She didn’t want to feel foolish, nor imagine things that might only exist in her mind, yet she couldn’t deny the warmth that lingered after everything that had happened with her boss the night before. It would be wonderful if things were simpler, if the situation were different… but they weren’t.

Still, her mind kept returning to the brief moments spent with him. There was something about being close to her boss that felt incredibly right—too right, if she was honest. A part of her—her heart, t