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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
PAYTON
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I stand at the edge of the runway and glance over at the blue water of the pool. It’s starting to look amazing.
“Much as I’d love to see you fall into the pool, Payton, I need you to step aside so we can secure it.” Johnny, one of the installers, smirks at me.
“Oh!” I jump and wobble, grabbing his arm to steady myself. “I thought it was safe.”
“No, ma’am.” He takes my hips and lifts me—lifts me!—a few inches away. “Stand over there until we are done.”
I blush.
He’s been flirting with me for hours.
Cody glances over and chuckles.
It’s nice to have a man openly show he likes me. After hiding how I feel about Knox for so long, this feels kind of nice.
But also like I’m cheating.
Hardly.
I’m trying not to be angry with Knox for not choosing me when I feel like there is something between us—more than just sex - because I can’t even imagine what being part of a family who owns a billion-dollar empire feels like.
I know how important the job is to him and what’s on the line.
I can also imagine how uncomfortable he must feel having to interview along with others who want what he believes is his birthright.
I’ve laid awake many hours wondering just how much of a playboy Knox was before I met him, for his father to put these stipulations on him.
I partly agree with him. There have been no scandals so is it really that big of a deal? And more importantly, could he not date?
I don’t date.
I frown privately as I glance around the event space. Maybe if he did ask me on a date, then his father would look at his relationships with women a little differently.
I’ve gone through every emotion.
You don’t buy a woman a dress or bikini if you don’t like them.
Even if you are Knox Montgomery.
How can he ignore his feelings for me? How can he not even try to discuss this with Ward and give us a chance?
The facts are that he hasn’t. He’s chosen his career and is doing all he can to avoid me except for the bare minimum contact.
As I have.
But I’ve been miserable. I’ve cried myself to sleep, eaten my entire snack cupboard, and made Molly listen to me go over and over it for hours.
It doesn’t matter what I think.
Knox will never choose me.
