Chapter 21

I abandon the apple I couldn't even taste in the trash can and lower my head when another realization hits me. I'll have to look for a new job.

" Shit. " I stammer and throw myself on the sofa, sulking.

I like that job, and it pays very well. However, it will be impossible to stay in the same environment as Brandon Reeves. Firstly, because I'll feel worse and worse, knowing what I've done and why he thinks I did it. I wanted him. I really did. Likewise, I still want him, I have to admit. I shrink away. He moves me… And in the days that followed, while we were together, the physical attraction gave way to something stronger, which I'm afraid to name. I admire the man he is… well, I did. Bloody hell. My sexual side came out with him. I didn't even think I liked sex, but Brandon showed me that I was just the wrong guy. I'm really going to miss our nights in suite 220…

I startle when I hear the doorbell. I widen my eyes and think: it can't be. My heart seems to be beating out of my mou