Page 64 of Billionaire Boss's One Night Stand

I smiled, sympathetic. “Hey, at least there are a lot of women working with you.”

She groaned. “Ugh. You’ve got that right. You work with lots of men.”

I nodded, even though she couldn’t see.

“Anyway, I feel like we have really connected since we met. Fast friends, ya know? I was hoping you wouldn’t mind meeting me for lunch so we can talk.”

I grinned. “That sounds perfect.”

She would be a good distraction from worrying about whether I’d messed up with Wendy. Or if I was fired. Or if Matt was struggling with convincing his grandmother we could work together and be a couple. Or…

I sighed, leaving to chat with her.

We were fast friends, and over the next hour, we talked and commiserated about so many things. It felt a lot like being with Hailey, but more, because Emily was also pregnant. She asked me how I liked working for Richards Consultation, with it being such a male-dominated company. I asked her how she got along with her coworkers too, who were all older and no longer in sync with the whole being-pregnant phase of life.

“I agree,” Emily said when we talked about our hopes to balance working and being a first-time mother. “I don’t want to give up my career. Gammon is a wonderful place to work.”

I hadn’t revealed that Matt was my baby’s daddy yet. I didn’t want to until we agreed that we could go public with the news that we were together. But that didn’t stop me from talking highly about being his employee. “I look forward to a long future at Richards.”

“Duh.” She smiled as we signed our receipts for our lunches. “Now that you’ve got Gammon as a client, you'd better be working there for a while.”

I choked on the sip of water I'd just sucked up. As I coughed a bit, she smiled and patted my back.

“Whoops. Maybe I should’ve let that secret slip when you didn’t have anything in your mouth.”

“Are you serious?” This was amazing news! And news I hadn’t counted on getting this soon. “We’ve only had two meetings.”

“My boss decided at the previous meeting,” she said with a wink. “She was very impressed with how you and Matt workedtogether to make things presentable.Yousold her on going with Richards.”

I bit my lip to contain my happiness. A squeal was building in my chest, and I didn’t hesitate to wrap her in a huge hug. “Oh, my God! I’m thrilled.”

“Me too. I’m so glad!”

I let out a huge exhale, feeling like I’d explode from relief and joy.

“The way my boss worded it, as long as you’re working there, and with us, we’re all going to be headed toward great success.”

Smiling at my new friend—and client!—I nodded.

You’ve got that right. The futurewillbe bright.

Now I just needed to find my boss and update him on the good news.

26

MATT

John caught up to me as I returned from the jeweler’s.

Even though I was high up at the company, I was normally conscious of taking too much time off. I had the freedom to slip in and out on different errands, but I really hadn’t counted on picking out an engagement ring to takethatlong.

I started looking at diamonds only, then jades and emeralds. Then back to diamonds. I figured if Loren wanted to change it up, I’d bring her back and let her pick. I took three options with me, and I’d let her pick among them. After all, this ring would never leave her finger. I wanted her to be comfortable and happy with the one she could wear to show the world she was mine.

Mrs. Loren Richards.

I couldn’t wait.

But it would have to wait because John seemed very concerned as he spotted me. He seemed to have just exited the building, searching for me, because he sighed in relief as he approached.

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