Laura took a deep breath and closed her eyes. What if…what if she was Cassidy’s type, yet Cassidy didn’t know it? Cassidy had ended up waving her words away, apologizing for saying them in the first place. However…the other part of the equation was still out there; Laura was attracted to her, and Cassidy knew it. Laura had made no attempt to deny it.

Now what were they going to do?

Chapter Thirty-Three

Cassidy intentionally stayed late at work, making up some excuse to Tanya. She’d pushed her out the door with a “see you tomorrow” and a wave, then had closed her office door and leaned against it. No, there was no urgent work she had to tend to. Tanya most likely knew it too. Tanya knew everything that went on at the office. No…she was simply delaying her trip home, her trip to the country. She tilted her head thoughtfully. Home? Yes, it was starting to feel like home, wasn’t it? And she was afraid to go there.

Because of Laura. Because she was afraid to see her.

“I’m attracted to you.”

“Jesus, you’re so stupid sometimes,” she whispered.

She pushed off the door and went to sit down at her desk. She spun the chair around, facing the window and city beyond it. Downtown. Five o’clock traffic on a Friday. The fifteen-minute drive to her apartment would take over thirty, at least. She decided she’d wait until six to leave the office. She had a few things to pack. She wouldn’t hurry. She had a stop at the grocery store to make too. If she was lucky, it would be nine or later when she got there. Much too late for Laura to be outside.

But what was she going to do? Avoid her from now on? For what reason? They’d each said their part. It was over and done with. They were friends and that’s what they would remain. No, Laura wasn’t the type of woman she dated. And hell, for all she knew, she wasn’t the type that Laura dated.

It was a damn stupid thing to blurt out, and she wished she could take it back. But she couldn’t. She couldn’t that night and she couldn’t now. And God, when was the last time she’d told someone she was attracted to them? She frowned. Surely she had, but no names or faces would come to her.

And tomorrow, Tanya and Derrick were coming over. Laura had said she’d join them. Cassidy had half a mind to invite someone along…anyone. But it would be awkward enough. No sense in adding to it. Besides, she’d already told Laura that she wasn’t bringing a date.