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“I know that I can’t make up for the emotional strain that the company has caused you, but with Landon in a different position in the company, I would be happy to offer you your job back.”
I froze in place. My mouth popped open. My eyes were wide.
He laughed. “Is that a yes?”
“I…I don’t know. I mean, yes, I want to come back,” I admitted quickly, “but I don’t want to return to an environment where people believe that the only reason I got my promotion is because I slept with my boss. There’s enough sexism in the engineering department without that bullshit, too.”
“I understand,” he said with a nod. “We’ve had your boss and Julia sign an NDA where they would be liable if they disclosed the information they had found in that email. That means that the only people left who know about the videos are you and my family. I would never want to place you in a position where you would be uncomfortable.”
“And I would…keep my promotion?” I whispered, thinking this all sounded too good to be true.
“I don’t see why not.”
“What’s the catch?” I asked with a laugh.
“No catch. What happened was a mistake. Losing you would be a huge loss to the company. We really want you back, Heidi.”
My heart stuttered, and I felt faint. “Okay.”
“Okay?”
“Yeah,” I said with a nod. “I’ll take a ten percent pay raise for my emotional discomfort, and I’d like a real office.”
Jensen laughed boisterously. “Oh, man. I see why Landon loves you.”
I shrugged. “Didn’t hurt to try.”
He nodded and extended his hand. I put mine in his, and we shook.
“Done.”
“Oh my God,” I whispered. Then, I saw Landon striding toward us, and I couldn’t help it. I dashed toward him, throwing myself into his arms. “Oh my God!”
“What?” he asked, his voice half between concern and excitement.
“Jensen just gave me my job back.”
“Heidi, that’s amazing.”
“With a raise and an office!”
Landon laughed. “You outmaneuvered Jensen Wright. Bask in the glory of that feeling, love. Happens only once in a lifetime.”
“God, Landon,” I said. I pulled back and sighed heavily. “I am really so sorry for this week.”
He held up his hand. “You don’t have to apologize to me. I can understand exactly how you felt. I’m sure I was not nice to anyone the week after I injured my back.”
“Yeah, I know. It’s a reason but not an excuse. I should have believed in you and trusted you. Blowing up like that was just…reactionary. I hurt, so I was blind. It didn’t matter how much I loved you or any other thought. Just the pain. I don’t ever want to feel that again. I don’t want to lose you over something like that.”
He pulled me closer and planted a kiss on my lips. “The truth is, you never lost me. I’ve been right here all along, and I always will be.”
I knew that now.
The fog that I had been walking through all week cleared, and I could finally see what was in front of me. Landon Wright was the best damn thing that had happened to me. We might have had our ups and downs, but there were no longer any barriers between us.
“Do you want to get out of here?” I asked.
He grinned. “I’d like nothing more.”
