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“I just woke up,” I hedged, and the moment I said it, I knew I sounded like an idiot

“With your clothes on?”

I didn’t knohat to say, so I shrugged Katie narrowed her eyes at oing to tell her what had been happening Maybe I would tell her at some point, but that point was not now

Even though Katie o She kneould tell her when I was ready It was one of the reasons Katie and I had stayed friends for so long We were opposites in many ways, but I valued Katie as my friend She was always there for me no matter what

We talked a little about trivial things before we left, then I finally headed home As soon as I walked into my own bathroom, I peeled off reat to clean up, but the hot water did nothing to sort out my confused mind

When I climbed out of the shower and checked e

I had a great night with you, sexy Pity you had to leave so quickly, I was very ready for round two ;)

I sh my chest No matter how much I panicked about us and how unsure I was as to so that BrettI really liked him I couldn’t say I was in love, and I wouldn’t ever letwould never be able to last But I enjoyed spending my time with him I felt I could relate to him on a level I hadn’t been able to relate to anyone before, and I would enjoy it while it lasted The way he treated ain, to be with hi to push away from him completely, we could take every day as it came It would be better that way because it was i, andwould be fine

Chapter 13

Brett

When I arrived at the office on Monday , reporters and caoing on? The coe like this since we had launched some new products that had been received as scandalous by some Surely, this was a mistake I couldn’t think of any reason why they would be hovering around in front of the building

The moment someone spotted me, they all rushed me, and I was suddenly crowded, pressed on all sides by people asking questions and shoving microphones into my face

“Is it true that you’re sleeping with your intern?” I heard one of the reporters ask, and my stomach dropped

“Was it a one-night stand or full-on relationship?”

“Is she getting any benefit fro?”

I couldn’t believe they were badgeringuessed that was the paparazzi They never cared about anyone’s feelings or personal space The right to privacy was a novelty that only the inconsequential had access to

“No co whenever they asked me another question I couldn’t even tell the about, because they would twist my words and h experience with the paps in the past to know that the only thing they were after was a good story They didn’t even care if it was the truth A popular story didn’t have to be factual, and even if it was proved to be a rumor afterward, the world would run with it nevertheless So I kept ed to reach the front door of the building

The doorman helped me wrestle the door open, and security had to drive the journalists and reporters back so that I could ain TheI did was call for extra security They ht not have respected ht to keep the

When I was alone, my stomach turned It wasn’t possible that they could have found out, was it? No one had known about my dinner date with Erica I doubted Shane would have run to the press The downfall of the company would affect him too And Katie? I was sure Erica had told her best friend as going on—wasn’t that o? But she didn’t see to God it was just a ruut