Page 107 of Until You

“Fine,” he said, starting to get pissed. “So then let’s discuss what happens if it doesn’t come through. Will you go work for Aiden?”

“If he’ll still take me.”

“You won’t look for something here?” he asked in dismay.

“There’s nothing here, Tyler,” she said, finally turning to look at him. “I checked in with my headhunter on Friday, and there’s nothing.”

“Okay,” he said. “Then we can—”

“I can’t talk about this now,” she said, her voice full of emotion. She opened the car door and practically fell out onto the pavement in her haste to get away from him.

He intercepted her about ten feet from the car, in full view of the wedding party. “Lanie, stop.”

“What are you doing?” she asked, with tears in her eyes. “Britt’s going to wonder what in the hell’s going on.”

“Then let her!” he shouted.

Her mouth dropped, and she took a step back as fear washed over her face. “I’m not ready to tell her.”

He took several breaths as he turned his gaze to the now gawking Britt and Randy. “Why do I think you never will?”

She looked down at the ground.

“I love you, Lanie.” His voice broke as the truth hit him. But the next part broke his heart. “But I don’t think this is going to work.”

Her gaze jerked up, and she stared at him with tears threatening to spill down her cheeks. “Tyler…”

“I’m all in, Lanie. I’ve been all in since the minute I saw you in the garage, but you’re holding back, and I don’t understand it. The only thing I can come up with is that you don’t feel the same.”

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Lanie watched Tyler stomp off toward the wedding party, her mouth still open in shock.

Tyler loved her. He loved her.

But he’d also just broken up with her.

Oh, God.

Did she love him too?

Britt’s gaze went back and forth between the two of them, her confusion evident.

What was Lanie going to tell her? What was she going to say to Tyler?

Maybe she should start looking past the opening. Her life went on whether the store opened or not. Especially since things were looking good with the store. Weeks had passed since she’d overheard Victor at the barbecue, and nothing had happened. The store would open a week from tomorrow, and she’d be able to take the vice president promotion and set up an office in Kansas City.

Maybe she could start thinking about the future.

She really needed to talk to Tyler.

He’d bypassed Britt and headed straight for Kevin. And Britt was headed straight for her.

“What’s going on with you and Tyler?” Britt asked, blocking her path.

“Nothing,” she said, darting to the left, but Britt blocked her again.

“That didn’t look like nothing. And if it was nothing, then why are you trying so desperately to get to him?”

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