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“I feel the same,” Logan says after a while. “But what are we supposed to do?”

I chew my lip. “Well…I could quit my job.”

Logan’s eyes widen as he sits beside me on the sofa. “What? You can’t be serious?”

“I am serious, Logan. I don’t want anything to come between us, least of all work. It’s just a job. It’s not going to take me where I want to go. So now is kind of the perfect time to leave.”

Logan shuffles closer to me, looking distressed. “But what will you do? Will you get another assistant job?”

I smile. “Well…actually, I’ve given this some thought. When I thought I was going to hand in my notice…I got to thinking about what I actually want from my life. And being a makeup artist is still very much the dream. I have some savings now, so it makes sense for me to take a course and dive straight in.”

Logan’s hand slides into mine. “That sounds great, Isabella…but are you sure? It’s going to be a big change in your life. And it’s very competitive…I know that much from my market research. There are a lot of girls out there with similar dreams as you. Don’t you worry about your stability?”

I squeeze Logan’s hand. “I’m not worried. I’m good at what I do, even if I only know the basics so far. I’m only going to get better. I know how to promote myself. I’ll work hard, and I’ll make it to the top, no matter what it takes. As for change…everything is changing right now, Logan. My life isn’t anything like it was a few weeks ago, and that’s okay with me. I feel like I’m moving forward, not backward. So doesn’t that suggest that this is all for the best? I kind of feel like it’s fate…and if it means I can be with you freely, then I won’t regret quitting at all.”

Logan’s eyes soften and he smiles at me. “Isabella…I’m glad you feel that way. You’re so right. It’s like a new start. For both of us.” His thumb brushes over my hand. “I’ll help you in any way I can…we have counters for our makeup at every department store…I can get you work there, if you’d like? Just to start out…”

“Thank you, babe…but no. I want to do this for myself. I’ve always seen myself as self-made, and I want to keep things that way. If I fail, I fail. I don’t want to ride on the back of your success at the company.” I squeeze his hand, looking deep into his eyes. “I know you mean well, though…and I appreciate you so much. I’m so glad you’re a real part of my life now.”

Logan puts down his glass once again and reaches out to caress my face. “I’ve waited for a long time to hear you say that,” he says gently. “And there’s something I’ve wanted to say for a long time too…”

I hold my breath. I know what I want him to say, but I’m sure he’s not going to do it. Is he really going to give me what I want? The thing I’ve dreamed of for so many years.

He leans his forehead against mine, his hand still cupping my cheek. “I’m in love with you, Isabella.”

My heart swells with love. All my dreams are coming true. This is what I’ve waited for. I lean forward and kiss his lips. He tastes like wine and it makes the kiss even more tantalizing. The events of tonight fade into the background, and I get lost in his kiss. As we pull apart, there’s a twinkle in Logan’s eye.

“Want to finish what we started earlier?” he murmurs. I let my hand drift between his leg, cupping his cock through his trousers.

“You know I do.”

CHAPTER 29

Logan

Today is Isabella’s final day at the company. She really went ahead with handing in her notice. Her training to become a makeup artist starts next week, and I wanted to give her a worthy send off. Bret and Brandon are helping me set up for the after work party. There are ten bottles of champagne lined up in the meeting room, plus a whole bunch of balloons and banners. It’s supposed to be a surprise, but I’m pretty sure either Bret or Brandon will let the secret out before the day is over.

“This is going to be some party,” Bret comments. “I swear we’ve never done anything like this when other people leave the company…”

“Yeah, well, um, sales are up. We have some spare money in the budget,” I lie as smoothly as I can. “Besides, Isabella brought a lot to the company…”

“She did?” Brandon says dumbly. “I mean, she was cool and all, but she was just an assistant.”

Not to me, I think to myself. We’ve been dating for a few weeks now, and it feels like my whole world has finally clicked into place. She is so much more to me than anyone here could know, but we’re still a secret. The only person who knows about us is Joshua. We’ll be seeing him later for dinner, which will be interesting. We haven’t met up again since he walked in on us. Now, we’re going back to where it all started, to Bonita, for dinner. Hopefully this time around will be more of a success than the first time.

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