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“What do you really think of him?”

I pause, wondering if I should be honest with her. But I know she’s just trying to help me. “I think I… like him. I know it’s ridiculous. I know he’s an asshole a lot of the time.”

She nods. “I think you like him, too.”

I grit my teeth and clench my fists. Suddenly everything feels so fucking impossible. How did I let myself get into this situation? How did I let this happen?

Because, in the end, I did let it happen. I could have said no when he proposed we go home together. I could have gotten up and left. I could have outright said we could only have a professional relationship and that he was crossing a line.

I could have gone home and taken a shower and scrubbed him off me. But I didn’t. I allowed it to happen.

“What do you want him to say?” Taylor softly asks. “About the pregnancy?”

I swallow hard because I have no idea. WhatdoI want Jack to say?

“The truth. I want to know who he really is, what he wants when it comes to this.”

It’s not the full truth, though. I want him to show me that he cares, to step up and be the man that I want and need.

A wave of nausea washes over me, and I close my eyes. He’s not interested in a relationship with me, though, so who am I kidding?

A baby isn’t going to make him like me any better.

Taylor seems to sense my hesitation. She leans forward, her eyes wide and earnest. “I promise I’ll help you all I can,” she says, squeezing my hand.

“Thanks,” I whisper.

I’m not looking forward to tomorrow at all, but at least by the end of it I’ll know where Jack stands, and I’ll be ready to move forward into the next stage of my life.

With or without him.

CHAPTER14

JACK

Iscan the boardroom, quickly assessing who’s shown up for the morning meeting.

It’s everyone — except for Leah.

Turning away from my employees, I hide my face. One day out of work is fine, but two is suspicious.

Is this her new tactic? Because I wouldn’t give into her temper tantrums, is she just choosing to play hard to get?

Well, I sure as hell won’t be chasing her, so she’s wasting her time.

At least there’s been some peace around the office without her here. The problem is, it’s also been boring.

As annoying as Leah can be, I look forward to her barging into my office with whatever the newest complaint is. No one else around her has the guts to verbally spar with me.

Collecting myself, I turn back to the GourmetGlobal team and take a seat at the head of the table.

“Good morning, everyone.” I smooth my tie.

I’d rather not have this many meetings, but the board has been insistent. With the new acquisition, they want me to be more hands-on. Although this is, I admit, a boring way to handle things, it’s a necessary evil.

“I’m glad to see you’ve all been hard at work,” I say, looking at my COO, David. I can tell he’s sizing me up, and he’s showing signs of stress. I’ll have to examine that more closely over the weekend.

“The relaunch is coming up soon, and we need to be ready,” I say. “We’ve put together a short video to make sure everyone is on the same page.”

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