
I suck in a deep breath and massage my temples. Five days ago, the office buzzed with the news of my marriage, but the impact of my divorce will move twice as fast and linger twice as long. Bad news tends to be that way.
Riley rests her sharp chin in her hands. “How are you so lucky, girl? You bagged a super hot billionaire. You’re living in the penthouse. You own the building you work in.” She fans her face. “You’ve got everything you could ever want. You’re like a modern day Cinderella.”
I wish.
The prince gave me the glass shoe and married me, but it wasn’t because he fell in love at the ball.
Or after the ball.
If only…
That last night together, a part of me kept waiting for Brogan to tell me he loved me. His kisses whispered it. So did his soft caresses.
But he never said the words.
Of course.
Because he doesn’t love me.
And I’m an idiot for thinking or even hoping that he would.
Two strangers can’t fall for each other in five days.
Even if they’re married.
I force a smile. “Can you get off my desk. I’m trying to work.”
“What’s wrong?” Riley glances at Brogan’s empty office and then laughs. “You miss your hubby? Is that it?”
“Bye, Riley.”
Thankfully, she leaves me alone.
For the next four hours I try to get work done while frantically grasping for my phone every time it buzzes with updates from Ina. The last text I get from the pretty nurse assures me that Steph is out of surgery and the procedure was successful.
I bite down on my bottom lip to keep from crying out in the middle of the office.
She’ll be okay.
I text Ina back to thank her for her help.
Just as I finish that message, a new one comes in.
BROGAN: We need to talk.
This is it.
