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I drag myself out of bed and hold my hands up to shield my head from the glare as I shuffle to the kitchen.
“Morning, sunshine.” Danielle hands me a coffee.
She bounces around the kitchen in her workout gear, and I want to punch her.
I still can’t believe I’m roommates with a morning person. She’s so peppy even after a night of drinking.
I grunt at her, wrap a blanket around myself, and curl up in the corner of the couch.
Danielle sits on the couch, looking at me expectantly.
I groan. “What?”
“About the money.”
I groan again. “Can’t you just let me have my coffee?”
She stares at me in silence. It’s unnerving.
I sigh. “Fine, go.”
She practically jumps off the couch. “I think you should take it. I have so many ideas about investing and making it work so that you can get through college without workingandhave money for the future.”
I take a sip of my coffee. “I haven’t decided whether I’m going to take the money, but if I do, I will hear all your brilliant ideas.”
She nods, seemingly satisfied with my answer. “I’ll see you later.”
She doesn’t tell me where she’s going, and I don’t ask.
I need time to mentally prepare for what I’m about to do.
After getting dressed, I called Macey and forced her to give me Tiffany’s phone number. I knew that Aaron had been working on a deal in Seattle and if there was any chance he was still in the city, I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss my opportunity.
Now I’m filled with regret as I stand in front of the sky-scraping building he’s working in today.
People stream in and out of the glass doors. I watch the sea of people in suits, and I start to feel nauseous.
I try to remind my body that it’s not the actualsea, but my body doesn’t seem to care.
I walk toward the doors, and the world starts spinning.
My vision starts to go spotty, and then everything goes dark.
CHAPTER 20
AARON
The voices in the boardroom fade into the background as I lose myself in thought.
Staying in Seattle is torture. I can’t help but wonder how Millie is doing. I can’t help but think about the what-ifs.
What if we were in a relationship right now?
I wanted more than anything to do exactly that, but after our night together, I could feel myself falling for her.
I can’t fall for her. I can’t be with her. My life doesn’t cater to that.
I did everything I could not to interact with her after because it was already killing me not to take her in my arms and kiss her.
