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“I’ you” There, I’d said it I’d put it into words so she knee were talking about I had to man the fuck up and face the music

“It’s okay,” Erica said “If it makes you feel any better, I liked it”

“You did?” I wasit than I was that she had confessed to it

“Yeah But before you try to letBut I understand why you did I felt it too”

The tension left the room, and I sat down in one of the armchairs that faced my desk It was suddenly coht in the same moer about her than I had felt about anyone else, and I would have hated if it wasn’t returned

“We can’t do it again,” I said It was the responsible thing to do Even though I wanted it again And then some

“I know” She was very calm and collected “I sa everyone watched you ere out I can only ie and how that would affect the co to come of it You knoith your investors and all They seem like a stiff bunch”

I chuckled They were a stiff bunch I had never seen so many people with sticks up their asses in one room before I had met with the investors the first time

“Thank you,” I said

“For what?”

“For being understanding about it”

Every tiht I understood Erica a little better, she surprisedlike this

“It’s fine,” she said “Besides, there’s no talk of a relationship of any kind It was justwith that”

She smiled at me, and it ain

“Besides,” she carried on “I don’t think you would be able to handle it”

“Handle what?”