Then:HOLY SHIT.
Then: CALL ME ASAP.
I set the phone face-down and take a deep breath.
Beyond the glass walls, Nico is on a call. His face is the epitome of controlled intensity. Thesame face that looked down at me in the dark. The same mouth that whispered sweet nothings against my skin.
I smile wistfully at that.Sweet nothings.
I never even knew what that meant. Not untilhim.
And now...
I’m his secretary.
He glances up, catches me watching, and his expression goes even colder.
I look away fast, my face suddenly burning.
I force myself to focus on my computer screen.
You have a fresh start on Monday, Sora told me Saturday night.
Yeah.
A fresh start.
What a joke.
5
Nico
Iwatch her leave my office and close the door behind her with more force than necessary.
The glass walls mean I can still see her at her desk. She’s not crying. Good. That would make this worse. Instead she’s sitting perfectly still, staring at her computer screen like it holds the secrets to surviving this disaster.
Fuck.
Disaster is an understatement.
This is anightmare.
An actual waking nightmare where my past bad decision walks into my present and takes a seat twelve feet away with glass walls between us so I can never stop seeing her.
I should fire her right now and be done with it.
Except I...can’t.
Literally can’t.
Not because I’d need a reason to fire her. It’s my company, I can do what the fuck I want. For the most part.
But because...
I don’t actuallywanther to leave.
Which is the most fucked up part of this entire situation.
