PARTY TOMORROW. SEE YA THEN. *stands idly under mistletoe lol*
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The office buzzes with excitement the day of the party.
I buzz with something else when I find two dozen red roses on my desk.
How am I supposed to keep my hands off of you tonight?
No name. It's safer that way.
My stomach flutters.
I call Edward's office.
"They're beautiful."
"You are," he murmurs into the line. "Couldn't take my eyes off of you in today's meeting."
Another associate and I disagreed, verbally sparring. I laugh. "I was vicious."
"I love that about you."
Love.
The word falls so easily from his mouth, and I greedily accept it.