A few tears do leak, and I sniff.
Lexi hugs me tight.
“Forget about him, Em.You’ll meet someone wonderful one day, then look back at the past few weeks like it was some crazy adventure you once had.”
Lexi’s right.
I release her.“Yeah.I guess.One day.”
I need to forget Sebastian and move on.My birthday is a good time to do that.
Onwards and upward.
Another lie.
TWO HOURS LATER, we’rewaiting in the lobby of Obsidian Nexus Technologies.
“What’s with the Obsidian name in all their companies?”Lexi asks.
“Dunno.”I shrug.
We head over to a set of sofas, and Lexi sits, picking up a magazine.
“Emily,” I hear Mason call my name and turn.
A smile hits my lips when I see his good-looking, cheeky face.Dressed in a navy tailored suit, black shoes, and a pair of sunglasses on his head, he looks every bit the New York billionaire.
“Hey!”
He kisses my cheek, then makes a joke about shaking my hand.“If you are going to work for me, we should be professional.”
“Hi.”Lexi stands and reaches out her hand.“Lexi Grant.”
Mason’s face darkens as his eyes slowly run the length of her body.I told her not to wear the black dress.It’s way too sexy for the middle of the day.Even in New York.This is a professional organization, after all.
“Mason Kingsley.”He shakes her hand.
Woah.
Am I imagining the sparks right now?
“Lexi is here from London for my birthday.It’s tomorrow.I hope you don’t mind that she came with me.She just flew in.”
“She doesn’t trust me not to get up to mischief in her apartment while’s she gone.”Lexi winks playfully.
“Is mischief something you like to do often, Ms.Grant?”Mason rasps, and good god I feel like I shouldn’t be here.
She falters for a moment, and I almost high-five him.It takes a lot to unnerve Lexi.
“Daily.”She smirks.
The two stare at one another, my eyes darting between them, and I wonder if they forgot I’m here.I’m about to clear my throat when the corners of Mason’s lips twitch and finally,finally, they glide back to me.
“Happy birthday for tomorrow, Emily.Let’s go upstairs, ladies.”He grins.
We follow him across the lobby, and with his back to us, I give Lexi the universalomfgexpression.Her grin is as bright as a million-watt bulb, then she goes right back to studying his well-rounded ass.
Oh crap.
