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“Oh.” Oliver turns back to me and nods once. “Your story checks out.”
I laugh. “I’m happy for him. Really, I am. It’s just the cherry on top of the shit sundae that is my love life lately. Or… always, actually.”
“Eh, you’re young and hot. You’ll bounce right back.”
“Well, I do have that.” I pause. “For now.”
Oliver chuckles as he turns more in my direction. “How’s everything else going? Are you still liking the job?”
“Oh, the job is great!” I say. “I love my job. I get to travel the world, stay in fancy Plazas, meet amazing new people.”
“Pick up Graham’s dry cleaning,” he teases.
“I actually don’t mind the grunt work involved. There’s something really cool about being right-hand lady to a billionaire.”
“Definitely cool.”
“We’re going to Rome next month! Very excited about that.”
He squints with envy. “Damn, that’s a cool job. Even the title sound cool. Company Liaison.”
“Assistant to the Company Liaison ain’t too bad, either.” I sigh. “It’d just be nice to come home from my various business travels and have someone waiting for me, you know? But there aren’t a lot of guys out there willing to have a long-distance relationship for almost half the year, so…”
“Well, if you want my advice...”
I shrug. “Go ahead.”
“You’re living the dream,” he says. “I mean, what are you, twenty-four? Twenty-five?”
“Twenty-three,” I say.
“Even better. Paige, you have an amazing job. You’re young and hot, as previously mentioned.”
“Say it as much as you like.”
“You’re young and hot.”
I smile, genuine and wide. “Thank you.”
“You’ve got all the time in the world to find a man willing to sit around and wait for you to come home. Hell, you’re going to Rome next month. You don’t want to worry about some loser back home in Vegas when you should be out there mounting a Centurion.”
I laugh. “I’m not sure they make those anymore.”
“Carpe diem.” He smiles. “Isn’t that what people say out there?”
Seize the day. It’s tempting. And true. I shouldn’t worry about a happily ever after when I could live a happily ever now.
In fact, that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Starting —
“Now...” Oliver’s deep blue eyes study my face. “Do you feel any better?”
“I do,” I say. “Much better. Thank you.”
“Good. Because I take the satisfaction of my guests very seriously.”
“Do you?”
“Is there anything I can do to make your stay more satisfying?”
