Page 61 of See You Maybe
Declan leaned against the wall outside of Olivia’s hotel room, hoping that if he could control his breathing, it would also ease the ache in his chest.
Too close.
He’d been seconds away from making a catastrophic mistake. The urge to pound on her door, force his way back in, and drive himself into her body until she screamed was almost unbearable.
The look on her face when he said she’d meant nothing to him…
He was a bastard, and this was exactly why he had to stay away from her.
Declan inhaled a deep breath through his nose and let it out slowly.
Olivia wasn’t an option for him.
His jaw ticked as he made his way back to his apartment in the city. He was furious with himself. He should have expected Chris’s interest in her. Not just because she was a beautiful, impressive woman, but because Declan now knew that Chris would do anything to secure his position at Bloom Communications.
Declan’s phone was practically exploding from where it sat on his desk.
Cara: Declan! Are you alive?
Luke: He hasn’t answered any of my texts.
James: Brady talked to him yesterday. He’s still breathing, even if he’s ignoring us.
Cami: Interesting. Last I saw him, he was carrying a ‘business associate’ across the lobby like some sort of romantic hero.
Luke:
Dahlia: Don’t be an ass, Luke. I’ll tell your family about all the sweet things you do for me.
Luke: That’s because I am an amazing boyfriend.
James: Modest too
Luke: Why should I be modest?
Cara: It’s a virtue?
Wes Evans has removed himself from the chat.
Cami: Did Wes leave?
Wes Evans has been added to the chat.
Cara: Nice try. There is no escape.
Wes: I don’t need to know all of this. You can fill me in later.
Cara: You better not leave again.
Luke: No marital spats in the group text
Cara: Are you guys all still coming over this weekend?
Cami: Yes!!!! Can’t wait. You promised holiday cocktails.
James: Has anyone other than Brady actually seen Declan since last weekend?
Luke: Nope. If he’s dead, I get the 968 he has stored in Connecticut.