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I pressed er to her lips Her eyes ide in confusion for a hter “Did you seriously do the ‘shush’ thing to me?”
“Felt right” I grinned “But really, we’ve got time”
“I know you’re Mr Confident about things like that, but I want to oes perfectly We are in the process of starting our ownfirm, after all”
A lot had happened over the last ed After Christh time to think about what to do about me, he and I had a sit down to discuss matters
He’d randkid on the way had done a lot to soften him up about the whole matter But there was still the issue of how I’d broken his trust and gone against his wishes for the company
So, we ca, I was out at Taylor It wasn’t easy to hear, but the ood point—how could he trust me to run the place when he couldn’t trust ether a perfunctory press release about hoasof the truth we’d allow—and that my time at the company I’d known since I was a kid was over
The arrangement was this: I’d spend some time out in the world onfor myself And I’d do it honestly If I could pull this off, then maybe after a year or so I’d be the kind of reed to help Dad with running Taylor to take the burden off his old ticker Saood at his job
After I’d left, there was the matter of what I’d do Taylor had been all I’d known Did I really have what it took tofor myself? I’d decided to talk to ure out ould be best for me
It had hit us at about the exact sareed to help her out with some seed money and contacts as part of her plan The fake fiancée crap was done, but why not keep on with that part of it? Instead of si that, why not take an active role in the for firms in the city?
So, that’s what I’d done Together we’d busted our asses putting together Taylor-Marten, and today was the big day we’d finally be s were about to get intense Luckily, that’s what I lived for
“I know, I know,” I said “But if there’s one thing we both need to learn how to do right fro a, ah, work-life balance, as they say”
She smirked “Is that what they say?”
“That’s right”
“Well, we’ve got the ‘work’ part sorted out for the day What sort of ‘life’ stuff were you thinking?”
My eyeson her breasts
“I know they’re like that for the kid, but I can’t help but appreciate how nice you’re…filling out”