THE VALENTINE PROPOSAL

I

gue grabbed my hand and pulled me toward the elevator.

ase, I can explain

he doors closed on Flynn's panicked face. I stood there holding the ring b

e over me. I just caught my boyfriend cheating and I

nt of fifty witnesses?"Everett's lips t

eally sorry. You can just forget this happened.

uld I d

d at him

lway with glass walls overlooking the city. We stopped at a massive c

and nobody would believe my side of the story. But he looked more amused than he

,"he

k the chair a

in my own building,"he said. "That

ad no idea it was you. I just wa

"Tell me wh

the Maldives tickets, and walking into Flynn's office to find him with Sage.

voice cold now. "Your boyfrie

he job actually."I looked down at

hing. "He's been impressing me lately with marketing conce

ed up. "What

't his ideas

for my ideas to get to the top. "I helped him with a few presentations. He said

it off as his own."Everett's

"He always asked me to look over his prese

re bein

ee years putting Flynn first, helping him succeed, sa

rd time today I was shutting my te

erett leaned forward. "But that proposal in the lobby? "That was pe

ped. "What kind

s. I want to avoid my parents' matchmaking

im, my mouth

ive years. She's from old money, well connected, everything they think I need in a wife. The problem is

oice. "So you want t

ret ever betraying you. This ar

h someone like Everett Montague, seeing me happy and successf

rrangement involve

be heavily invested. You would meet my family, and you'

nsane,"was

f that's not insane, I don't know what else it is. Finally, You'd receive fifteen thousand dolla

I'd never seen that amount

quest

ok my

remar

think this would be awkward

ting a transfer to the site office in Chicago. H

think about

time. My mother is already calling about meeting my

someone pounded on the

talk to you. Mr. Montagu

hed.

"Do you want me to hav

se he saw that I piqued his boss interest, then I looked back at Everett Montag

your dea

o the door and opened i

nothing. It was a stupid mistake. I love you

r met a more con

t even know him. This is crazy. You're just

ett interrupted.

ll open. "You ca

y waist and pulled me against h

eally happening. I was really doing this.

,"Flynn snapped. "You met him f

ane? Finding out the man I loved for three years has been cheating

e went pale

m moving on." My eyes la

t. Then he did something I didn't e

electricity shot through my entire body. My hands came up to his chest

ed me closer to him to deepen the

ce crumble

ice cold again. His hand never left my waist. "Clear your desk, Flyn

rds came out. He looked at me one last

t,"Ever

he door slamm

ll tingling from the kiss, my heart pounding so hard

circles against my hip, sending shivers up my spine. "Pack yo

voice came ou

we move, the more real it looks."His gray eye

changed my

ontact between us. "I'll send a car for you at sev

"I whi

then paused. "And Liora

room, my lips still tingling, my heart still raci