ASHLEY'S POV
The moment I stepped out of the elevator into Michael's glassy corridor. I felt the old flutter in my chest. Stupid as it was, he made me feel that way just because I was around him. But today, there was something else beneath it…something I couldn’t quite put my finger on.
I held the door and pushed it open slowly. He stood by the window, focused on his phone as he typed something into it. He looked stressed.
“Hey,” I said softly.
His head snapped up. For a moment, something flashed in his eyes, but it was gone too fast for me to catch on.
“Baby,” he whispered, standing up quickly. “I wasn't aware you were coming,”
I smiled “I just wanted to surprise you. I thought you might want to take some time off work.”
He walked over to me and placed a kiss on my cheek.
“You kn
