*Alex*
The drive back to my temp office felt a lot longer than it actually was. It seemed like the further I got away from Chloe, the more time seemed to stand still. I knew I was in deep already. I'd been falling for her further and further with each passing moment we spent together. Chloe was my daughter's best friend, half my age, and in a lot of ways she couldn't have been more different from me.
None of that changed the fact that I was incredibly happy any time I was with her. At first, I'd thought I could fight my attraction to her. Then I thought if I gave in a little bit, I could get her 'out of my system' and return to normalcy.
Only, the more I got of her, the more I wanted. Chloe was like a drug in that sense. Too much seemed like not enough. Except I didn't want to accept th
