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“You don’t love me. If you did, you wouldn’t have given me ultimatums every time something didn’t go your way.”
“I just can’t believe you wanted this out of the blue.”
“Listen to me, Zach,” I harshly remark. “This wasn’t out of the blue. Not for me.”
“There’s someone else. There has to be.”
“Zach, please don’t ruin our friendship with accusations that aren’t true. I thought you knew me better than that. I would never do that to someone and you know it.”
He relaxes back into his seat. “No, you’re right. This has just been a lot to process. I don’t know how to be without you. We’ve been together for so long.”
His claim about the length of our relationship sounds so genuine, like he truly believes it or sees it like that. And maybe that’s what love looks and sounds like. But every time he’s mentioned it, a shiver has slivered down my spine, and I get this urge to remove myself from the situation. It makes me question if I really know him.
But then I look into his eyes, and I see my friend. My harmless friend.
“I’m sorry that’s how you feel. I don’t want to hurt you, and you aren’t going to change my mind.”
“I guess I’m not,” he replies, lowering his head.
Someone knocks on the door, and my eyes widen. What if it’s Larry? If he sees Zach, my job here will be cut short. “Come in!”
The door is pushed open, revealing Laura, carrying a basket full of goodies. She is the woman who is in charge of PR, conferences, and other stuff. Castle and Games got lucky because she is the most sought after liaison in her field. Her face is lit up with a beautiful smile, enhancing her high cheekbones. She jerks to a stop when she sees Zach sitting on the chair in front of my desk.
“Sorry to bother you, but Larry wanted me to drop this gift basket off to you for your friend who was hurt.”
I stand, helping her with the basket since it looks heavy. “Thank you, Laura. He didn’t need to do that but it’s appreciated.”
She glances at Zach once more, conflicted. “I don’t want to talk out of turn, but if Mr Carpenter sees him in here, you will be in trouble. With Sanctuary releasing in a few months, the entire building is on lockdown.”
“We’re actually just leaving,” I assure her, grabbing my things.
“Yes. I’m sorry to have bothered her at work, but it was important,” Zach responds.
“Okay, well, Mr Carpenter will be leaving shortly so I’ll go and distract him so you can leave,” she tells me. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Thank you, Laura,” I reply, adding the game Larry gave me earlier into the basket.
“Sorry,” Zach declares as she leaves, leaving the door wide open. “I didn’t mean to get you into trouble.”
“It’s done now. Let’s go before he sees you.”
I step out of the office as Zach hisses. “Shit, I left my phone on your desk.”
I tap my foot restlessly, my gaze focusing on Larry’s office door. I love this job. It might not have been what I was originally looking for, but I love it. I’m good at it.
A few seconds later, he steps out, holding his phone up. “Got it.”
“Close the door, please,” I reply, and once it’s done, I scan my card over the fob, locking it. I keep it unlocked throughout the day because of how many people come and go from my office.
As we reach the elevators on the other side of the floor, I pray Zach doesn’t try to invite me to dinner again. What we had is over, and he needs to get used to that.
CHAPTER FOUR
Ben
Carina drops a plate on my lap, and I hiss out a breath when it catches my stitches.
“Jesus, Carina. I’m recuperating, you know.”
