Page 29 of Big Bossy Billionaire

And I hated knowing how much it hurt.

Because I wanted it to matter to him.

Iwanted to matter to him.

You knew what you were getting into with him, Meg. Why are you so surprised?

Other than a quick meeting during which he informed me of the board’s decision, Killian and I had very little opportunity to talk and even less to talk about anything non-work related. He had all but retreated into his shell, and I was left wondering if it was because of something I did.

Had I read too much into it?

Convinced myself of something that wasn’t there?

“Yeah, I think I’m just nervous about the move.”

“I know you and Skittles are going to love it. You could always move to your own apartment if you don’t like the one the company is renting out for you.”

I nodded and glanced over at her. “I know. Don’t worry, Ser. I’ll be fine.”

Serena pulled her phone out of her pocket and smiled. “You’ll be more than fine. You’ll be great. I’m sure of it. You’re going to kick ass and take names.”

“You sound a lot more confident than I am.”

Serena tucked her phone back into her pocket and frowned. “You know you can tell me anything, right? You and I have been through a lot together.”

A lump rose in the back of my throat. “I know.”

Except for the fact that one thing I wanted to share with her, was the one thing I couldn’t.

Not if it meant jeopardizing our friendship.

Given that I knew how protective and judgmental Serena was of her brother, the last thing she needed to know was that the two of us had slept together. Regardless of the circumstances leading up to our tryst in the elevator, telling her wasn’t going to do anyone any good.

Especially not when I was leaving in a few hours.

For the first time since finding out, I was beginning to wonder if relocating was coming at a good time. Granted, I didn’t want to be away from the only home I’d ever known, and I hated that I was going to be thousands of miles away from my best friend, but I also knew that I needed the space.

It was only the chance I had to get Killian out of my system because staying in the same city wasn’t helping. Being forced to see him at the company every day and sit across from him and pretend like I wasn’t burning from the inside was hard. Harder because it was business as usual, and he was a lot better at slipping in and out of character than I was.

As far as I could tell, Miami hadn’t meant anything to him.

And as difficult as it was for me to make my peace with that, I didn’t have a choice.

I should’ve known better.

At least you still have your job. Just focus on that because it could’ve been a lot worse.

Serena came to a stop a few feet away and cleared her throat. “I know about what happened between you and Killian in Miami.”

“Shit.” I spun around to face her, the clothes in my arms falling to the floor with a flutter. “Ser, I swear I didn’t mean for it to happen. We were in the elevator arguing, and the next thing I knew we were kissing, and I just…I couldn’t stop.”

Serena sighed. “Honestly, I had a feeling this might happen.”

I blinked. “Huh?”

“I’ve always wondered if the tension between the two of you was something else.”

“I’m so sorry. I know you must probably hate me, and I know that I crossed a line. I hope you know that the last thing I wanted was to jeopardize our friendship over this.”

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