Page 47 of His Secret

“Perfect. Please make sure our new project manager is aware he’ll be attending. A few new analysts will join as well. In total, we’ll have thirteen people from our office attending.”

“Oh, okay. Yes, sir.”

“Talk later.”

The call ends and I huff out a breath. Why is the universe testing my strength?

I walk over to my door and open it up. “Mr. Kennedy? Can I speak to you for a minute?”

Adrian looks up and then says a few words to the guy he’s talking to before heading over.

I’m at my desk when he walks in, so he closes the door and lingers in front of it, putting his hands in his pockets.

“What’s up?”

I rub the section of skin between my eyebrows. “We have a conference next week. We’ve known about it for a while, but Mr. Wright just called and said to ensure you know you’ll be attending.”

“Okay,” he says a little slowly. “Where?”

“Las Vegas.”

“Oh. Okay,” he replies.

“I can send you an email with the dates and hotel information, however, this close to the conference, I worry they won’t have rooms available on site.”

“Well, I guess we’ll see.”

A moment passes between us where we’re silent, just looking at each other. I nod and pretend to focus on my computer.

“I’ll wait for your email,” he says, opening the door.

Then he’s gone.

An hour later, his response pops into my inbox.

Mr. Cruz,

You were right. The hotel the conference is being held in is completely booked. As are the nearest two. I will likely be a few hotels down the strip. Do you have an itinerary so I can plan to get there on time?

Adrian Kennedy

I hit reply and attach the itinerary, ready to send it with only that, but I hesitate. The devil on my shoulder whispers in my ear, and there’s no angel on the other side to counter the thoughts.

It’s reckless, wrong, and a terrible idea.

He’s married. I’m his boss. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.

I begin typing.

Mr. Kennedy,

I might have an idea. If you’d like to meet me in my office, we can discuss.

Mr. Cruz

Director of Project Management

I hit send and wait. I don’t know if he’s read it already and is hesitating or downright refusing to come in here, or if he’s simply busy and not had time to read it.

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