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Chapter Four
Acacia
The more I sit on it, the more I realize Malissa is right. What else do I have to lose? Besides my job… for sexual harassment.
I groan, slumping in my chair. Kicking at my purse, I see the book sitting on top like a beacon of hopelessness. The sudden urge to burn it rises inside me at the same moment Callum walks down from his office.
Sitting up straighter, I smile as he walks up to the desk. His eyes drift to the side, probably looking for my partner in crime.
“Good morning, Acacia. I have a client coming in early for a private consultation. Can you direct them to me when they arrive?”
I try to put on a sexy smirk, drumming up my courage. “Aren’t you tired from your jog overnight?” I pause, glancing down at the paper hidden under the lip of the counter. I don’t think I said that right, but I can’t double check till he leaves.
His brows knit together. “I didn’t go for a run last night.”
My shoulders drop, and I let out a nervous laugh. “Right, sorry. Confused you with someone else. I’ll let the client know.”
He stares at me for a few more seconds, as if trying to figure out who I could have confused him with.
I move my attention to my computer, turning it on and pulling out the event calendar from my desk as Callum finally walks away. Exhaling loudly, I lean back in my chair and watch him out of the corner of my eye as he sets up.
I’m hopeless. This is hopeless. I don’t know how I thought that I could seduce a man like him.
A throat clears, and I blink up at the smiling face staring down at me. The guy is leaning on the counter, nearly half his body on the wood.
I jerk back in surprise. “Sorry, I didn’t hear you come in.”
His smile brightens. “It’s early. Probably haven’t had your coffee yet, huh?”
Laughing, I point to the mug on the boxes behind me. “Thank whoever invented Thermos.”
His eyebrows rise. “I would have pegged you as an iced coffee kind of girl.”
I scrunch my nose as I giggle. “They can keep liquids cold or hot.”
He sucks in a quick breath between his teeth. “Ouch, you’re right. Pretty and smart. How ever will I convince you to go out with me?”
My body stiffens and my mouth drops. I’m stunned. He’s cute. His dusty blonde hair is styled in a mop on top of his head. His dark brown eyes twinkle as he flexes his muscles in his tank top in response to my obvious gawking. A small dimple appears to the left of his mouth every time he smiles.
“Dean! Malissa will kick your ass for flirting with her best friend,” Callum calls across the gym.
The man in front of me pales, looking around as if he expects Malissa to pop up. He stands up, grimacing. “Please don’t mention this to her.” Dean doesn’t wait for me to respond as he scurries to the corner where Callum waits with crossed arms and a scowl.
Disappointment weighs in my stomach. I’m not sure if it is the robbed chance of potentially agreeing to a date, or the fact that Callum doesn’t seem to care about a man flirting with me.
“Who’s Dean?” I ask later when Malissa brings us lunch.
She drops the sandwich onto the desk with a loud thud. “What? Why?”
I look up at her with curiosity and she has a pinched expression on her face. “He came in earlier and Callum used your name to scare him.”
Malissa relaxes, plopping down into her chair with a smirk. “Good. He should be scared.”
Taking a bite of my food, I raise my eyebrows. “So who is he?”
“The love of my life,” she sighs and shakes her head. “And my biggest heartbreak.”
Focusing back on my sandwich, I grimace, unsure what to say. “Oh.”
