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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

Face still hidden, I nod.

“The poor thing is traumatized.”

I give her a look of desperation.

“Come on,” Nikki pulls me into a hug. “Everything will be all right.”

“How?”

“You two just have to talk.”

I snort. “Yeah, because Richard is so good at expressing his feelings.”

“Give him time. You ambushed him when he wasn’t ready. You should’ve let him get more used to you.”

“I know I was supposed to wait. But what if I don’t want to? What if I want to tell him how I feel when I feel it? Why is that so wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong. But it’s wrong to expect Richard to be on the same page right away. Give him some time.”

“Oh, he has all the time in the world.”

“Meaning?”

“I’m not taking another step toward him. Not one.”

“So you’re just going to pretend the past forty-eight hours didn’t happen?”

“Exactly. If Richard changes his mind, he knows where to find me.”

***

Monday morning, I put on a brave face and go to the office. I wear a simple blouse, black capris, and sneakers to be switched with wedges in Brooklyn. Because Richard doesn’t like wedges. I don’t want to spark any extra tension, sexual or otherwise. I just want to get through the day, ignore him, and be ignored back.

I sit at my desk, bend my head low, and will myself to stare at my screen and just my screen. I don’t even blink when Richard walks in. He supplies a generic, “Hello,” that leaves me free enough not to reply, and then moves on to his office without a second glance in my direction. At least from what I can tell using only my peripheral vision.

So he’s going for an avoidance strategy, too. Very well! I am the queen of avoidance, I can keep my silent treatment going for weeks if I want to.

Mon, June 12 at 8:37 AM @PinkPanther has logged in

R u mad at the boss?

I guess not everyone is willing to ignore me though.

Mon, June 12 at 8:38 AM @PoshSpice you are now logged in

I don’t want to talk about it

We’re not talking

Okay

I don’t want to talk

Write

Or even think about it

???

Leave it alone

No can do

Please let it go

I might start crying

And I’d really rather not

Oh!

Yeah, oh!

You slept together

I’m logging off

I was wrong

And she’s successfully baited me into asking…

About what?

The boss being a lost cause

No, you weren’t

Yes, I was

It’s clear from the way he keeps looking at you

(every five seconds)