She came close to my ear, "You dropped your earring..." she whispered on my ear.

She put the earring in. "Ok... Let's go." she smiled.

She walked away. I don't know what just happened. I know she felt those sparks... It was in her bright green eyes.

I didn't move. I couldn't, not after that. I wanted her to kiss me... I feel something there. Do I just let it go? She is probably not even interested.

She pulls me out of my thoughts.

"Alex...Hello? Let's go... Are you ok?" she asks as the elevator doors open.

If I have feelings for her and she doesn't... I can't be near her any longer.

"Yea, I am going home..."

"Oh no you're not... I don't want you anywhere near Olivia... I need you happy."

I just snapped... "If you wanted me to be happy you would have kissed me..." Uh-Oh... Well it is already out there... I can't take it back.

Her face reddened. "What?" she replied.

I am debating whether I should repeat myself... Or maybe she wants to make sure that what she heard was what I said.

I stay quiet.

"Alex, what did you say?" she asks seriously. She is slowly approaching me.

"I...I...never mind." I reply heading towards the elevators.

She walks towards the elevator and enters.

The doors shut and she clicks the fifth floor.

"I told you I wanted to go home." I tell her submissively.

"Yea...but we need to talk first." She exits the elevator and I follow her like a lost dog.

She gets inside and once I get in she locks the door.

She leads me to her couch.

"Now, Alex, I want you to repeat what you said...ok?" she gazes at me with her lightning green eyes.

"I am a little jittery. Thats all. I say weird things." I try to laugh it off, however she stares at me.

"Alex..." she continues to gaze at me. "Please. Say it again." she begs.

"I...I... Don't want you to be uncomfortable..." I reply shyly.

"I told you that I will never judge you... You are perfect... Repeat what you said, Alex." she begs once more gazing into my eyes.

I cough to clear my airway. "When...why didn't you kiss..." I should forget this. I never finish the sentence.

"What? Back there...I just wanted to give you your earring... Are you having feelings for me?" she asks trying to hide her excitement.

"Wow... I read this totally wrong ... You aren't interested in me... I am so sorry." I reply getting up to leave.

I reach the door when Casey grabs my waist and turns me around. "Alex... Don't go." she says softly.

"Casey, I made a mistake. I have to go." I reply not moving from her grasp, because right here feels so perfect.

She shakes her head, "Can we talk about this after you divorce?" she replies hugging me.

"I want to talk about it now." I whined.

She ignores me, "You should talk to your son and get some rest...I have to step out..."

"Because of me?" I ask still hugging her.

"Kind of..."

"Can you tell me this... Did I read that kiss wrong?" I ask her almost silently.

"No..." she replies leaving the room.

I didn't even get to ask her why didn't she go for it.

Well, if she wants to kiss me then I will take the initiative and kiss her. I quickly walk out of the apartment and see her standing by the elevator.

I walk quickly up to her. "Casey." I catch her attention... Then I crashed my lips on hers.

She quickly molded into mine and kissed back... That's when I knew everything will be ok.

She pulled me in by holding me at my waist.

I love feeling loved... I haven't felt that with Olivia in a long time.

She pulled away and this sad look in her eyes. "Alex, we can't..."

"Why can't we..."

She smiles and shakes her head and places a finger on my lips. "Alex, I meant we can't do this while you are technically still married... I want to give you space until you divorce...I was going to wait for that kiss...but, I am actually happy that you connected the dots... After all this time." she smiled and kissed my nose.

"Well...you have to give me props... I was married... And if you want to wait for whatever is happening between us, then I think I can wait, too." I reply not even believing what I am saying.

She smiles, "Well, I guess that I can go to my apartment since I couldn't avoid kissing you." she replies sighing.

She grabs my hand and walks me to her apartment... I am a little lost... Are we an item or just talking?

She shuts the door and gets in. She walks me to the couch.

"Well...we need to start moving your stuff out of your house to the apartment..." she smiles.

"I want to talk about... This." I wave my hands between us.

"Ok... What about this?" she repeats the same hand motion as I.

"What exactly is going on between us?" I ask her.

Her green eyes gleaming and her smile just shines. I want to kiss her again... So bad.

She licks her lips... "What do you mean?" she wants me to say it.

"Um... Are we a couple or... Friends...or talking..." I reply.

"Well, yea we are friends and yea we are obviously talking...Couple? Well that is for you to decide...After Olivia is out of the picture." she smiles, "Olivia...is not the type to let someone go...without a fight...I want to make sure I really got you." she smiled.

"She thought I slept with you... And she tried to kiss me." I realize that it wasn't relevant to the conversation.

"Wow...That is a bitter ex-wife for you." she states chuckling.

I nod, "I just need something new." I smile at the floor.

"I think I am already something new... I make you laugh, I made you run to kiss me, I am a womanizer..." she smiles smugly.

"You are something new... Something wonderful... I am glad that I met you." I smile.

"Well how about that call... Call Max." she nudges me.

"Nice... Ruining the moment..." I reply grabbing my phone.

She shrugs.

I phone my mom.

"Put it on speaker." she whispers as it is ringing.

"Hello?" my mom picks up the phone.

"Hi mom. How's everything going?" I ask her.

"Great... How are you and Olivia...actually... Olivia told me that you were with someone and that you moved on. Is that..."

"It's complicated... Can I speak to Max?" I ask quickly.

"We will talk about this later Alexandra." She resize as I hear a shuffling of the phone.

I am a little embarrassed that Casey had to hear my mom telling a grown woman like me that we will talk about this later.

"Mommy?" I hear Max.

Just hearing his voice puts a smile on my face. "Hi... Babe. I miss you!"

"I miss you, too. Mom told me that you are moving away...an an you are finding me another mom... I don't want another mom! I want mom and you!" he sound like he is crying.

Talk about embarrassing. She smiles and tells me to hand her the phone. I tell her it is not a good idea.

She grabs the phone. "Hey Max, I am Casey, your moms co-worker." she speaks softly.

I know what is going to happen. I am going to be embarrassed and she will never talk to me again.

"Hi." he replies sobbing.

"I just want to tell you that you have the greatest mommy ever. She is smart and talented. Do be mad at her." she replies.

Oh no...

"My mom said she is divorcing her... That means split up."

"Do you know why your mommy is getting a divorce?" she asks

"No, but..."

"She is getting a divorce because Olivia, your mom, doesn't make her happy anymore and do you want your mommy to be happy?" she asks him.

I am surprised he hasn't shut down.

"Yes." he replies.

"If your mommy is happy with someone else... Can you try to be friends with that person?" she asks smiling.

"Yes! If it makes mommy happy." He s reams excitedly.

"Aww, you are a good kid. I have a lot of toys and coloring books for you... Ok, well, your mommy wants to say bye." she nods and passes the phone to me.

"Hey babe well I have to go... I will talk to you tomorrow." I reply.

"Ok... Tell Casey bye too." he replies.

I shut the phone and just stare at her. "Are you seriously perfect... My kid, never listens to me and once you tell him to be happy for me he decides to be happy?" I reply playing sad.

"I do have two nieces. You just have to hit them where it hurts of care about the most...and that's obviously you." she replies.

I swear she is perfect. So fucking prefect.