Hardin's POV: I didn't think she would just barge into my office like that. Harper always overthinks everything, second guesses herself before making a move, so I'd gotten comfortable thinking I had time to figure this s**t out before she showed up at my door. But here she was standing frozen in the doorway with her mouth hanging open and her eyes going wide, and I was trapped in a situation I couldn't explain my way out of no matter how good I was with words. Hailey's hands were wrapped around my neck and her face was so close to mine I could smell her perfume, that expensive floral scent I used to like before it started making my head hurt. Her lips were maybe two inches from mine, close enough that anyone walking in would think we were kissing or about to kiss, and the worst part wa

