Page 26 of Blindly Yours

“Are you ok?” He runs his hand through his loose, wavy hair and assesses the back of my shirt, which I’m sure is a complete mess.

Nate is observing from above us on his ladder, and I catch his eye briefly before sighing and grabbing my jacket from the back of my chair. “I’m fine. I’m meeting a client in five minutes.”

Henry pulls a fistful of tissues from a box on my shelf. “Here, at least let me dry you off.”

With a huff, I let him pat my back dry. “Sorry about your coffee. I’m all turned around while my office is in limbo.”

Nate returns his attention to the ceiling. “I’ll be done by three, ma’am.”

I pull my jacket around my shoulders after Henry throws the tissues in the trash. "It's about time. I can’t wait to work with Joe again. He’s never so rude to me." I shuffle out of the room with Henry behind me before Nate can respond.

Henry raises a shocked brow in my direction and then turns to Nate. "Thanks for the good work.” Always polite. He’s always been thegolden child.

He quickens his pace to catch up to me in the hall. “Was he really that bad?”

“Yes,” I reply simply, clicking my heels as we walk. “All he’s done is make fun of me.”

“Well, you can’t deny, you’re easy to make fun of.”

I punch him in the arm.

“Hey, you’re headed up to St. Cloud this weekend, right?”

“Yeah…” I sigh. “I think it’s supposed to snow too. It always snows on my year.”

“Will you pick me up a pack of Muggsy’s?”

I look up at him to find a wide, cheeky grin—the same one he used on our mom twenty years ago to get a cookie before dinner. Now it’s for the rare coffee lager. “If you love it so much, why don’t you just get it delivered? I’m sure a courier could drive it down.”

“Yeah, butyou’rethe best courier.” He winks at me. “You deliver it with love.”

“Oh, brother…” I reply, with the pun intended. “Fine, but you owe me.”

He chuckles as I stop at my conference room, and then he leaves me in his wake. “Have a good meeting,” he calls over his shoulder.

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ASingleRose26

I’m currently eating three-day-old pizza. Tell me you’re doing better than that tonight.

BigSpoon92

Grilled chicken here. Decided to try a new recipe

ASingleRose26

Man, I need to learn to cook

BigSpoon92

You don’t know how?

ASingleRose26

I can make a mean grilled cheese. But that’s about where my skills end. I usually pick something up on my way home or order delivery. I just didn’t have the energy tonight

BigSpoon92

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