Page 117 of Insatiable Park Avenue Prince

She cut her eyes in my direction, and my mouth clicked shut. “You can give me that one.”

I supposed Ihadput her through the wringer the past few days, but what she said next would determine whether I owed her even more of an apology.

“However, I didn’t bring you down here to bust your balls.”

“Thank God for that. They’re still recovering from Sunday.”

Kelly snorted and held up a hand. “Sorry. But he’s not wrong.”

“No?” She arched a brow. “You’re saying that with all the extracurricular activities you two have engaged in thatI’mthe one who broke you?”Her red lips curved. “I’m rather proud of that.”

My eyes narrowed as a spark of mischief twinkled in Mira’s eyes.

“Okay, what’s going on?” I finally asked, and that serious expression she’d been wearing since Sunday reappeared. “Why’d you call us down here?”

“Do I need a reason?”

“No, but I figured you wouldn’t want to see my face again until you had a reason to.”

“And you would be right,” she said and sat forward in her chair, clasping her hands on the desk.

Oh shit, here it comes.She was about to tell me I’d been fired from one, or maybe all, of my current bookings. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if she dropped me from the agency altogether. But like I’d told her the other night, I didn’t feel ashamed for what I’d done with Kelly. Or the fact that I’d fallen for him. I’d gone in knowing full well people would be watching, and that didn’t bother me. But the idea that I’d let her and my clients down definitely didn’t sit right.

“As much as it pains me to admit it, it seems that your prediction came true.”

“Excuse me?”

Mira looked between me and Kelly, shaking her head. “The one where any press is good press.”

I still wasn’t following, and neither was Kelly, judging by the confused expression on his face.

“It would appear that your little sideline gig as Kelly’s co-star came at the exact right time. Euphoria is looking for a new face for their upcoming underwear campaign and are looking for something sexy and a little scandalous.”

Ho-ly shit.She wasn’t dropping me. She wasn’t breaking the news that I’d been let go from any of my current contracts. She was presenting a job offer. As my brain tried to catch up, Kelly turned in his seat and reached for my hand.

“Donovan, that’s amazing.”

“Not only Van,” Mira said, and when we looked across the desk at her, she sat back in her seat, a wide smile now playing on her lips. “They want you too, Kelly.”

Thatgot my brain cells firing again. “For the same campaign?”

“That’s right. They saw the article this weekend, checked out your, um…body of work together, then called me to find out if I knew Kelly.” She held her hands out, like,surprise. “Fate? Isn’t that what you called it, Van?”

Fate, luck—I wasn’t sure what to call it, but it had just come knocking on my door for the second time in a matter of weeks.

I turned to see Kelly with his jaw on the floor as he stared at Mira.

“You okay?” I asked, reaching for his hand.

“Yeah,” he said, his eyes never leaving the woman who had just offered him something I knew he wanted more than anything in thisworld. Well, maybe except for me. “I just… I’m still trying to process what just happened.”

“You got offered a job,” Mira said, getting to her feet. “A really damn good one.”

Kelly looked at me, a mixture of hope and excitement swirling in his eyes as Mira came around the desk.

“I’m not going to lie, Kelly. When Donovan first introduced us, I knew I wanted to sign you. With your face, that body, and your charisma, designers and brands would jump at the chance to work with you. But when I found out what you did for a living, I was furious. I thought, there goes a wasted opportunity because I didn’t get to you in time.”

Kelly nodded, and I rubbed my thumb over the back of his hand, hoping it helped with his nerves.

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