Falling for Maria by Heather B. Moore

Author:Heather B. Moore [Moore, Heather B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance
Publisher: Mirror Press
Published: 2017-02-07T06:00:00+00:00

Friday came, and Maria was exhausted from being polite. Polite to Josh. Polite to Walker. Polite to everyone in the office. It was as if they were all watching her, waiting for her to blow up or something. But she had kept a cool head, even though it felt like she was constantly balancing on a tight rope. She dressed conservatively, took home most of her birdhouses, and just plain worked hard.

And she was filling out online applications for other marketing companies. She’d miss her clients.

The only thing keeping her sane was chatting with either June or Sydney after work. Oh, and every morning, when she found Walker alone in the conference room pecking away at his laptop, she unknotted his tie and removed it.

He said nothing, just watched her with amusement. She’d set the tie in her desk drawer alongside the other ones. By the next time she saw him, he was always wearing another tie. She wondered how many ties a man could own. Or if there would come a point when he’d actually have to go shopping again. For now, she was getting quite a collection.

Tonight as she drove home, she hooked up her Bluetooth and called Sydney.

“I made it through the week,” Maria said.

“That was a week for the history records,” Sydney said with a laugh. “What are your plans this weekend?”

“Nothing until Sunday,” Maria said. “Going to take my mom to lunch for her birthday, but until then, it’s all about me.”

“Sounds nice,” Sydney said. “Unless Walker calls you again and invites you to a sports bar.”

“That won’t happen,” Maria said. “I’ve been a good employee, and he thinks he has me securely in his back pocket. Oh, did I tell you I have an interview Monday?”

“Already?” Sydney asked.

Maria smiled to herself. “I doubt I’ll get it. They said there were over forty applicants. But it’s local, and I like that. I don’t want to telecommute, because I’d start to drive myself crazy working from a home office.”

“I’d be the same way,” Sydney said. “How’s your boss’s black eye?”

“Hardly noticeable now,” Maria said. “So at least I don’t have to be reminded of the bar fight every time I see him. Although… he’s been sort of nice to me this week.”

“Do tell,” Sydney said in a lowered tone.

“He’s just been complimentary and given me my space at the same time,” Maria said. She’d arrived at her apartment complex now, and she parked the car. “Except for when he asked if I wanted to meet during the lunch hour. I told him no to that one.”

“He asked you to lunch?” Sydney’s surprise was clear over the phone.

“Not like a lunch date, like a meeting over the lunch hour— or should I say the forty-five-minute allotment.” When Sydney didn’t reply, Maria said, “What?”

“I think your boss is into you, Maria.”

She laughed. “Hardly. If you saw him, you’d know what I mean. He could have any woman he wanted and probably has several women on speed dial.”

“Has he talked about a wife or girlfriend?” Sydney asked.

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