CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: CROSSING THE LINE BETWEEN WORK AND LOVE
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They tried to keep things professional.
At first.
But it didn’t last long.
It started with longer looks.
Lingering touches.
Moments that stretched just a second too long.
Until one night…
Everything changed.
The office was empty.
The rain poured outside, tapping softly against the glass windows.
Hailey stood near his desk, gathering her things.
“I should go,” she said.
Adrian stepped closer.
“Stay.”
Her heart skipped.
“For what?” she asked quietly.
He hesitated.
Then said it.
“Not for work.”
Silence filled the space between them.
Heavy.
Electric.
Hailey didn’t move away.
And this time…
There were no thoughts to guide her.
No voices.
No certainty.
Just feeling.
“I want to stay,” she whispered.
That was all it took.
He closed the distance between them.
Slowly.
Carefully.g
Giving her time to step back.
She didn’t.
And when their lips finally met…
It wasn’t rushed.
It wasn’t perfect.
But it was real.
Everything they had been holding back…
Every unspoken emotion…
Every quiet moment that had built between them…
It all poured into that single kiss.
And from that moment on…
There was no going back.
LOVE HAS NO BOUNDARIES
TO BE CONTINUED...
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