Page 75 of Beauty and the Boss Man

Chapter Thirty-two

Aiden

This morning, I woke up feeling like shit—and not just from missing Romy—although that’s part of it. I’m pretty sure I picked up a cold on the plane, turning my nose into an on-demand snot machine.

I’ve spent the better part of the morning lying on the couch, watching a marathon of a tv show where they build an insanely cool treehouse.

A commercial comes on for some sort of coconut hair oil, and immediately, I’m reminded of Romy. It seems like everything reminds me of her.

Part of me is excited to go back to work tomorrow to keep my mind on something else. Then again, Romy is there too, so maybe that won’t work.

All the way home, she acted like she was torn—like she was reconsidering her decision about this whole thing. I was tempted to pull her close and kiss her until she changed her mind.

I doubt it would’ve taken much convincing, but I let her walk away.

I’m trying to be angry with her—to find a way to make this whole thing go away. I just can’t bring myself to be mad at her, though.

Man, I’m in deep for this woman. And she is just going to leave me twisting in the wind.

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