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Chapter 150: An Emotional Situation
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"Are you nervous?" Vincent asks as I pace the living room with the phone held in front of me, the screen still black.I stop my circle to frown at him. "Yes, obviously."How much money does this man make? He can't figure out calling my parents and telling them I'm pregnant and getting married is the most terrifying thing I've done. Shit, I have to tell them I'm dating Vincent first. I'd rather sky dive with a semi-working parachute than make this call.My stomach is tight and I clutch the phone hard, the soft plastic case rolling in my hand.He leaves his space by the kitchen island to invade my bubble in the living room. "Do you want me to talk to them?" Vincent reaches for the phone, but I pull it back and out of his reach.Hell no. I haven't forgotten how he told his mother. We can't shout it out to mine in the same fashion. She needs a delicate approach. Time to smooth it over before I drop the bomb on her."No, I'm going to do it," I say, still holding the phone away f
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On Thursday evening I pull up a pair of Vincent's boxers—my new favorite items to sleep in—and watch him as I crawl into bed, slipping underneath the covers."I'm proud of you," I say tucking the covers around me as Vincent eyes me curiously while he stands next to his dresser.With his sexy steps that draw me into his web, he prowls across the room and stops beside the bed. "Oh really? I'm glad we're both aware of how wonderful I am, but why this particular time?"I laugh. It's such a Vincent reply."You've known about the baby for three full days now and you haven't sent a company email telling everyone." I'm only half joking with him. It has been a valid concern of mine the last few days. Every time I opened my email, I clenched my teeth as I read over the subject lines.Vincent laughs, crawling into bed beside me and getting into my space. He definitely isn't one of those guys who stays on his side of the mattress. We'd told both of our parents about the baby and he was s
The Valiant Trilogy Chapter 154: No More Dreams of Florida
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"Okay." I catch a glimpse outside to see the rain growing steadier. I would never expect Ashley to do anything to hurt me, but I made a promise to Vincent I wouldn't leave the building unless I had him by my side or Davis. At least until he's able to hire me a bodyguard. If I expect him to keep his promises, I suppose I need to keep mine. But I don't know how I could explain that to Ashley, or if I even want to expend the energy.The time in my life when I share everything with this woman has ended. Now we've come out on the other side, but our friendship will never be the same if we ever have one again. I'm not ready for that now, but the thought of never speaking to her again also hurts."Kens," Ashley says, letting her body fall to the closest chair. "I don't even know how to say I'm sorry. I did a horrible thing to you, and the worst part was that I pretended to be your friend. We were friends. I was just a crappy one. I know you will never forgive me because I would never forg
The Valiant Trilogy Chapter 156: Sleep Statistics
I drum my nails on the desk again. The steady click clack keeps me from going insane, or maybe it ushers me along. Either way analyzing marketing reports has to be one of the most boring jobs on the planet. Why hasn't someone invented a computer to do this for humans yet?The numbers run together as my tedious calculations come from muscle memory. I'll be calculating these statistics in my dreams soon. The only thing that keeps me going through the boring days is daydreaming about what the man upstairs is doing. Hopefully not yelling at Amy, his assistant. Although I wouldn't put it past him. She can tolerate Vincent's work demands a hundred times better than I ever did as his assistant.Not being able to see him whenever I want during the day is a drag, though. I'd gotten used to working with him, and now that I find him slightly less annoying, I actually liked a few of the perks of being his assistant. Like getting to stare at him all day. Amy is married and has a new baby with h
The Valiant Trilogy Chapter 157: Avoid Eye Contact
She laughs and I follow the action. It's nice to talk to another employee even if we're bonding over jerky Levi. I haven't had much time to get to know the other workers on this floor since we're only together once a week in meetings. I'm still a lowly grunt worker and that's where I'll stay until I can prove myself. But that doesn't mean I can't make friends along the way.I feel better learning Levi is bitchy to everyone, and it isn't something he singled me out for alone. There is nothing special about me and that makes me the happiest I've been this morning."Last one," Melissa says, picking up her giant stack of papers once the final piece lands on top. "I'm off to empty a few highlighters on this beast.""Good luck," I say as I grab another ream of paper from the shelf beside the printer and load it in the bottom so it doesn't run out.Melissa stops at the edge of the printer area and turns back to me. "You never come to lunch with us. You should.""Um…" I look to the f
The Valiant Trilogy Chapter 158: Truce?
An entire week later, I wait until ten minutes after five before closing my laptop for the end of the work week. Most of the floor is empty since Friday is the one evening you can guarantee everyone wants to get home on time. Levi's is the only other cubical with movement in it and I consider stopping to talk to him as he works, but dealing with our issues would have to wait.He'd obviously been even more angered by Vincent's email, but there is no longer time in my life to worry what other people think of me. Between Vincent's exes, my screwed-up relationships, and the life I'm growing, I don't have any extra time or patience to find worry for Levi. He'll come around or he won't, but right now the ball is in his court.The emotional week has worn me out and I swipe my keycard against Vincent's special access panel in the elevator and then let my arm drop heavily. The doors open two floors higher and a magnificent man in a suit with his jacket unbuttoned and his tie loosened steps
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