To distract myself from my terrible home situation, I continue to throw myself entirely into my work. I push myself to the limits, even eating at my desk to work through my lunch. I don’t take any breaks during the day, except the occasional five minutes to run to the bathroom.Eventually, my work s
Amber cackles the entire way back to her own desk. I probably should have told her that if she spends so much time harassing me, her own work is bound to suffer. With the way she talks to me, I doubt she’d take my words all that seriously.I need to forget her entirely. Forget her threats and her mo
Miles’s words rattle through me. “I’m not your enemy,” I say at once.“You work for Hugo. You want to be a reporter. You did all of this without saying one word to me, even though we’ve talked since this all happened. What am I supposed to think?”“This job is for me, Miles. It has nothing to do wit
“I’m sorry, Esther,” he says, but doesn’t really seem all that sorry with a grin on his face.“We don’t have a pleasure relationship,” I argue.He shrugs. “I’ve seen you naked.”“That was the past.”He leans forward again. “I still dream about it.”Just like that, my blush returns full blast. This t
I’m about to be fired? There’s no way that could be true. Hugo wouldn’t call the whole office to a meeting room just to humiliate me like that. I might not know him all that well, but I couldn’t imagine, with what I do know of him, that he would fire people in that way.More likely, Amber’s just try
That night, once the girls have gone to bed, I sit in my room with the door closed and locked and replay the day. I can’t stop thinking about talking with Miles. I was so sure that I had him convinced, only for him to back off – because why? Because he wants me?Yet, as I think more on it, slowly I
“Do me a favor. Do you have a mirror in your room?” he asks.“I do. Over the dresser.”“Good. Stand in front of it and start your camera app on your phone.”I go through the motions, my heart picking up speed. I pray he isn’t teasing me again. God, I want Miles so much. If even a fraction of what he
The day of the interview, the whole office is buzzing with excitement. Even I’m caught up in the feel of it, despite my dread about having to work with Amber.Things haven’t improved for me at work. Lila still makes me do research that she then takes all the credit for. Amber has been smug all week,