for anything.”
“Maybe we should make it interesting.”
“What are you thinking?” I asked with a smile.
“If the Yankees win, I want you to come over and have dinner with me so I can show you my moves on the piano.”
“And if the Giants win?” I asked.
“That’s up to you.”
“You’ll be in the Color Run with me and my friends.”
“You want me to run a half marathon?” he asked with a laugh.
“What could be more painful than that?” I said as I placed my hands on my hips.
He extended his hand. “You’ve got yourself a deal.”
I shoo k it. “I hope you have some good running shoes.”
“I hope you like good food and music.”
“Are you having crackers?” I teased.
He laughed. “You’re in for a treat.”
I walked into my bedroom and got ready for the day then emerged into the living room. Kyle stared at my body, noticing the curves and lines of my dress. He didn’t comment on it but his thoughts were as clear as crystal. The heated gaze didn’t bother me. In fact, I liked it in an odd way. Ever since he said I had a nice body, my self-esteem had increased. He was gorgeous and perfect so I was surprised he would be attracted to me. I wasn’t hideous or anything, but I definitely wasn’ t on the same level as he was.
“I like that dress,” he said.
“Thank you.”
“Red is a good color on you.”
I felt my cheeks redden. “Thanks.”
He grabbed his bag and we left my apartment, taking a cab to work.
“Should we go inside at different times?” I asked when we reached the building.
“Why?”
“So people don’t assume we’re together.”
“Who cares if they do?”
“I do.”
He shook his head. “I don’t care what other people think. If you want to wait and take the next elevator, you go ahead and do that.”
I realized how immature I was being. “Forget it. It’s stupid.”
“It’s really fucking stupid,” he said as we got into the elevator.
The doors closed and we rose up the floors.
Kyle’s mood could change completely and unexpectedly. I felt like I pissed him off as much as he pissed me off. When the doors opened, we walked past Joanna’s desk.
“Hey, new girl.”
“Me?” I asked.
“Yeah, you. Come here.”
Kyle smiled at me. “Have fun making friends.”
I walked over to her. “What’s up?”
“I’m stuck on this level.”
I looked at the computer screen. She was playing solitaire.
“Don’t you do anything else?”
“I answer the phones and stuff,” she said, staring at the screen. “So what do I do?”
“What’s the point in me doing it if you don’t learn anything?”
She rolled her eyes. “You’re one of those people?”
“You bet your ass I am.” I looked at the screen. “There are two card that you could place onto different piles. The card in your deck could be used as well.”
She rubbed her chin while she thought for a moment. “I got it.” She moved the mouse and removed a pile of card s. Then she placed the new card from the deck where it belonged. “Thanks, new girl.”
“Anytime. This is what I went to college for,” I said sarcastically.
“Well, that was money well spent,” she snapped.
I laughed. “Have a good day, Joanna.”
“See ya.”
I went into my office and started to get to work. When lunchtime came around, I was too busy to take a break. I would rather skip a meal and work than walk away from a project, especially since I was new.
Kyle walked in. “Why haven’t you gone to lunch yet?”
“I’m too busy,” I said without looking at him.
“You’re going to get burned out if you work too much.”
“I said I wouldn’t let you down. I meant it.”
He sighed. “Good thing I went out and got lunch for the both of us.” He placed a bowl of Chinese food in front of me than sat in the chair in front of the desk, eating his own plate.
I looked at him. “You got me food?”
He glared at me.
“I mean, thank you.”
“We had catering in the office,” he
“Maybe we should make it interesting.”
“What are you thinking?” I asked with a smile.
“If the Yankees win, I want you to come over and have dinner with me so I can show you my moves on the piano.”
“And if the Giants win?” I asked.
“That’s up to you.”
“You’ll be in the Color Run with me and my friends.”
“You want me to run a half marathon?” he asked with a laugh.
“What could be more painful than that?” I said as I placed my hands on my hips.
He extended his hand. “You’ve got yourself a deal.”
I shoo k it. “I hope you have some good running shoes.”
“I hope you like good food and music.”
“Are you having crackers?” I teased.
He laughed. “You’re in for a treat.”
I walked into my bedroom and got ready for the day then emerged into the living room. Kyle stared at my body, noticing the curves and lines of my dress. He didn’t comment on it but his thoughts were as clear as crystal. The heated gaze didn’t bother me. In fact, I liked it in an odd way. Ever since he said I had a nice body, my self-esteem had increased. He was gorgeous and perfect so I was surprised he would be attracted to me. I wasn’t hideous or anything, but I definitely wasn’ t on the same level as he was.
“I like that dress,” he said.
“Thank you.”
“Red is a good color on you.”
I felt my cheeks redden. “Thanks.”
He grabbed his bag and we left my apartment, taking a cab to work.
“Should we go inside at different times?” I asked when we reached the building.
“Why?”
“So people don’t assume we’re together.”
“Who cares if they do?”
“I do.”
He shook his head. “I don’t care what other people think. If you want to wait and take the next elevator, you go ahead and do that.”
I realized how immature I was being. “Forget it. It’s stupid.”
“It’s really fucking stupid,” he said as we got into the elevator.
The doors closed and we rose up the floors.
Kyle’s mood could change completely and unexpectedly. I felt like I pissed him off as much as he pissed me off. When the doors opened, we walked past Joanna’s desk.
“Hey, new girl.”
“Me?” I asked.
“Yeah, you. Come here.”
Kyle smiled at me. “Have fun making friends.”
I walked over to her. “What’s up?”
“I’m stuck on this level.”
I looked at the computer screen. She was playing solitaire.
“Don’t you do anything else?”
“I answer the phones and stuff,” she said, staring at the screen. “So what do I do?”
“What’s the point in me doing it if you don’t learn anything?”
She rolled her eyes. “You’re one of those people?”
“You bet your ass I am.” I looked at the screen. “There are two card that you could place onto different piles. The card in your deck could be used as well.”
She rubbed her chin while she thought for a moment. “I got it.” She moved the mouse and removed a pile of card s. Then she placed the new card from the deck where it belonged. “Thanks, new girl.”
“Anytime. This is what I went to college for,” I said sarcastically.
“Well, that was money well spent,” she snapped.
I laughed. “Have a good day, Joanna.”
“See ya.”
I went into my office and started to get to work. When lunchtime came around, I was too busy to take a break. I would rather skip a meal and work than walk away from a project, especially since I was new.
Kyle walked in. “Why haven’t you gone to lunch yet?”
“I’m too busy,” I said without looking at him.
“You’re going to get burned out if you work too much.”
“I said I wouldn’t let you down. I meant it.”
He sighed. “Good thing I went out and got lunch for the both of us.” He placed a bowl of Chinese food in front of me than sat in the chair in front of the desk, eating his own plate.
I looked at him. “You got me food?”
He glared at me.
“I mean, thank you.”
“We had catering in the office,” he
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