Giving In To Love: A Friends with Benefits Office Romance (Strong Brothers Book 2) by Ajme Williams

Author:Ajme Williams [Williams, Ajme]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

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Natalie

One thing about my upcoming gallery showing, was that it distracted me from all the crazy feelings I was having about seeing Hunter, especially after he ran off like his hair was on fire the afternoon I’d worn a special teddy for him.

Now that the night of the showing was here, I was a nervous wreck. I felt like my entire career was riding on how things went tonight. What if nobody came? What if everybody came and decided that I was a fraud? What if the critics panned my work? I sank down on my bed unable to get dressed as the nerves overwhelmed me. The pinging notification on my phone, brought me out of my misery. It was a text from Hunter.

I'm picking you up in 30 minutes. Be ready.

I couldn't decide if it was better or worse to have Hunter with me at the gallery opening. He had set this up so of course he'd want to be there. At the same time, he was another one who might be critical of my work. I couldn't get the image out of my head of a gallery full of people, led by Hunter laughing at my work. The scared little girl inside me wanted to cancel the whole thing. Fortunately, the fierce feisty woman inside me told that little girl to shut the fuck up, get dressed, and go be awesome.

The need to be taken seriously and to fit in had me wearing a standard little black dress. But my creative side added flair with colorful jewelry and hot pink strappy heels. My hair was still lavender, so there was no changing that, but pulled the short curls back into a couple of clips and put my makeup on to look sophisticated. As I studied myself in the full-length mirror taking in my ensemble, I felt pretty good about it. I still worried that others would think I was an imposter, or trying too hard, or not trying hard enough. Ack! Why was this so hard?

I headed downstairs to meet Hunter and was surprised when a limousine pulled up in front of my apartment building and Hunter stepped out.

"Oh my God, a limo?"

He held out his hand to help me inside the luxury vehicle. "This is your big night; we need to do it up right."

I wondered what it said about me that I hoped that doing it up right meant ending the night with him touching me. The good thing about having that thought was that it distracted me from the thought of the showing. But it wasn't long before the limo pulled up in front of the gallery and Hunter was helping me out of the car.

"I think I'm going to be sick." I stopped in front of the gallery unable to step through the doors.

"I have it on good authority that it's going to be great. But if not, we have enough booze to make people forget."

At first, I glared up at him, not feeling amused, and then all of a sudden I was really amused.

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