It wasn’t until they were standing right in front of me that it clicked. An answer so absurdly obvious that it smacked me right in the face.
“It’s me.”
When no one refuted it, I sucked in a halting breath. The room spun a bit, and I bowed my head to my chest—wondering why I’d possibly thought I could have a normal day.
“We didn’t think you were going to be in today,” Jake said, lowering his voice almost apologetically. “I would have confined this to the conference room or something—”
“Don’t be silly,” I interrupted. My voice was a bit higher than usual, and I fought to get it under control. “This is the job, right? Just another...just another day at the office.”
Except this time, the person on the chopping block was me.
Determined to be professional to a fault, I cleared my throat briskly and marched in a straight line through the chaos toward my office.
“Allison—please bring in the top papers, please.”
“And how about some coffee too?”
“That sounds wonderful. Thank you so much.”
Yes, I needed coffee. Lots of it. By the looks of things, I was going to need it...
Chapter 8
I WENT THROUGH THE newspapers one by one. Dropping each one down on my desk with growing disgust. My own face stared up at me a millions times over. Judging me all the while.
BOXING, BOOZE, AND BLOWJOBS.
Alliteration, much?
NICK HUNTER’S BROOKYN BOMBSHELL STARTS OUT WITH A BANG
How the fuck is it that everyone somehow knows I live in Brooklyn?
A SHOTGUN WEDDING FOR WORLD’S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR?
Do I LOOK pregnant?
FROM PUBLICIST TO PARK AVENUE PRINCESS
...okay, that one’s not so bad.
WHO IS ABIGAIL HUNTER?
A question I had been asking myself a rather lot lately...
There was a quiet knock on my door, and I rolled back my chair—dropping my head onto my arms with a defeated little sigh.
“Come in.”
The sound of quick-moving heels echoed on the floor, and I lifted my chin an inch to see Allison scurry inside. Without being asked, she shut the door quickly behind her.
“I thought these might cheer you up.”
She set a bouquet of dead roses on my desk.
I blinked at them for a moment. Then blinked at her instead.
“You really shouldn’t have.”