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Colton

Once Sophie and I are seated at the dining room table with our plates of food in front of us, I know I can’t stall any longer I’ people in to my world so completely Even when I was married, I rarely discussed my ith Stella I don’t think she even knehat I did, in all honesty But I also kneas tie She and I were in the sao, when I was founding my charity, I heard from afor a job I interviewed her over coffee We hadn’t spoken in a couple of years at that point I found she wasfirm out east to enjoy the California sunshine I knew if I didn’t snatch her up, she’d soon have er firms"

Sophie fiddles with her fork "So there was never anything romantic between the two of you?"

"No" It’s the absolute truth, and I’ve never been rateful that I kept my dick in my pants than I am in this mo irl’s features "She’s an employee, and that’s all"

"Okay Thank God, because as going to be really strange if you two had so bite of the food on her plate

"Now, in regards to work I’lances up at me and her expression sours

"We had a bad quarter and the company stock is down fifteen percent"

"What does that mean?"

"Itwhy the co to do about it"

"Oh I’m sorry, Colton I didn’t know"

I nod "I don’t do failure well"

"This is not a failure, Colton You are not a failure" Her bright blue gaze burns on ht That’s pretty freaking a And what company doesn’t have poor results from time to time?"