“But I’m the fun one,” she said with a wink.
I rolled my eyes.
“How did your weekend turn out?” Sierra asked. “I couldn’t believe I was stuck here both days. I’m going to have a chat with Harold about the schedule.”
“It was interesting,” I said. Sierra raised an eyebrow. I pushed on, determined to get it out before the song was over. Gina could not repeat any of this to Noah. “Apparently, Noah had a terrible time with Kimberly.”
Sierra snorted. “I could have told you that. She’s an airhead.”
“Anyway, so he came home, and we shared a bottle of wine. And then we, um, you know.”
Sierra leaned against the other side of the counter and brought her face close to mine. “Don’t tell me you—?” She made an inappropriate gesture.
I glanced over my shoulder to make sure that Gina didn’t see it. “Yeah.”
“Holy shit,” Sierra hissed. “You had sex with Noah?”
I buried my head in my hands. “Yes. And it was so weird afterward. I left like immediately after. I almost regret doing it.”
“Why? You needed this. And you like him.”
“It’s complicated with him being my boss and all,” I said. She didn’t understand that if things went sour, I’d never be able to see Gina again. And that hurt almost as much as me never seeing Noah again.
“It’s obvious he likes you,” she’d said. “You even said he’s not the type to hit it and quit it.”
I never used those exact words, but she was right. “It was so awkward this morning, but at least I’m keeping my job. For now.”
“He’s not going to fire you,” she said. “He has eyes and knows that you and Gina are a perfect pair.”
“So, what do I do about it?” I asked.
“Whatever you want. If it were me, I would keep it going. He’s into you, and you’re into him. Why not be that naughty nanny I always knew you were?”
I swatted at her. “I’m serious.”
“I am too.”
“You don’t think it’s a bad idea to get involved with him? What if something happens and I lose my job?”
“You’re not going to lose your job, sweetie. If the both of you are concerned with that then obviously there is something more there. Besides, who better to be a mother figure to Gina than you?”
“I don’t know…” I trailed off.
“Have you spoken to him directly about this? Maybe it was only awkward because you were the one to leave the other night?”
“Maybe,” I said, thinking about it. “Gina said he was in a good mood yesterday.”
“Well, duh. That should help you from feeling weird about it. He liked it, and there was no awkwardness for him. That’s all on you.”
I turned around and watched Gina dance around and make the animal noises. I couldn’t help but smile. I’d have to think more about this whole situation. I knew Sierra wanted to see me happy, but I had to make sure that my happy was the same as Gina’s and Noah’s. Somehow at that moment, I doubted it. If I pushed it too far, then it would be my fault. It was best to leave it alone for the time being.
Chapter Fifteen
Noah
On the way out of the building on Friday afternoon, I stopped into Marcel Jordan’s office
. He was closest to the elevators. He had only been with us for about a year but had quickly climbed the ranks in the sales department.