Morning at StoneTech was its usual whirlwind of deadlines, muted footsteps, and the quiet hum of productivity. But Chloe moved through it with a softness that hadn't been there before.
And her teammates noticed. She had smiling too easily and humming under her breath while working to make sure everything was in order before the big event.
She sat at her desk, fingers tapping lightly against her keyboard, though she was barely reading the words on the screen. Her mind kept drifting.
Her stomach fluttered again, the same way it had all morning. More than once she had pressed a hand to her chest and whispered, "Calm down, Chloe," but her heart refused to listen.
How could it? He had said he wanted to love her and see her every day. He called her sweetheart with a voice that could melt stone.
Chloe groaned into her hands, her face hot. God, she had never blushed so much in her entire life. How could a man who used to annoy her into near-rage now make her feel like melted honey?
