Page 10 of Happily Ever Maybe

“I’ve got it,” Daisy replied. As they bickered, I tried mybest not to look at Gus.

Why was it so difficult? It shouldn’t be this hard.

When Greer walked in, a four-pack of coffees in one hand anda bag of baked goods in the other, both Noah and Ford stopped arguing withDaisy and immediately brightened up, walking to their woman. They kissed as ifthey were in private, slowly but with a little heat.Greer staggered back, blushing, while the guys took the baked goods and coffeesfrom her. I did my best not to feel jealous.

Greer was an amazing person. She had been through a lotrecently, as well as during her childhood, so the fact that she was so happyright now meant the world. She deserved it. She deserved two men who would doanything for her. Who looked at her like she was the center of their universe.

Once again, I did my best not to look over at Gus. Thatwould be ridiculous.

“I just saw you like ten minutes ago.” Greer shook her headwith a smile. “But I brought coffee.”

“Thank you so much,” I said, walking over to take my lattefrom Ford. “You didn’t have to do that.”

“It gave me an excuse to take a walk since I don’t do itenough.”

“How many steps do you get in a day working at the coffeeplace?” Noah asked with a frown. “How can you not walk enough?”

“I was in the office all day yesterday, so I felt like Ineeded the workout.”

“Oh, we could get a workout in,” Ford said, and everybodygroaned.

“I really don’t need to hear these things,” Daisy said fromthe other side of the office.

“Seriously. This is your workplace. You’re the boss. Actlike it,” Kane said, though he was grinning from ear to ear.

I looked at Kate, who smiled at me and rolled her eyes, andI knew she’d fit right in.

We’d had a few admins over the pastyear, and none of them worked. Either they didn’t want to do their job, or theythought it was a stepping stone to ours. And while we were always open to usingmore contract workers, we needed someone who excelled at organizing us. BecauseNoah couldn’t do it all, especially when he had a life outside this place.

I liked that as Kate learned the ropes, she ensured we werealways where we needed to be. I felt safer because of it. Our jobs weren’talways dangerous, but they sometimes were, and that meant I needed to trusteveryone on my team.

I took my coffee and pastry back to my desk as everyonegrabbed theirs, then returned to work, studying my next assignment. I didmainly installations these days, but I was also on bodyguard duty.

It wasn’t always for celebrities. Sometimes, it was just fora CEO at an event. Other times, it was for a personwho’d been threatened. You couldn’t help when dangercame at you. It was our job to protect them.

We all settled down. Noah and Ford left to meet with newclients. Another client came in, and Kane and Kingston took him to a moreprivate area. I had a few certifications coming up and a couple of additionalclasses I wanted to take, which meant busy days. But I liked my work.

I liked the people I worked with.

And I liked Gus.

When everyone returned from lunch, I realized I hadn’t takenmy break and cursed at myself. I was starving, and the pastry was long gone, sowhen I stood up quickly, it shouldn’t have been a surprise that I gotlightheaded. I needed to eat, especially because of my workouts. It wasimportant for me to keep my calorie intake up. I shook my head, trying to willthe dizziness away.

“Jen?” Gus asked as he came over. I held out my hand.

“I stood up too fast and didn’t eat lunch. I’m going to gotake care of that at the café. Do you want anything?”

He studied my face. I wasn’t sure what he saw. I also wasn’tsure I liked that he could read me so well.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“I’m fine. Promise. Actually, sinceit’s so late in the day, I might go pick up my food and head to my class forthe afternoon.” I turned to Daisy. “Is that all right?”

“I was going to suggest that since I noticed you skippedlunch. Don’t do that again, missy.”

My lips twitched, but I nodded before grabbing my things andheading out. I didn’t have an install or a client today, but I did have a fewclasses.

I picked up my lunch, a little dizzy and still slightlywoozy. Even the thought of my sandwich didn’t sit well.