Page 94 of Bad for Business
I turn around, wondering what’s going on, when my eyes meet hers.
Camille.
I blink a few times, wondering if she’s actually here or if I’m seeing things. She left with her dad only hours ago. I didn’t expect to see her again for days, and even that was unknown. But when my vision comes into focus, she still stands there with a smile on her face.
“This space is men only,” a staff member repeats, walking up to Camille. She just glares at the man for a moment before looking back at me.
I immediately push to my feet and close the distance to her.
She’s back. She’s here.
Before I can even get words out, I’m pulling her off the ground and into my arms. She immediately wraps her arms around me and buries her face into the crook of my neck.
“What are you doing here?” I ask, my hands running over her back to check if this is real.
“I came to see you,” she responds, keeping her tone matter-of-fact. She squeezes me tight and presses a kiss to my neck before lifting her head so her gaze meets mine.
“To see me?” I repeat, the words coming out as a question.
She nods. “Yes. I went to the house first, but you weren’t there. So I came here. I’ve been all over the club looking for you.”
“What about your dad?” I ask, well aware that people are staring at us, but I don’t care. They can look. She isn’t my publicist anymore. She’s justmine.
Camille smiles. I place her back on the ground, but we still stay in an embrace. “I quit,” she answers, her answer so nonchalant that I wonder if I’m even hearing her correctly.
“You…quit?”
She nods. “I quit. He was never going to give me a promotion. I’m tired of giving my all to someone who doesn’t care about me or believe in me.”
I smile because I’m so fucking proud of her. I know that had to have been hard, but Camille’s strong. Of course she realized she deserves better.
She deserves the world.
“So then you came right here?” I ask, pointing out the obvious, but I can’t help it. I’m in disbelief that she’s here.
Camille nods. “When you realize you’re falling in love with someone, you want to get back to them as soon as possible.”
Time slows as I’m not sure I heard her right. It takes me a moment to really process what she’s told me.
I feel like I’m floating. It feels like my heart might leap right out of my chest in an attempt to get to hers. I can’t believe what I’m hearing.
“Cami…” Her name comes out hoarse and I feel bad that I can’t bring myself to say anything else. I’m just so fucking happy that I can’t form a coherent thought.
She’s falling for me.
She’s here.
She came back.
It’s like she can read my mind. She smiles and nods before lifting to her toes and pressing a kiss to my lips. We’re on full display, but neither of us cares. We’re too lost in the moment, in each other, to pay attention to anyone else.
“I’m falling for you, Ryker Davenport. It’s terrifying and exhilarating and so many other things I’ve never felt before. But this is me trusting you to catch me.”
I grab both sides of her face and pull our heads together. “I’m falling right there with you, princess. I’ll always catch you.”
She smiles and I swear her eyes shine with unshed tears. The smile on her face is the most beautiful sight in the world. “Good. Now, kiss me.”
I lean in to kiss her and I swear Jude cheers in the background.
