Avery moved toward the coffee dispenser, waiting her turn. It had been a few days since she’d been assigned to work on the tech proposal with Nathaniel, and things were going well.
The tension between them had eased, but her nervous system hadn't caught up. Her heart still raced whenever he stepped too close.
She fixed her eyes on the dispenser, fingers tugging at a loose thread on her sleeve as her thoughts wandered. Not until the faint trace of Nathaniel’s cologne reached her did her gaze snap toward its source.
He appeared across the open corridor, dressed in his usual suit, moving with effortless confidence. Avery swallowed as she took him in, her focus narrowing until everything else faded.
“Do you want your coffee thick?”
A deep voice cut through her thoughts.
She blinked, sli
