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what he was asking, but the stubborn part of her, the part that was afraid of getting hurt had control of her mouth.
"No, I can't," she said.
Did she hear herself correctly? Did she just say no to the one guy, the boy she had a crush on her entire life, the man who gave her the most amazing week? Why did she say no when all she wanted to say was yes?
She turned around, looking for somewhere to hide, when she noticed Walt's caring face. She bee lined directly to him and closed his office door behind them.
As she leaned against the door, her eyes started to burn. She squeezed them tight as she tried to stop the tears.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
She shook her head. She couldn't answer because she didn't know the answer. Not knowing the answer was exactly what her problem was. She couldn't say yes to Griffin if she didn't know the answer, and he couldn't really ask her without his knowing that either.
Everything was too complicated. She opened her eyes and looked at Walt, who was waiting for an answer.
"Did you hear him?" she asked.
"Of course I did. I'm old, not deaf." He laughed then pulled out a chair for Keira. "Listen, I don't know what's going on, and I'm not the meddling type, but I think I know you both well enough to give you some advice. Interested?"
"Yes. You know I've always respected your opinion. You've been like a second father to me, and I've always appreciated that."
"I know you have, dear. And I also know that you really miss your parents. I've seen you hold back with me. You keep me at arm's length, and I know it's because you're afraid of losing the people who get close to you."
She nodded, happy to not have to explain that.
"Griffin loves you very much," he said. "I've known this for years. Not because he ever told me, he would never do that, but because I can tell. I saw it back when you were kids, and by gosh, I see it even more clearly now. Talk to him. Whatever's going on, I have every faith that you two can work it out. Just talk to him. I know he's my son, but really, that's all I'm asking of you."
Keira knew Walt was right, it just wasn't like her to wear her feelings on her sleeve or to talk about things like that. She was used to dealing with things herself, on her own.
She left Walt's office and found Griffin still standing by the elevators. He pulled her close to him and took her hand again. She loved being so close to him. She loved him. There was so much she wanted to tell him, so many things she needed to say, but she didn't know how to start.
Chapter Eleven
Keira's answer ripped through Griffin's heart, but he refused to take no for an answer. Her hand was still in his and she couldn't tear her eyes away. He could see she felt the same as him, but there was something she was keeping from him. Something she was hiding.
"Keira, what's this about?" he asked. "What's going on?"
Her brow furrowed as she shook her head quickly. Confusion crossed her face before she grabbed hold of her emotions and covered them up.
"It's just that I had plans," she whispered. "I didn't think things would happen this way, and I'm sure you didn't either."
"Talk to me." Griffin stood and put his hands on her shoulders. He could feel her trembling, and he wanted more than anything to comfort her and make it stop. "Tell me what's going on."
"No," she said. "I just need some time to myself. I need to think. I need to be alone."
She stepped back from Griffin and shook her head.
"Keira, please. Whatever it is, we can figure it out together. I love you, and that's all that matters."
She spun towards the elevator, but her heel caught on the rug. As she fell to the ground, Griffin caught her, but her bag flipped over and emptied its contents onto the floor.
Keira scrambled around as she started shoving her things back into her bag.
"Where is it?" she muttered as she looked around.
Griffin spotted a pale pink stick just out of her reach. He picked it up and at the same time, their eyes
"No, I can't," she said.
Did she hear herself correctly? Did she just say no to the one guy, the boy she had a crush on her entire life, the man who gave her the most amazing week? Why did she say no when all she wanted to say was yes?
She turned around, looking for somewhere to hide, when she noticed Walt's caring face. She bee lined directly to him and closed his office door behind them.
As she leaned against the door, her eyes started to burn. She squeezed them tight as she tried to stop the tears.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
She shook her head. She couldn't answer because she didn't know the answer. Not knowing the answer was exactly what her problem was. She couldn't say yes to Griffin if she didn't know the answer, and he couldn't really ask her without his knowing that either.
Everything was too complicated. She opened her eyes and looked at Walt, who was waiting for an answer.
"Did you hear him?" she asked.
"Of course I did. I'm old, not deaf." He laughed then pulled out a chair for Keira. "Listen, I don't know what's going on, and I'm not the meddling type, but I think I know you both well enough to give you some advice. Interested?"
"Yes. You know I've always respected your opinion. You've been like a second father to me, and I've always appreciated that."
"I know you have, dear. And I also know that you really miss your parents. I've seen you hold back with me. You keep me at arm's length, and I know it's because you're afraid of losing the people who get close to you."
She nodded, happy to not have to explain that.
"Griffin loves you very much," he said. "I've known this for years. Not because he ever told me, he would never do that, but because I can tell. I saw it back when you were kids, and by gosh, I see it even more clearly now. Talk to him. Whatever's going on, I have every faith that you two can work it out. Just talk to him. I know he's my son, but really, that's all I'm asking of you."
Keira knew Walt was right, it just wasn't like her to wear her feelings on her sleeve or to talk about things like that. She was used to dealing with things herself, on her own.
She left Walt's office and found Griffin still standing by the elevators. He pulled her close to him and took her hand again. She loved being so close to him. She loved him. There was so much she wanted to tell him, so many things she needed to say, but she didn't know how to start.
Chapter Eleven
Keira's answer ripped through Griffin's heart, but he refused to take no for an answer. Her hand was still in his and she couldn't tear her eyes away. He could see she felt the same as him, but there was something she was keeping from him. Something she was hiding.
"Keira, what's this about?" he asked. "What's going on?"
Her brow furrowed as she shook her head quickly. Confusion crossed her face before she grabbed hold of her emotions and covered them up.
"It's just that I had plans," she whispered. "I didn't think things would happen this way, and I'm sure you didn't either."
"Talk to me." Griffin stood and put his hands on her shoulders. He could feel her trembling, and he wanted more than anything to comfort her and make it stop. "Tell me what's going on."
"No," she said. "I just need some time to myself. I need to think. I need to be alone."
She stepped back from Griffin and shook her head.
"Keira, please. Whatever it is, we can figure it out together. I love you, and that's all that matters."
She spun towards the elevator, but her heel caught on the rug. As she fell to the ground, Griffin caught her, but her bag flipped over and emptied its contents onto the floor.
Keira scrambled around as she started shoving her things back into her bag.
"Where is it?" she muttered as she looked around.
Griffin spotted a pale pink stick just out of her reach. He picked it up and at the same time, their eyes
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