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THE OFFICE KISS

Author: ABY
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-26 12:50:16

Olivia's Pov

Chicago was supposed to save me.

The cold air when we stepped off the plane, the skyline flashing silver in the sun, the comfort of routine. I thought if I buried myself in work, if I forced myself into the rhythm of schedules and charts, I could erase what happened in Vegas.

Erase the heat of his mouth.

Erase the burn of his hands.

Erase the memory of almost giving him everything.

But I couldn’t erase the truth.

I wanted him.

I sat at my desk, eyes glued to my laptop, fingers typing notes that blurred into nonsense. My head pounded. My lips still tingled. I’d reapplied lipstick twice already today, as if covering the memory would erase it.

“Olivia!”

The door banged open, and Maya waltzed in like she owned the place. Two iced coffees in hand, hair perfect, eyes sparkling. She dropped one in front of me, then sprawled in the chair across from me.

“You look like warmed-up death,” she announced.

“I’m fine,” I muttered, not looking up.

“Liar.” She sipped her coffee, smirking
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