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sense of dread filled him. Being home meant facing Meg.
He'd been avoiding her since that night in Vail. But now that he was back, there was no way he could put off the inevitable, especially with Christmas right around the corner. Everyone knew his flight was coming in today, and knowing Meg, she'd probably be waiting at his apartment.
He needed more time. Even after a week, he wasn't ready to face her. Every night when he closed his eyes, all he could think about was her. He could still remember the taste of her lips, the feel of her body pressed against his. Even thinking about it got his heart racing.
So instead of going home, he instructed the driver to take him to the office.
"What are you doing here?" Simon asked when he walked in.
"There were a few thing I wanted to check on before the holidays," Peter said, avoiding eye contact. Simon was another person he wasn't ready to face. Peter had assumed he'd be out of the office today since he and Julia were leaving tomorrow. But no such luck.
"Well, I'm glad you're here. Do you have a second to chat?" Simon said, ushering Peter into his office and closing the door. "I'm going to be gone for almost six months and I wanted to talk to you about Megan."
Fuck. Peter was prepared for the worst. Maybe ignoring Meg had been the wrong strategy. If she'd run to Simon and confessed what happened that night, it could ruin everything he'd built here. He took the empty chair beside Simon's desk. "You know Mamá's pissed you're skipping Christmas morning with the family." It was a cheap diversionary tactic. He knew it was only delaying the inevitable, but Peter wasn't ready to talk about Meg just yet.
"Yeah, sorry about that. I love your family, but it was a bit overwhelming for Julia at Thanksgiving. She's never done the big extended family thing."
"Mamá loved her. She's welcome any time. You, on the other hand—you're on her shit list for not coming."
"I hate missing out. This is the first time in, what? Thirteen years? Not since that Christmas I broke my collarbone falling out of that tree."
"Yeah, but Mamá packed you up enough tamales to feed a football team."
"God, I think I'm going to miss those tamales the most. Do you think she'll ship me some to New York?"
"No way. You guys should just stay. The office won't be open Monday anyway."
"I thought it would be nice to take Julia for Christmas, just the two of us. You know I'm planning on asking her to marry me."
"Are you sure you're ready for that? It's only been a few months."
"Almost seven," he said all too fast. "You just don't get it. When you've found the right one, you know it. There's no use waiting. Hell, I would have asked her months ago, but with her mom's passing and that messed up relationship she was in before, it wasn't the right time. But I'm more than ready."
"So, it sounds like you're all in."
"If she'll have me. But if that jackass she was with turned her off marriage… " Simon shook his head. "Never mind. I didn't want to talk to you about my issues. I wanted to talk about Megan and what happened in Vail."
"Go ahead." Peter sagged back into his chair. He'd been preparing for this conversation, but now that it was here, he felt sick. Whatever his friend had to say about his relationship with Megan, he'd take it. He'd crossed a line and there was no going back now.
"I've held my tongue all this time," Simon started. "I figured Megan was still figuring out what to do with her life. But Kim told me a lot about what happened, and I'm concerned."
"It's wasn't Megan's fault."
"Exactly. It's never Megan's fault, but if you hadn't been there, things could have gone dramatically different."
"Are you talking about the ski guy? You know that guy was an asshole and she was just defending herself."
"I know, but…" Simon rubbed his beard and sighed. "I'm leaving tomorrow. Julia's going to be with me for months. Kim lives in New York now. Beth and Matt are going to be busy with the baby. That leaves you.
He'd been avoiding her since that night in Vail. But now that he was back, there was no way he could put off the inevitable, especially with Christmas right around the corner. Everyone knew his flight was coming in today, and knowing Meg, she'd probably be waiting at his apartment.
He needed more time. Even after a week, he wasn't ready to face her. Every night when he closed his eyes, all he could think about was her. He could still remember the taste of her lips, the feel of her body pressed against his. Even thinking about it got his heart racing.
So instead of going home, he instructed the driver to take him to the office.
"What are you doing here?" Simon asked when he walked in.
"There were a few thing I wanted to check on before the holidays," Peter said, avoiding eye contact. Simon was another person he wasn't ready to face. Peter had assumed he'd be out of the office today since he and Julia were leaving tomorrow. But no such luck.
"Well, I'm glad you're here. Do you have a second to chat?" Simon said, ushering Peter into his office and closing the door. "I'm going to be gone for almost six months and I wanted to talk to you about Megan."
Fuck. Peter was prepared for the worst. Maybe ignoring Meg had been the wrong strategy. If she'd run to Simon and confessed what happened that night, it could ruin everything he'd built here. He took the empty chair beside Simon's desk. "You know Mamá's pissed you're skipping Christmas morning with the family." It was a cheap diversionary tactic. He knew it was only delaying the inevitable, but Peter wasn't ready to talk about Meg just yet.
"Yeah, sorry about that. I love your family, but it was a bit overwhelming for Julia at Thanksgiving. She's never done the big extended family thing."
"Mamá loved her. She's welcome any time. You, on the other hand—you're on her shit list for not coming."
"I hate missing out. This is the first time in, what? Thirteen years? Not since that Christmas I broke my collarbone falling out of that tree."
"Yeah, but Mamá packed you up enough tamales to feed a football team."
"God, I think I'm going to miss those tamales the most. Do you think she'll ship me some to New York?"
"No way. You guys should just stay. The office won't be open Monday anyway."
"I thought it would be nice to take Julia for Christmas, just the two of us. You know I'm planning on asking her to marry me."
"Are you sure you're ready for that? It's only been a few months."
"Almost seven," he said all too fast. "You just don't get it. When you've found the right one, you know it. There's no use waiting. Hell, I would have asked her months ago, but with her mom's passing and that messed up relationship she was in before, it wasn't the right time. But I'm more than ready."
"So, it sounds like you're all in."
"If she'll have me. But if that jackass she was with turned her off marriage… " Simon shook his head. "Never mind. I didn't want to talk to you about my issues. I wanted to talk about Megan and what happened in Vail."
"Go ahead." Peter sagged back into his chair. He'd been preparing for this conversation, but now that it was here, he felt sick. Whatever his friend had to say about his relationship with Megan, he'd take it. He'd crossed a line and there was no going back now.
"I've held my tongue all this time," Simon started. "I figured Megan was still figuring out what to do with her life. But Kim told me a lot about what happened, and I'm concerned."
"It's wasn't Megan's fault."
"Exactly. It's never Megan's fault, but if you hadn't been there, things could have gone dramatically different."
"Are you talking about the ski guy? You know that guy was an asshole and she was just defending herself."
"I know, but…" Simon rubbed his beard and sighed. "I'm leaving tomorrow. Julia's going to be with me for months. Kim lives in New York now. Beth and Matt are going to be busy with the baby. That leaves you.
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