“Mr. ckstone… I thought…”


    If I’d been sober, 1 would’ve made up some excuse.


    But right now, my brain was total mush and I couldn’t think straight.


    “Earlier when you were drinking, you said you broke up with your boyfriend, right?”


    “He cheated and you caught him kissing some other girl.”


    I rubbed my temples.


    Mr. ckstone… you don’t need to remind me of all that depressing shit.”


    So you’re single now?”


    I nodded.


    Single as theye. If you know any hot, sessful guys, keep me in mind.”


    I fumbled for the door handle.


    “Gotta go. See you around.”


    How much was drinks tonight? I’ll Venmo you…”


    took a few steps but got pulled back.


    Next thing I knew, he was kissing me.


    My brain wentpletely nk. I pushed weakly at his shoulders, but not very hard.


    Do I count as sessful?”


    Am I good-looking?”


    Do I meet your standards?”


    His face was so close. Part of me knew this was wrong, but I couldn’t help thinking he was pretty damn attractive.


    The kiss was overwhelming. I couldn’t escape, so I just went with it.


    After a moment of heated passion, he pulled back, breathing hard.


    Alright, let me walk you upstairs.”


    You’re something else…”


    wiped off my smudged lipstick, silently noting how he just kissed and ran.


    But I didn’t have the nerve to say the rest out loud.


    He walked me to my door. Before leaving, he tilted my chin up and whispered in my ear: “We’ll take this slow.”


    Next morning, I thought it had all been a dream.


    But the breakfast that showed up right on time, with his note on the delivery app saying “Have some soup, it’s good for your stomach,” made me realizest night was very real.


    “Holy shit, Director ckstone’s making a move on you?”


    couldn’t nod or shake my head, just stayed quiet.


    Open your damn eyes! This guy’s a million times better than Kaden!”


    Harper was more excited than I was. <fnb2de> For more chapters visit </fnb2de>


    I figured it was just Damien acting on impulse.


    But after that day, he actually started pursuing me for real.


    Fresh yellow roses showed up at my desk every day-my favorite flowers.


    Even with his crazy schedule, he’d find time to text me.


    This super serious guy even started using emojis to reply to my messages.


    That’s when I realized what it felt like to be truly cared for.


    Days went by, and just as I was starting to heal, Kaden showed up again.


    Truth is, he’d never stopped trying to contact me.


    ording to mutual friends, he’d been sent to Seattle on business, so he’d been away for a while.


    “Cora, I came straight here as soon as I got back.”