Until We're More by Cindi Madsen

Author:Cindi Madsen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Embrace, Contemporary; New Adult; Romantic Comedy; Sports Romance; Friends to lovers; Girl next door; MMA; Sports Romance; Contemporary Romance; New Adult & College Romance; New Adult & College Fiction; Women’s New Adult & College Fiction; Contemporary Romance Fiction; Contemporary Women’s Fiction; Contemporary American Fiction; Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Embrace)
Published: 2018-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

“I…I’m sorry,” Ashlee said. “I thought maybe if he heard my idea—”

“There’s a reason I shut it down in our group. I’ve been working with this company for a while and have a pretty good idea of what Brad likes, what the client wants, and what’ll fly in pitch sessions. The reason we have teams is to make us better, not so we can throw each other under the bus during meetings.”

I expected a huff, and for her to give me a look that spoke to plans of retribution, similar to the ones I’d received earlier this week. Instead she blinked back tears and ducked her head, and I suddenly understood Liam’s panic around tears.

Did I continue to act tough?

Did I go give her a hug like everything in me wanted to?

What would a good boss do? None of mine had ever doled out hugs, but maybe that was what was wrong with the corporate world. Something I could change. Coffee first, then hugs all around!

There’d definitely be that one creepy guy who ruined it for everybody. Then someone would roll their eyes about emotional women, and I’d use my self-defense lessons on them and end up with a lawsuit on my hands.

“Can you give me another chance?” Ashlee sniffed. “I really need this job, and I promise I won’t let you down.”

“Of course. This is hardly one strike and you’re out. I get that thanks to our first encounter, you probably think I’m a hot mess.” Presumably, reminding her of the coffee-boob incident wasn’t the best move, but since I’d put it out there already, I’d own it. “But I’m not someone who’ll be pushed around. I deserve a little respect.”

Dang it, I probably should’ve said respect, no “little.”

Ashlee nodded. “I guess I sort of saw that you were the only other woman in the office and automatically viewed you as my competition.”

“We women really need to stop doing that. We could kick ass if we joined forces. Make the guys keep up with us, you know?” I wished I could silence the voice in my head that said she might use that statement as ammo against me. Trust was a tricky thing, and I wasn’t sure my boss would approve of drawing gender battle lines—although with only two women in a group of twenty-two, it sort of seemed like they’d done that already. And seriously, why did she and I inherently view each other as competition? I was far from exempt in that regard. I’d done it to her because she was pretty, because she’d reminded me of mean girls from high school.

“You’re right,” Ashlee said. “It’s just you’re so pretty and—”

“I’m pretty? You’re beautiful. Like, I’d kill for your hair—mine frizzes like crazy in this humidity.”

“Whatever. Yours is so thick and long, and the color is amazing. And you can pull off that red lipstick, which is something I’ve always wanted to try yet never been bold enough to do.”

“Thanks,” I said, and she smiled. “You could totally pull it off, by the way.

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