“I’m sorry,” I said sincerely.
He nodded, brows furrowed.
“Will you tell me what happened?”Taking a seat, I waited for him to continue.
“She recorded us having sex.Tried to blackmail me.”
The words hit me like a punch to the gut.My hand flew to my mouth.“That’s awful, Emmett.”
“It was.It’s why I had to take a temporary leave of absence—my ‘sabbatical’—while the lawyers sorted it out.”
“All the more reason for us to keep things professional, right?”My words sounded forced, as if I was trying to convince myself.
“No, Callie.What happened with her is not a good enough reason for us tokeep thingsprofessional.”
“Why the hell not?”
He pinched the bridge of his nose.“Because you’re not her,” he said, eventually.“You would never do that to me.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“I just am.”
I swallowed, my heart constricting.He seemed to have unwavering faith in me, in us.And though I desperately wanted there to be anus, I reminded myself that my career came first.My head and my heart were at war.And as my fingers brushed against the cocktail napkin in my pocket, my heart was gaining the upper hand.
You are perfect.
Mind.Body.Soul.
Don’t be weird tomorrow.
And here I was, being weird.
“I’m sorry I’m weird,” I blurted.
Emmett blinked.“What?”
“You asked me not to be weird, and I’m being weird.I just don’t know how to do this, Emmett.I’ve only dated one person.I’m not even sure that wasmeyou saw last night.I don’t do those things.The only person who makes me come is, well, me.”
I clamped my mouth shut.I had said too much.
His face lit up with a smug smirk.“And me.”
“And you, I suppose,” I relented.
He was grinning now.My heart skipped a beat.
“I’m leaving for London on Sunday,” Emmett said suddenly, changing the subject.
My heart sank at the thought of him leaving so soon after we had just started to get closer.
“I want you to come with me.”
I realized my mouth was hanging open.“What?!”
His grin widened.“Not as my girlfriend, of course.You’re my employee and I think you’ll benefit from the experience.”
“That’s all?”I asked, raising an eyebrow.
