I Have Never by Camilla Isley
Author:Camilla Isley [Isley, Camilla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chick Lit, Chicklit, Romantic Comedy, Office Romance
Publisher: Pink Bloom Press
Published: 2017-07-13T04:00:00+00:00
Thirteen
Never Lie
It takes me a few seconds to focus on the person standing in front of me. A tall woman whoâs looking back into the room, showing me only a mane of black hair. âDonât worry, Iâm sure itâs room service,â she says, then turns to face me. Her mouth forms an âOâ of surprise before her lips spread in a vicious smile.
âBlair, what an unexpected visit,â Aurora Vanderbilt says.
Not her.
Everything within me breaks. I blink back tears of rage and frustration, but thereâs no fighting the angry blush that spreads across my face. The shock and misery must show along with the rash because Auroraâs smile widens.
âDid you need something?â she asks in a honeyed tone.
âN-no⦠just work stuff⦠n-nothing importantâ¦â
Iâm still blabbing nonsense when Richard appears on the threshold. Jacket off. Bow tie gone. Shirt invitingly open at the neck. Sexy as hell. Our eyes meet and a bolt of shame strikes me.
âBlair!â His eyebrows raise. âWhat are you doing here?â
I canât hide my disappointment, so I look away. Either heâs a better actor than Christian Slade, or the electricity of the night was all inside my head. It wasnât all inside my head.
âN-nothing.â I flutter my hands in the air. âIt can wait until tomorrow.â
âAre you sure?â Now his expression is closer to pity.
Mercifully, at that moment a server pushing a cart stops next to me and asks, âIs the champagne for this room?â
âYes,â Aurora says, opening the door wider.
The waiter pushes the cart inside and I seize the opportunity to escape. âIâll leave you to your⦠uh⦠thing.â Why canât I stop my hands from fluttering? âGood night.â
I donât wait for a reply. All I can say for myself is that I manage not to run. I retrace my steps to my room, insert the card in its slot with trembling hands, and rush inside. Resting my back against the door, I take a few deep breaths that quickly turn into heavy sobs.
How could I be so stupid? How could I misread the signals so badly?
I thought Richard and I had shared a moment, but clearly, all the boss cares about is sharing a bed with Aurora Vanderbilt. But Iâm not crazy. Sparks happened, and it mustâve scared the boss so much he wanted to kill this new connection in cold blood.
Maybe.
No matter how much I try to rationalize Richardâs behavior, it still sucks. And no justification will change the fact that heâs spending the night in a hotel room with Aurora Vanderbilt. True, Iâm not his girlfriend so itâs not like heâs cheating on me.
Feels that way all the same.
A glob of bile rises to my throat. I might throw up. In the bathroom, I splash my face with fresh water, not caring that itâll send the makeup streaming down my cheeks. I dry my hands and unzip the dress on my own. So much for the sexy fantasies. When the gown reaches the ground, I kick it away from my legs, abandoning it in a puddle on the bathroom floor.
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