Page 31 of Against the Clock

I nodded.

“Like Mike?”

“I can’t think of anyone better.”

She tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and groaned.

“Ugh.Fine.”

“Do you want to go tonight or tomorrow morning?”

She thought about it for a minute before picking up her phone and rolling her eyes again.

“I’ll see if he can go with me tonight; that way we don’t have to rush as much in the morning.”

I leaned back and smiled, feeling slightly satisfied that she wasn’t fighting me on it.

Fifteen

Roman

7 Days Ago

Ispent most of themorning in an upbeat, happy mood as I counted down the hours until Quinn would be off work and heading back to my apartment.I knew that it was foolish to think that anything could—or would—happen between us, but I still couldn’t fight the grin that felt plastered to my face since I woke up.Not having Rosie with us tonight would allow us the time to talk and not have to worry about what she might overhear.

By ten, Trevor came bouncing into the office, a smile bigger than mine spread across his cheeks.I pushed away from my desk and swiveled my chair to face him.

“I don’t think I’ve seen you this happy about it being Friday since you had tickets to take Elena to her first Yankees game.”

“Well, this is soooo much better than a Yankees game,” he said, sliding into the chair behind his desk.

I gasped and held a hand to my heart, pretending to be stunned by this information.

“Whatcould possibly be better than the Yankees?”

“Elena agreed that we can start trying to have a baby after Max’s wedding.She’s finally ready!”

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