Nicole Harper
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Dinner that night was the most uncomfortable time of my life.
Everyone ate in silence and no one was speaking, but every time I accidentally looked at Tristan, he was already staring at me. It was embarrassing how many times we locked gazes during dinner. It irritated me that I kept looking at him and it annoyed me that he was also looking at me.
I didn’t know if my mom noticed. If she did, she didn’t mention it at all.
As soon as we were done with dinner, I was about to run upstairs and lock myself in my room, but Tristan’s deep voice stopped me. “Nicole.”
I closed my eyes briefly and forced myself to look at him.
“Meet me in my office. I have a few things to discuss with you about your new job.”
My new job? I hadn’t even accepted the offer yet. I expected my
