Love Me In Color (Capital Media Series) by Bella Pursell & Reba Toledo

Author:Bella Pursell & Reba Toledo [Pursell, Bella & Toledo, Reba]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Wednesday afternoon.

Fifty-two days left.

The office was eerily quiet most of the morning as everyone focused on their tasks. Only hushed conversation and keyboards clicking could be heard on the floor.

Desha and Stephen whispered at his desk and worked on a color scheme they had been stumped on. I wished I could give my opinion, but I was just glad to see that they had not killed each other yet. They actually seemed to be enjoying their time together.

Nathaniel was on local customer visits all day, so he was out of the office. Jamie and Melanie were glued to the computer, working on a demographic analysis of Michigan. Parker, Amelia, Amanda, and Nick were huddled in their conference room, reviewing our latest submission for an article we planned to release. Lainee and I had been in my office reviewing the projects she was monitoring.

She was doing an incredible job ensuring that nothing was dropped. I made a note on my computer to talk to Connor about promoting her once this project was over.

Once we were done, it was time to pile into the conference room for Richard to review a spend analysis he had worked on. Amelia brought in muffins from Gabby’s after lunch, which were her current obsession.

I sat down and instantly regretted not grabbing a muffin. I noticed Parker standing by them.

“Hey, Parker,” I called to him. “Will you bring me a –”

“Blueberry?” he said, holding the muffin in the air.

I nodded, and he walked the pastry over to me. Richard watched Parker closely. Erik tracked him across the room with his eyes. Parker set the muffin in front of me with a smile, earning a glare from both of them. It was just a muffin, but my hands went clammy.

Without wasting another minute, Richard started reviewing the numbers on the screen. Nick and Amelia had a lot of good questions, which was expected. I had already reviewed and approved what Richard was explaining, so I took notes of what they asked to make sure that we left no stone unturned.

“So,” Richard walked behind me, still facing the room. His hands grasped the back of my chair and pushed it down slightly. My body went stiff but couldn’t resist the gravity shifting it with the chair. The back of my head pressed against Richard’s stomach. His hands moved to my shoulders briefly before he set them back on the chair. “We think this will be the most effective way to allocate the funds.”

When he finished his sentence, Richard squeezed my shoulders and slowly dragged his hands away.

I was acutely aware of the closeness of his body to mine. Erik’s eyes narrowed on Richard. Richard stared him down, daring him to say anything. Richard's touch was meant to be a warning, not to me, but to Erik. He was asserting a claim over me. I didn’t like it.

Parker cleared his throat and straightened, not breaking eye contact with Richard’s hands. His fingers moved to his wrist as he snapped the rubber band.

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