9
Ariel
Sitting on the deck of my bungalow, chills of excitement ran through me. This is my place. All mine.
I’d never had my own place, and not even in my craziest fantasies had I imagined having one this nice. And I had Mr. Dunne to thank for that.
I was still feeling conflicted about what had happened between us earlier. There was no doubt there was heat between us, but it was a heat I needed to dampen. I never wanted to leave the island or my job, and I didn’t want to compromise my position here by messing around with the boss. I knew I needed to let him know that there was no chance that I would be moving into a s****l relationship with him. If I didn’t nip this in the bud right away, then I might not get to have my happily ever after ending I’d been given a chance at.
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