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“I’m not jeopardizing my career.”
Emery sighed. “I’m not saying to. I’m saying, if it bothers you this much, then talk to him about it.”
“I have. He knows how I feel about him being my boss, but he got this job for a reason. I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to tell him to get a new job when our relationship is just starting, and he’s going through so much.”
“Well, if it get serious, then you’re going to have to talk about it.”
“Yeah,” I agreed.
That was a day I was dreading. I knew I needed to talk to Landon about it. As much as he had blown it off, like it didn’t matter, I knew that it did. I’d seen Julia’s face when I mentioned it. I sighed and decided I’d better bring it up with him. The last thing I wanted was to stress our relationship every day at the office.
“Sorry,” Emery said. “I want you to be happy. Landon makes you happy?”
I nodded. “Very.”
“Good. Even if it is a little weird.”
“I knew it!” I cried. “I knew you were weirded out.”
Emery laughed and nudged me. “Nah. I’m joking. Now, the really important question. Mean Girls or Bad Moms?”
“I’m going to go with both.”
“Good choice.”
* * *
All night, I’d obsessed over what to say to Landon about the boss situation. But the minute that I got to his apartment on Sunday afternoon, the words just wouldn’t leave my mouth.
I was too happy to talk to him about something that hard. Our relationship had just started. I didn’t know where it was going. Only that I wanted it to last. I knew that I should say something, but when he looked at me and touched me and kissed me, my worries disappeared.
Monday morning rolled around, and I still hadn’t said anything. My thoughts were swirling around in my head so much that, when we went and got Thai food for lunch, he seemed to read it on my face.
“You’re worried about being out together?”
“I mean…yeah,” I confirmed. “You’re still my boss.”
“I know.”
My eyes slipped up to his. “Couldn’t you just…ask Jensen or Morgan to move you?”
Landon sighed and nodded. “I did already.”
“What?” I gasped.
“Yeah. The first day I saw you, I went to ask Morgan for a different job.”
“I didn’t know that!”
“Well, I didn’t want you to think that I was out of line when you were still angry with me.”
“What did Morgan say?”
Landon frowned. “She had to restructure the company to get me into this position. There is no other position for me right now. Nothing I’m qualified for at least. The job that I have is it for me until something else opens up.”
I rocked back in my chair and frowned. “Wow.”
“Yeah, I know.”
