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“I’ll do the work out front. You go in the back, work on those old files he’s wanting us to input. That way you won’t have to see him.”

“You’re a lifesaver.”

She grins. “I try.”

I take a shaky breath and head out into the office.

Logan is nowhere to be found–he must be running late this morning.

All the better for me.

After that one weekend of closure, things are over between us. For good this time.

ChapterTwelve

LOGAN

I wakeup to an empty bed. Late. I’m never late, and it’s past nine-thirty in the morning. I had assumed I’d wake up when Meredith did, but she’s gone, not even leaving a note.

I’m a little irritated about it but at the same time, maybe she just got up late, too, and had to rush. Maybe she didn’t have time to wake me.

I hurry to shower and get dressed, calling Dina to let her know I’ll be late.

“That’s okay, boss. See you soon.” Her voice sounds a little funny, but Dina’s always been a little strange, ever since I bought the business. She never quite took to me. Maybe it’s because she was close to Meredith before I took over.

Does she know about us? Our past?

I hurry to work, wanting to see Meredith even more than I want to get to work. I don’t know what to expect her to want after this weekend. I know that I should have a conversation with her about how this can’t happen again, but I’m not sure I can.

Can things ever go back to the way they were? Can we start over? I’m not sure, but I know I’m willing to try and I hope she is, too.

I’m actually whistling a tune as I walk into the office, and Bryce, my personal assistant who has been overseeing the construction to add to the building, raises his eyebrows.

“You’re in a good mood today.”

I don’t answer, not wanting to spill out everything that happened this weekend.

Usually, I’m pretty good at keeping my feelings in check, but today, I feel full to bursting.

I scan the building for Meredith, but I don’t find her, and I can’t keep the frown off my face.

I walk up to Dina, who’s doing some filing.

“Where’s your friend?”

She looks up. “What friend?”

I huff out a breath.

Dina really doesn’t like me.

“Meredith.”

“She’s in the back.”

That’s enough for me.

It still takes me a few minutes to find her, she’s way in the back, grabbing paperwork I’ve asked her to put in the computer.