“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,
I’m frozen in place.Surely Miles didn’t just suggest, here in front of everyone, that I should be the one interviewing him. As Amber was the one who convinced him, shouldn’t she be the one taking the lead?That’s what everyone else thought, and in a way, I did too, even if it hurt me.When I don’t
Hugo already knows, anyway. Though he seems surprised that I know. “We need to talk about how you stumbled onto that information,” he says. “And also how you used that information…”“You should be glad she did, Hugo, or I wouldn’t be here right now. Besides, you know I have no intention of abusing t
After leaving hair and makeup, I return to the set and sit in my assigned chair, opposite Miles, who also sits in his.Around us, the crew mills about, checking the sound and adjusting the lighting. The cameras zoom in and out, the director arguing somewhat about the placement. Miles, it seems, is t