The Boy Who Has No Belief (Soulless Book 7) by Victoria Quinn

Author:Victoria Quinn [Quinn, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hartwick Publishing
Published: 2020-11-09T18:30:00+00:00

14

Emerson

It was my favorite day of the week—Wednesday.

I came to Derek’s penthouse, and we went out to breakfast.

All I wanted to do was go to bed and enjoy our time together, but I would also be starving afterward, so it was smart to eat first then do the good stuff later.

He drank from his mug of coffee before he set it down. Then he grabbed his fork and took a few more bites.

It was nice to have these moments with him, a sense of normalcy when our lives were anything but normal. It made me feel like it was just the two of us. We weren’t at his office doing work, and I didn’t have a daughter who would be a teenager very soon. Time was paused. “How’s your food?”

“Not as good as yours.” He nodded to my plate, which was a stack of chocolate chip pancakes smothered in syrup.

“You’re welcome to eat as much as you want.”

He shook his head and kept eating, the light hitting his face perfectly, highlighting that nice complexion along with the shadow of his jawline. He was so breathtakingly beautiful, in the darkness in his bedroom or out in the open like this.

“Has Lizzie texted you?”

“A couple times.”

“What did she say?”

“Asked about some stuff with her math class.”

“Good. I’m glad she’s not bothering you with other things.”

“I don’t mind, baby.” He took another drink of his coffee.

I wondered if he wouldn’t mind telling her that we were together, sharing the truth of our relationship. But I didn’t ask because I didn’t want him to be pressured. I waited for him to tell me when he was ready. Everything was going so well, and it would be so stupid to trip at the finish line.

“She told me your dad is doing well, walking to the park with you guys.”

“Yes, it’s been really nice. He’s been very happy.”

“Good. I’m glad to hear that.” He drank from his coffee again. “You know, since I mentioned it at the TED Talk, I’ve been rethinking expanding the intern policy at my company. It’s really time-consuming, but I think it could be a good thing. I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of teaching Lizzie, even though it takes up my time, and maybe it would be good to bring students to the company so they can be taught by the best minds in the world.”

“Yeah?” I asked with a smile. “I think that would be great.”

“I’ll talk to everyone at the company and see what their response is.”

“Maybe have it be voluntary. That way, they aren’t being forced when they aren’t interested. Nothing worse than having a mentor who doesn’t want to mentor you.”

He nodded. “Good point.”

“And maybe a pay increase as an incentive.”

“Yeah, that’s a good idea too.”

I liked that he valued my input. Most men would just dismiss me or talk over me because I was a woman, but he never interrupted me, never belittled me for my opinions. He never treated me like a dumbass when he was a genius.

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