Joe followed William into the boy’s bathroom so they could have a few extra minutes to talk privately. Joe was determined not to stay long though, not wanting to get in trouble for being late to homeroom. He didn’t know what to think about the half-brother comment. Liam was William’s dad. Joe want
Aria’s POV “You don’t have to look so skeptical,” Logan said. “I can assure you that I am being genuine.” I didn’t want to throw my friendship with Logan, but it was still difficult to reconcile what I thought we were compared to what we actually were, with Logan only pursuing me in friendship o
Liam’s POV Sophia was not an easy person to track down. She should have been home, spending time with William, but once again at dinner time, William was home alone with a sitter, neither of which had any idea where Sophia was. I stayed to have dinner with William, not wanting him to eat alone.
As she strutted toward me, I realized it needed to be at least once more. “Have you finally changed your mind about us?” she asked, her words slightly slurred. Her breath reeked of alcohol. In response, I lifted my phone and played the recording. Her voice filled the speakers, each word diggin
Aria’s POV The question blindsided me. I had no idea how to answer. Deep down inside of me, the honest answer was yes. I still had feelings for Liam and probably always would. But did that mean I would never have feelings for anyone else? While Logan was asking me about my feelings for Liam, I’m
Aria’s POV I walked back into the headquarters later that day, after lunch. By then, the press conference had cleared up. Liam had texted me, telling me to come straight to his office the moment I arrived. Many of my co-workers stopped me on my way. “Oh, Aria, we are so happy to have you back!
“This is Liam. Aria is also here. You are on speaker.” “Aria, it is a pleasure to speak with you again,” said a familiar voice, the executive I had spoken to over the past two days. The one who offered me the promotion, and the one who had taken it all away by suspending me. “The whole board is he
Aria’s POV That weekend, as I headed out to get the Sunday newspaper from the box, I noticed that the house beside mine had finally sold. It had sat empty for so long after the previous owner moved away that I had assumed the asking price was outlandish. Either it came way down, or my new neighb
Liam’s POV I didn’t care how much work was left that day, when five o’clock rolled around, I packed up my briefcase and headed for the door. My assistant, at her desk, gave me a curious look, but didn’t utter a word. “Don’t stay too late,” I told her. Work was very important, but so was life
Aria’s POV When I walked to Joanna’s office, her assistant sat behind the reception desk, glaring at me. I could only imagine the lies Joanna had told this assistant about me, to get her to hate me this much without even knowing me. Regardless, I held my head up high. If I had to walk through th
Liam’s POV “I’ve been expecting your call,” my father – Markus – said on the other end of the phone. “You are a stubborn one to have kept me waiting for so long.” “I foolishly thought that you decided to mind your own business,” I replied. “You haven’t tried anything like this in a while.” In
Liam’s POV In a flash, I grabbed Joanna’s wrist and pulled her hand away from my chest. “Don’t presume to touch me.” Joanna’s flirty smile slipped right off of her face. “I don’t care how long we’ve known each other, Joanna. Aria is the one that I love. You will not change that. And if I conti
Aria’s POV Finally Liam stilled. Slowly, he turned around to look at me, then studied my face as if he was trying to determine if I was being serious or not. Once he realized I was, his face twisted into disbelief. “Don’t be ridiculous, Aria.” “That’s what the rumors are all saying.” “You kn
Aria’s POV My co-workers could have been sharing more gossip, but it seemed more likely, judging by the words they said behind my back, that Joanna had been talking about me with everyone. For that to be true, she wasn’t just on some professional vendetta against me based on my work and work eth
Aria’s POV “This is a closet,” I said, looking at the cramped space. I wasn’t sure how they even managed to fit this desk in here. Did they have to disassemble it in the hallway and then reassemble it here? “I’m sure I could find you a smaller, even more cramped space if you would prefer it?” Jo
“Oh,” the man said. Understanding crossed his face, but so too did annoyance. “Surely you were told you were being demoted. You didn’t think you’d keep your office, did you?” “I didn’t know what to think,” I admitted. “No one really gave me any information.” “Well, this room is mine now,” the ma
Aria’s POV After the meeting, I stumbled back to my office in something of a blur. I couldn’t believe what had happened, or what this meant for me and for the drivers. How could this happen? How could everything go so wrong, so quickly? What in the world was I supposed to do now? Sitting beh