The Boss Crush by Penny Wylder

Author:Penny Wylder [Wylder, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-30T18:30:00+00:00

The restaurant isn't too far, and it only takes us a few minutes to get there. When we’re seated, she orders a light lunch, a salad and a bowl of soup. I, on the other hand, have the hunger of a starving lion. I order a burger and fries.

“This is nice.” Dalia goes to take a mouthful of soup, blowing on it first before sipping it gently off the spoon. “Thank you for this.”

“It's my pleasure, it really is.”

She's all laughs and smiles. Tipping her head back, her laugh sends my heart into my throat. It hits me, and in that moment I can't deny the feelings I have for her. The feelings that have always been there, but I never let come to life.

Dalia Greene's come back to me, and I won't let her go this time.

“Can I ask you something?” She pushes her empty bowl of soup away, wiping her mouth with her napkin.

“Of course,” I say openly and willingly. “You can ask me anything you want.”

Her eyes dance across mine. She's thinking, I can see it on her face. I'm just not sure what she's thinking about.

“All right,” she says, reaching for her glass of wine, and taking a big sip. She shifts in her chair, pushing herself in closer to the table. “Do you remember back in high school when we had that job fair?”

“Yeah, I remember the job fair.”

She eyes me, tapping the rim of her glass as she tilts her head. “Did you fuck with my portfolio? And be honest with me, I really need to know the truth.”

“Dalia that was so long ago, I—”

“I need to know, Lyle. Please, just tell me.” Her voice pleads, her eyes begging.

I just don't know what she's expecting me to say. The answer is no. I've never done anything to hurt her. Why would I?

“No, I didn't.” There's no joking in my tone or in the look on my face. I want her to know I would never have done that.. “I don't know how that stuff got in the trash, Dalia, I swear. I really did just find it there.”

Her eyes move rapidly trying to read my face, the bright green globes dark and wary. “You know what I think,” she says, folding her hands on the table, and resting her face on the back of her knuckles. “I think your sister did it. I think she purposely messed with my stuff just to screw me over, and you helped her cover it up.”

“Look, I didn't cover up anything. And, yes, I know my sister wasn't the nicest person back in school, and even now, she has some quirks that come off as bitchy, but my sister isn't a complete asshole. I don't think she had the opportunity to even do that. I mean, how would she? There were teachers and students everywhere. Don't you think someone would have seen her?”

“I don't know.” Her lips thin as she runs the pad of her finger in circles around the rim of her wineglass, her eyes squinting with thought.

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