LOGINOlivia blinked. Once. Twice. She said nothing. And that was all it took. Both Tessa and Isabella froze.“You said yes,” Isabella said slowly, her eyes widening. Then—“Olivia!” She shot to her feet, hands flying up in disbelief. “I cannot believe you. Are you seriously going to do this?”Olivia winced slightly at the volume. “Relax,” she said, holding up a hand. “It’s my job, okay? This is literally what I do, so—”“Oh please,” Isabella cut in, pacing now. “We all know this isn’t just business. This is a ploy. He’s trying to get back into your life.” She stopped and turned sharply to Olivia. “Think about it—he comes back out of nowhere, suddenly ready to buy his ‘dream house,’ and just happens to come to you? He knows exactly what he’s doing.”“Such an asshole,” Tessa muttered, shaking her head in agreement.Olivia sighed, pressing her fingers briefly to her temple. “You guys are overthinking this.”“Are we?” Tessa challenged immediately. “Because it sounds very on-brand for him.”Isab
“You heard me,” Isabella said, glancing at Tessa. “Olivia and my brother have been… shacking up.”Olivia groaned, dragging a hand over her face. “Please don’t say it like that.”Tessa stared at both of them. For a moment, she said nothing. Then she walked—slowly, very calmly—to one of the chairs and sat down. Olivia narrowed her eyes. That was suspicious. Too calm, especially for Tessa. And then—“Oh my God!” Tessa shrieked, springing up again and stomping both feet against the floor like a child who’d just been handed the best gossip of the year.Olivia couldn’t help it—a short laugh slipped out of her. Tessa was ridiculous and way too dramatic.“Oh my God,” Tessa repeated, breathless now. Then she whipped around to Isabella, frowning. “Wait—so you knew about this and didn’t tell me anything?”“Hey!” Isabella lifted her hands defensively. “Don’t look at me. I only found out recently.”Tessa’s gaze snapped back to Olivia, eyes wide with curiosity. “How long have you been—” she gesture
“Splendid,” Jack said easily, slipping back into confidence. “I’ll send it over soon.”“Perfect.”There was another pause. Not uncomfortable—but not entirely casual either. Then—“It’d be nice to see you again, Olivia.”She kept her tone light. Neutral. “Sure, but let's focus on the house for now, Jack.”He chuckled. “Fair enough.”Olivia glanced at the time on her screen, using it as an excuse to end this before it stretched into something else. “I should get back to work,” she said. “I’ll keep an eye out for your email.”“Alright,” he replied. “I’ll talk to you soon.”“Bye, Jack.”“Bye, Olivia.”She ended the call and let the phone drop gently onto her desk. Then she exhaled, long and tired, and pressed her fingers to her forehead.What an exhausting day.—------------Olivia wasn’t surprised in the slightest when her front door burst open the next evening. She didn’t even bother sitting up. From her position on the couch—curled beneath a blanket, hair a mess, remote somewhere lost b
Olivia sank into her chair and let out a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding. She was late. Very late.The office hummed around her—phones ringing in uneven intervals, keyboards clacking, the low murmur of conversations bleeding through cubicle walls—but it all felt distant, like she was listening to it from underwater.She didn’t care. Not after the morning she’d had. If anything, it was a miracle she’d shown up at all. She’d stood in her apartment for a long time after getting back from Derek’s place, keys still in her hand, heels abandoned somewhere near the door. For a moment—just one, dangerously tempting moment—she’d considered calling in sick. Or not calling at all. Just… disappearing for the day.But the alternative was sitting alone with her thoughts and reliving everything. She couldn’t bear the thought of Derek or their conversation that morning anymore, and that was the only reason why she'd shown up. Olivia squeezed her eyes shut briefly and forced the memory a
Olivia inhaled, steadying herself as her gaze finally met his. “It was a mistake.”He couldn't believe she'd actually said it. Her words hit him right in his chest and his jaw tightened as something inside him snapped, “A mistake,” he repeated, voice lower now.“Yes.” She said softly. He took another step closer, close enough now that she had to tilt her head slightly to hold his gaze. “Funny,” he said, quiet but edged, “because you came to me, Liv… AlI on your own. You mean to tell me that you had no idea what you were doing when you drove all the way here? When you let me kiss you… Touch you … When you let me make love to you over and over again? Don't give me that shit, Liv,”Her expression flickered as hot images from the previous night flicked through her head—just for a second. A crack in the armor, but she recovered quickly. “It was a moment of weakness,” she said, each word deliberate. “Because you called, and then…”“And then what?” Derek growled. She glared at him, lettin
Her eyes sparkled. And then she engulfed him. Her hot, tight mouth practically swallowing him whole, while she held his stare to ransom.The pleasure was so intense, his eyes started to close. He slammed them open, the visual of her on her knees, that pretty mouth of hers wrapped around him, too good to miss. His hips jerked of their own accord, shunting him deeper inside her warm, wet cavern. She nodded and groaned, taking him further to the back of her throat. So close to losing it.No. Show some stamina. He pulled back and she gripped her hand around the base of his cock with just enough pressure to send his hips in the opposite direction once more. Her other arm circled the steel of his clenched thigh, anchoring them together so he couldn’t escape, even if he wanted to.His world shrank to the single entity of Olivia on her knees with her mouth on him. Her sultry eyes, burning with erotic promise, mesmerised him, the tiny streaks of grey a siren’s call. An endless ocean where a ma
Olivia rolled her eyes, almost blushing again, “You wish,” she replied, “Just answer the question, will you?”He didn’t answer immediately, but after a moment, he said, “I didn’t say I was against it,” “You heavily implied it,” she countered.He kept his eyes on the road. “I just don’t see the app
“So,” she said, clearing her throat slightly. She could feel her heart suddenly beating faster, “the asking price reflects the location and the renovations. It’s competitive, but the market—”“Liv…”Her words faltered.“Yes?”He leaned one hand against the island, closer now. Not touching her, but
She gave him a small, grateful smile — one that confirmed his suspicion that she was once again drawing a line between them —one she didn't want to cross.The car slowed as they turned into her street. He parked in front of her building, the engine humming softly before he shut it off. For a second
She smiled at him, “Planning to do a lot of clubbing, huh?”“What can I say, I like to enjoy life,” he replied and winked at her. Olivia continued to smile, but that wink did things to her insides. Her fingers tightened around the pen, and she distracted herself by looking down and made a small no







