CHAPTER 31 — SOMEONE ASKED ME OUT
[IVY'S POV]
"Miss Collins!"
The voice chased me halfway across the office lobby.
No.
Absolutely not.
I increased my walking speed.
"Ivy!"
Wonderful. He knew my first name.
The sound of expensive dress shoes tapped rapidly behind me until a man in a navy suit appeared in front of the revolving door, breathing like he'd just finished a marathon.
He raised one finger.
"Please... don't... run."
"I wasn't."
"You almost overtook the elevator."
"It was having a slow day."
He laughed.
I didn't.
Well... I tried not to.
He looked about my age, neatly dressed, glasses, polite smile. The kind of man mothers described as "a respectable young gentleman."
"I'm Ethan."
"...Congratulations?"
"I work in Finance."
"Congratulations again."
He rubbed the
