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She nods and takes my hand as we walk out of the accessible bathroom. Thankfully, no one is around because we sure as hell were not quiet. Harper snuggles into my arm.
“Seeing you standing outside my office every afternoon is the highlight of my day,” she confesses. I lean over and kiss her temple as we hail a cab.
27
HARPER
After the gala, things between Felix and me changed, especially after he asked for us to be exclusive for the summer, although it’s not like either one of us had been going out wanting to meet anyone else. We got into a domesticated routine, he would run around Central Park in the morning with my brother and Nate, then come home and shower before waking me up with his cock inside me. He would then shower again and make breakfast for me before walking me to work. And like I told him the night of the gala, he is the highlight of my day, seeing his smiling face waiting for me when I step out of my office which seems to be earlier and earlier since he’s been picking me up. My workaholic tendencies seem to vanish because all I want him to do is take me home and fuck me, which he does after he’s cooked me dinner without his shirt on. It is some of the best porn I’ve ever seen, all that glistening, toned muscle straining as he is chopping or flipping or whatever it is you do when you cook.I’m not a chef.
“Harper,” Kimberly calls out my name.
“What?”
“You are so screwed.” She giggles.
Huh. “Sorry, what did you say?” I turn and look at her.
“You were staring at Felix, practically drooling while I called out your name for the past couple of seconds,” she tells me.
“Really?”
“Oh my god, you’re blushing, you were having dirty thoughts about him while we were in the middle of a conversation,” Kimberly whispers.
“No, I wasn’t.” I try to defend myself.
“You were. Anyway, what I was saying was it will be good to see Camryn again,” Kimberly repeats herself. We are currently on our private jet to France for Axel and Olivia’s wedding. Felix is sitting with Sam, and Nate left earlier, but I think that was due to stressing out about seeing Camryn again. “She sounds happy, more like herself than she has in months.”
“That’s good. Hope she can find it in her heart to give Nate another chance,” I say.
“She will. They just needed some healing,” Kimmy states. “And what about you? Looks like Felix has been healing you real good. I haven’t seen you in weeks, you never leave the house. To be fair, I wouldn’t if that man was waiting for me at home cooking me dinner,” she teases. I raise a brow at her. “There’s nothing wrong with it, I’m jealous.”
“It’s kind of hard to leave the house when he gives me so many incentives to stay,” I say, bursting out laughing.
“I’m not jealous at all.” Kimmy smirks.
“It’s only for the summer. We’re having fun,” I remind her.
“You think you’re going to be able to give that up when summer ends?” She nods in Felix’s direction.
“I have to. There’s no future between us,” I tell her honestly.
“You don’t see a future with him?” Kimmy asks.
“I can’t.”
Kimmy frowns. “Just because you agreed to it being for the summer doesn’t mean you can’t want more.”
“I’ve been helping him find an apartment. He’s already planning his life after the summer,” I tell her.
“Property is a great investment. He doesn’t have to move into it,” Kimmy states.
“It’s for the best. I’m in a different place in my life than him. I even booked in for that ovarian reserve testing when I get back from Europe,” I tell her.
“Are you seriously considering having a baby?” Kimmy asks. I shrug. “There’s no way in the world I’m ready enough for one.”
“Not yet, but we aren’t getting any younger. I’d like to know if I should be looking at options. Don’t you think it would be sad if you finally find the one, and then it takes you years to work out something is wrong, and by then, you’re forty?” I tell her.
“This isn’t you.” Kimmy looks at me as if I’ve lost my mind.