She gave me a small smile. “I think you’ll figure it out soon enough.”
“Maybe.”
She gave my hand one more squeeze before she released me and reached for the wine bottle. “But in the meantime, let’s get drunk, order some lunch, and watch movies full of hot guys.”
Despite the heaviness of my heart, I grinned. “That sounds like a perfect afternoon to me.”
Lucy topped off my glass and her own before lifting it in a toast. “To the men in our lives. If we can’t live without ’em, at least we can make their lives hell.”
I laughed and tapped her glass with mine. “Cheers.”
Chris had to pick Lucy up after our afternoon of wine, Thai food, and Netflix. We ended up watchingThe Kissing Booth. Surprisingly, the romantic comedy made me laugh and eased the heaviness in my heart.
When he arrived at my door, his eyes flicked over me, taking in my tipsy appearance and he’d nodded. Just once.
Lucy decided she needed to use the bathroom before she left, leaving me alone with Chris in the living room.
I looked up at him. “Thank you,” I said.
The corner of his mouth tipped up. “You’re welcome.”
“I’ll be in tomorrow morning,” I stated firmly.
“Of course.” He shoved his hands in his pockets and glanced at the carpet before he spoke again. “I told myself I was going to stay out of this, but I am going to say one thing before I leave here and hopefully never speak of this again.”
The uncomfortable expression on his face made me smile. “Okay.”
“Landen told me what happened and I don’t blame you for being angry. I couldn’t even blame you if you told him to go fuck himself.” He sucked in a deep breath and released it. “But I hope you don’t. You are his match in every way that matters. When a man finds a woman like that, he will do anything to keep her because she makes him better than he would be without her.”
I cocked my head to the side and realized that Chris wasn’t just talking about Landen. He was talking about himself. Lucy was his match in all the ways that mattered too.
“Whatever you decide is your choice and it won’t affect what happens in the office.”
I smiled at him again and repeated, “Thank you.”
Lucy came back into the living room and Chris’ eyes moved to her. My heart skipped a beat at the way he looked at her. Like she was the sun, the center of his universe.
But that look was familiar and I knew why.
It was the way that Landen looked at me.
