✴ Damien ✴
The morning passed in a blur of meetings and emails, but no matter how much work I buried myself in, thoughts of Scarlett lingered at the edges of my mind. I missed her. Her laugh, her smile, the way she made my house feel like a home. But I knew better than to push. She had asked for space, and as much as it killed me, I had to respect that. The knock on my office door startled me from my thoughts.
“Come in,” I called as I straightened in my chair. Josh walked in, a broad grin on his face.
“You look like you could use a distraction,” he said as he dropped into the chair across from me.
“Don’t you have work to do?” I teased him even though he was right. Plus, Josh’s energy was infectious. As always.
“This is more important,” he said as he leaned forward in his seat. “I ha
