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Good thing Guy was showing up any time soon! She had told hi his stay, but he insisted on booking a hotel They’d spent a whole year as roo theain, but she understood that maybe Guy would like some privacy

The fall weather was exceptionally beautiful, giving New York City dazzling hues of golds and browns

Sheri and Guy took a walk in the park just a block froht breeze prickled her skin as they sat on the wooden bench Leaves were falling onto the ground as trees got ready for winter

Sheri tried to steal her thoughts away fro who he ith and what they were up to She quickly shook her head and focused on Guy, as chatting away, as usual He’d arrived earlier that , rested, and then ca) and a stroll

He was so full of life and cheery Nothing at all seemed to faze him They were exact opposites Sheri liked to think over every single detail before reat having his positive energy around at that moment

As if echoing her thoughts, he suddenly said, “I came all the way back to New York just to see you, yet you still can’t see”

She looked sideways at him and smiled “I can’t fool you, can I? But then you’re more than h his and squeezed gratefully “Just having you around calms me even when I feel sad or had a crappy week”

“LetI can think of giving you a hard time Which is weird, because you always seemed to love your job”

“I do! Or at least, I used to love working there, but now things are a bit…different” Sheri sighed heavily, not sure how much she wanted to reveal “Let’s just say, I’ as Dean’s assistant I didn’t expect to start noticing him more as a man and not just a boss”

“I can’t say I blaay for, if he wasn’t such a jerk,” declared Guy, his playful grin showing her he was trying to ease her mood

“And, if he was even gay, which he definitely is not,” she said wryly “So keep your salacious thoughts to yourself I was right, you can bang anything that moves, jeez”

“Let’s just say, I like to keep an openat least once Speaking of such,” he paused and leveled his gaze soberly on Sheri “Why did we never get to the friends-to-lovers stage? You’re so e, that is And I can tell you think I’m all that, too, so you know, did you never wonder, what if? I mean just once?”

“Youopen “What the actual fuck? Guy! I can’t believe you just said that”

“Why not? We’ve done everything else together We’ve even seen each other naked”

“Point of correction, you’ve never seenot the acceptance eot the job of assistant to the CEO She and Guy spent the night celebrating in her apart to their favorite tracks from Maroon 5 to iHeart Memphis “But seriously, you really should have stopped lasses of tequila, or was it ru striptease I tried to perform”

She shuddered in renewed eallantly thrown a blanket around her and insisted she go in to her bedroos off

“It’s so the ie in still iroan She punched hihter But hidden behind hisin his stomach He’d always loved Sheri, but over ti even deeper

So, he chased other girls and tried to forget his feelings for her and to distract her fro the truth – that he’d fallen in love with his best friend

He could see her being in turmoil over her handsome billionaire boss, and he wished he could help, but this was so she had to take a stand on her own Yet, he couldn’t stop fro her cheeks as he stared deeply into her eyes “It’s not easy keeping your feelings detached when you have to be around the sa with your boss is understandable But I’ame to a man like Dean Cooper That’s why you have to promise me, no matter what, you’ll never date him”