Especially when I had to go into the amazing closet he’d built for me with all the fancy clothes.
I’d been in there earlier this morning picking out the perfect outfit for my promotion. As the soon-to-be VP of Business Development at BIMG, I needed to look the part. And nothing said, “I’m a freaking boss,” like a pair of $3000 Odegaards and a matching power suit.
Chastity must have agreed, because she honked my boobs as soon as I walked off the elevator. Which, according to one of Chastity’s weird Single Girl Rules, meant that she loved my outfit.
And then she gasped. “Wait a second. That whole outfit is from the Odegaard 2023 Spring collection. Which means…”
“Yup. I went into the closet.” It was the first time I’d worn something from his closet since he’d left. Unless you counted the times when Chastity and I had gotten super drunk, dressed up, and tried to find the Society’s secret headquarters. Which had been pretty frequently. At least like four times a week.
“Well that’s awfully ballsy of you,” said Chastity.
“It’s fine. I’m over him.”
“Oh, I didn’t think it was ballsy of you to go into the closet. But that outfit feels like a premature celebration for you getting the promotion. Aren’t you worried about jinxing it?”
Shit! Did I jinx my promotion?“Psssh, jinxes aren’t real. And anyway, I’m not celebrating. I’m always super stylish.”
“You wore sandals and socks to work last Sunday.”
“That was one time! And it was the weekend!” I squinted at her. “And how did you know about that?”
“The security cameras. I know we said we’d only hack them one time to look for Tanner, but that’s some good viewing. You should see what Bee and Mason do in the wee hours. Let’s just say I’m not at all surprised that she’s having a baby. I practically got pregnant watching the things Mason did to her on that desk.” Chastity fanned herself.
I cringed and pulled my hand off the desk. “When I get promoted, my first act of business shall be to burn every piece of furniture in this office.”
Madison walked over to us. “Oh my God! Did they already announce it?”
“Announce what?” I asked.
“Your promotion,” she whispered, as if it was a dirty word.
“No. Why would you think that?”
“You just said it. Which is crazy, because you’re totally gonna jinx it.”
Damn it!Now I’d double jinxed it? “Now you believe in jinxes too?”
Madison shrugged. “All I’m saying is that you need all the luck you can get. What do you think the odds are that they’d really give this promotion to a woman?”
“High, I hope. Bee wouldn’t want this place to become a boys’ club while she’s away on maternity leave.”
Chastity cut in. “You’re definitely gonna get it. I mean…I was a shoo-in before I got reported for sexually harassing that hot secretary. There was literally no way for me to know that he was gay. And now that I’m ineligible, you’re next in line.”
I gave Chastity a sympathetic smile. I felt guilty that I was getting the promotion ahead of her. She’d been here for yearsmore than I had. Hell, she was the one who got me this job. “Well, when I’m in charge, I’m going to hire the hottest, straightest male secretaries. And you can harass them to your heart’s content.”
“Yes! You’re going to be the best boss ever. And I bet you’ll even give us unlimited lunch breaks.”
“Of course.” Just like Tanner had.No! Don’t think about him. He was dead to me.
“See? The best. And to thank you, I have the ultimate celebration planned for tonight.”
Oh God.“Does it involve male strippers?” There was a 98% chance that it did. That was kind of her go-to move for celebrations.
Chastity looked shocked. “How dare you accuse me of such a thing.”
“Single Girl Rule #10,” I said. “All celebrations of important life events must involve strippers.”
She gave me a high five. “Nice job quoting the rules! But no, I actually didn’t hire any strippers for this evening. I didn’t want to jinx you. And anyway…what I have planned is even better than strippers.”
