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“You’re not wrong about the germs,” Josh squinted at the puzzle, pushing his glasses up his nose, “But kissing can be pretty great with the right person.” He gave Courtney a loving glance over his daughter’s head.

Susie shook her head and made a grossed-out face, “Pass.”

Josh lifted a shoulder, “Suit yourself.” Josh turned to me, “T, How can I help you woo your woman?”

I smirked at the world-famous rockstar, “We shouldn’t make a big deal out of it. Let me tell you my idea.”

Chapter Fifteen

NICOLE

A weekafter Taylor told Violet we were having sleepovers, Leo, Jacqueline, Signe, Zaid, and I were all walking into the building together. Leo pushed against the door, which didn’t budge.

As he stepped back to examine it, his dark brows pinched in confusion.

So, I informed him, “It’s a pull.”

Leo immediately hit me with, “Oi! Cheers, love, my next plan was to start lifting from the bottom but thank god you were here to tell me to pull.”

Signe threw her head back before releasing a loud laugh.

Zaid lowered his face to chuckle as he grabbed her hand and led her through the threshold.

“How many times have you walked through this door? Why did you magically think it would turn into a push?” I asked Leo before stepping into our building. He and Jacqueline followed in after me.

“I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night,” Leo replied, throwing Jacqueline a wink.

She lifted a dark eyebrow at him before giving me a bored look, “He stayed up on his phone watching this animated rockopera series he discovered on YouTube. I took his phone away when I woke up at 3:00 am to see he hadn’t gone to sleep yet.”

I snickered as we all piled into the elevator together to take us to Sun Steer’s floor.

“Is my replacement being interviewed today?” Signe asked after a moment of silence.

“I hope so,” Jacqueline replied.

Signe dropped her jaw, widening her eyes at Jacqueline in offense, “What the hell does that mean?”

Jacqueline pinched her eyebrows together in confusion before clarity hit, and she panicked, “Wait, no! I didn’t mean it like that. I just meant I’m tired of interviewing people—I’m so sorry.”

Signe, the big teddy bear she was, laughed and squeezed Jacqueline in a side hug, “I’m just teasing you.”

Jacqueline’s shoulders visibly dropped at the reassurance. Leo rested his hand on her lower back until the elevator doors opened, and we all stepped off.

“Oh! You’re here.” Jacqueline stepped ahead of all of us and reached a hand toward a stranger loitering in front of Signe’s desk.

Brandon Moore was also standing in front of Signe’s desk, a visible frown on his face as he stared down at the woman who must have been one of Jacqueline’s interviewees. She wore light-wash jeans and sneakers, with a white button-up shirt French-tucked into the front. She was curvaceous, with a soft, feminine body that resembled my own.

“Hi. I’m Nora,” The woman turned to give Brandon her shoulder as she shook Jacqueline’s hand, “I know I’m a little early. I can wait for you to get settled if you need.”

“No need,” Jacqueline nodded her head in the direction of her office, “You’re my only interview today.” Nora grinned before flicking her dark eyes dismissively at Brandon. Shetucked her honey-blonde hair behind her ears, showing off multiple cartilage piercings, and followed Jacqueline and Leo.

When she gave us her back, I noticed that underneath her hair was dyed a dark pink.

“Good luck!” Signe gave Nora two thumbs up as she set her bag on her desk.

Zaid pecked Signe on the head before he walked toward the software engineer’s wing of the building.

Brandon, however, looked stuck. He was still staring after Nora as she and Jacqueline rounded the corner toward upper management’s offices.

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