Page 43 of Donut Overthink It

I sigh. “Yes. I gave in. Okay?”

“Was it worth it?” she asks, arching a brow.

I feel that smile return to my face. “So much.”

She laughs and shakes her head. “Well, as long as it was worth it.”

I look down at my cell when it beeps to see it’s Nate.

Nate: Thanks for the help Friday night. I’ll see you later today.

I smile at the fact he has a meeting with Aiden and Asher this afternoon. Aiden was able to get him released, but they still have a long road to prove that he didn’t actually pay for sexual favors.

“Is that lover boy?” Andrea asks.

“No. And it’s not love,” I inform her.

“Sure, it’s not,” she says with a smirk. “Not sure I would risk my job for anything less than love.”

I shrug. “He’s a lot more tolerable when he’s horny rather than when he’s a dick,” I say, trying to cover up the fact that I like him.

She just smiles like she knows the truth. “You have feelings for him,” she states.

“What?” I gasp. “I do not.”

“Yes, you do,” she says matter-of-factly. “You wouldn’t have fucked him otherwise.”

“Andrea.” I hiss her name.

“What?” She looks around the donut shop. “Afraid someone may hear your secret?”

I lower my eyes to my cream-filled donut and sigh. Is she right? Do I have feelings for him? No. He’s just a lay. And I’m just his secretary that he bent over her desk earlier today. “It’s not like that,” I tell her.

“Hmm.” She hums before she takes a bite of her donut.

“Hadley?”

I look up to see Asher standing by the table with a smile on his face. “Hey, Mr. Kyle,” I say excitedly.

“Mr. Kyle?” Andrea looks up at him with narrowed eyes. “So you’re the jackass?” she asks, sitting back in her seat.

My eyes widen. “Andrea …”

“I’ve been called worse,” Asher says, looking over at her. He looks hot as always, dressed in a pair of dark gray slacks and a white button up with a dark gray tie. His hair is slicked back, and his hands in his pockets. He stands with his wide shoulders back and a smile on his face. I could take a photo of him right here and now, and it would be magazine worthy.

“I’m sure you have.” She crosses her arms over her chest and raises a brow in challenge. He smiles down at her.

“Andrea, this is Asher Kyle. My boss’s twin brother,” I inform her.

He looks her up and down the best he can since she’s sitting. “Asher Kyle.” He repeats his name as if I didn’t just say it and removes his right hand from his pocket to hold it out to her.

She reaches out her hand but doesn’t apologize for mistaking him for Aiden. “Andrea Stikes.”

He grabs her hand and bends over to lift it to his lips and gives it a soft kiss. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, ma’am.” He winks at her, his million-dollar smile in place.

She watches him unaffected. Andrea doesn’t fall for charm. She doesn’t fall for anything actually. That’s why she’s still single. She likes to get in and get out. She doesn’t need you to buy her dinner or drinks. And after she’s done with you, she’ll leave without so much as a goodbye. That’s why men love her so much. She’s just like them.

“Well, I will let you ladies get back to your lunch. It was nice to meet you, Andrea.” He nods to us, and we say our goodbyes.

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