Better Than Chance by Hayes Lane

Author:Hayes, Lane [Hayes, Lane]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781627984096
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2014-01-21T07:00:00+00:00

6

“EARTH TO Jay! Hel-lo…. Are you listening or am I alone here telling you my woes?” I looked over at Aaron, who was in full diva mode with his hands on his hips and his expressive features plainly showing his irritation with me.

“Sorry. I spaced. What did you say?”

Aaron had stopped by my place, hoping to talk me into going for a run. I knew I should go, but I was feeling a little mopey and there was no way I could hide it from Aaron. I busied myself at the sink, making a full production out of getting a glass of water. When I turned back around, Aaron was in the same pose. He wasn’t going anywhere now. That boy was nothing if not tenacious.

I shrugged and tried for a smile that I knew wouldn’t fool him for a second. Then I fell into one of the chairs at the island. I couldn’t sit at the kitchen table now without thinking about what Peter and I had done there. The memory was sweet, but it didn’t chase away the gloomy feeling I’d had in the week since we’d last been together.

“What’s up, Jaybird? Tell me everything.” Aaron dropped his stance and took the chair beside me. His hazel eyes were full of concern, and I felt myself crack.

I gave a humorless half laugh and crossed my arms over my chest in a defensive manner. I was a mess, and I didn’t know how to deal with my own stupidity let alone share it with Aaron.

“Come on, honey. You’re worrying me. What’s going on? You can tell me.”

“Oh, A… I don’t even really know what my problem is. Actually maybe I do.”

“Go on,” he urged patiently.

“It’s Peter. I wasn’t going to do anything, but I did and now he’s all I can think about. I don’t want to see him and embarrass either of us. This wasn’t part of the deal. It was one night and one night only.”

“You slept with your boss?” Wow, he was good.

I nodded miserably.

“Oh boy.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Was it amazing? No, don’t answer that. It doesn’t matter right now… although I really do want to know, so please set it aside for a time when you’re mentally stable and up to sharing the juicy details. For the time being, let’s ignore the sex and discuss the aftermath.”

I rolled my eyes at him. His flair for drama was legendary.

“The aftermath is simple. I did what I promised myself I wouldn’t do. Ugh. Everything was much easier when I hated him!”

“Now you’ve slept with him and you like him, but you won’t let yourself explore any possibilities with the boss man. Is that it?”

“We agreed it was a one-time deal. Something we needed to do to take the edge off, so to speak. Look, I’m just being an idiot. I haven’t seen or talked to him in a week, and I wish things were different. I wish we didn’t work together. I wish one of us would throw

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