over to the childcare center. One look at Holden, that’s all I want.
Rebecca is behind the counter and greets me with a smile. It’s only been a month and I have finally memorized her name. I don’t know why it took me so long, probably because every time I come down here, I’m too anxious about seeing Holden to even think.
Things are calming down in the anxiety department and I’m glad for it, but that is another reason why I’m nervous as hell for this shift in Landry’s company.
A part of me wants to look for a new place to work. That way we won’t be mixing any part of our personal and working relationships together. Another part of me aches at the thought of not spending all day long with him.
Smiling, I look through the window at Holden who is, once again, sharing his lunch with a sweet looking little girl. They’re babbling together and it makes me realize that this was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my entire life.
I haven’t made very many great and wonderful decisions, but this was one of them right here. Moving here, working here, being here. Landry. These are all wonderful decisions to me. They could all bite me in the ass, but they haven’t and I’m hoping that they don’t.
Leaving Holden, I make my way toward the elevator and sink my teeth into my bottom lip, my thoughts drifting to Landry, as they always seem to do, especially when I’m all alone. When the car doors open, I step out on my office floor and head toward my desk.
Julie is sitting in her chair, her head lifting up immediately and the look of horror that crosses her face, it’s indescribable. I open my mouth to ask her if she’s okay when the door to Landry’s office opens.
It’s Susan.
Her hand is at her mouth and I watch as she wipes the corners of her lips before she smirks at me. Then my gaze travels down to her blouse and I freeze. It’s not only unbuttoned to an extremely indecent level, but the buttons are askew.
“Afternoon, sugar,” she purrs as she continues to sashay past me.
I don’t turn around to follow her, instead, I march toward Landry’s office. Julie tries to stop me, calling out my name, but I don’t hear her, I refuse to listen to a word she says. My heart is pounding so hard that I can hear it thrumming in my ears.
LANDRY
Fuck.
“What the fuck?” Tennessee practically roars as she slams my office door.
I’m sitting in my chair, my head slumped over as I hold my forehead in my palm. What the fuck is right, but I don’t say that to her. Lifting my head, I look across from my desk into her visibly pained eyes. They’re welling with tears and I don’t know why she’s crying, but I want it to stop immediately.
“Tennessee?” I rasp.
She leans over slightly and for the first time, I don’t try to peek at her cleavage, instead, I hold her gaze with my own. She’s upset and I want to know why.
“Don’t Tennessee me,” she sneers. “What was that woman doing here?” she snaps.
Flicking my gaze to the door, I shift it right back to meet hers. “Susan came here to talk about the divorce. I told her that everything was to be handled through the attorneys.”
“She needed to talk about the divorce naked?” she asks.
Blinking, I lift my eyes to meet hers. “What?”
“I saw her shirt was all messy and she was wiping her lips when she walked out, do not lie to me. I’m young, but I’m not an idiot and I will not be made a fool of,” she states.
Her Oklahoma accent is thicker than normal and in any other circumstance, my cock would be hard as nails, but not right now, not with how upset she is.
Standing from my desk, I walk around it and make my way toward her. I can’t stand the distance between us right now. Reaching out, I wrap my hand around her waist and tug her against my chest.
She reaches up, her palms pressing against my chest as she tilts her head back and looks up at me. We stare at one another for a moment, her eyes filling with unshed tears. She shakes her head a couple of times.
“I’ve fallen in love with you, Landry. I’ve fallen in love with you, and I really, really, don’t even know you.”