CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

 

 

Kiera

“It’s good to hear from you, boss,” I said into the phone. “Everything is fine here.”

“I couldn’t get in touch with you for days,” said Ripper’s voice on the other end. “I was about ready to come in there myself. I probably would have if Shell didn’t need me.”

“She needed you? Did she have the baby?”

“No, she’s not due for months,” he said. “Where the hell were you?”

“I was working remotely,” I said. “Everyone else who needed me tried my cell phone. You do have my cell phone, don’t you?”

“I called the office, Kiera, because that’s where you’re supposed to work.” He didn’t sound pleased. “And as a receptionist, can’t you somehow forward the calls from the office to your cell phone?”

“I’m not actually a receptionist,” I said. But I felt like an idiot. Yeah, of course I could have done that.

“If a receptionist can figure out how to do that, you certainly can.”

“Yeah, yeah,” I muttered. “Sorry about that. I’ll do better next time.”

“I strongly suggest that you don’t work remotely anymore.”

“Um, sure,” I said. “Look, is there anything else, because if not, it’s noon, and I usually take lunch now.”

“Got a hot date or something?”

“Actually…” I winked at Demetrius, who was leaning against the wall by my desk, waiting for me to get off the phone.

“You do think your job’s important, right?”

“Oh, definitely. But you’d never be able to replace me, you know that, don’t you?” I grinned. “Tell Shell I said hi. Is she the size of a yacht?”

Ripper laughed. “She’s very pregnant and very beautiful.”

“Well said.” I laughed too.

“I’ll talk to you soon, Kiera. Have a nice date.”

“Thanks. Be well.” I hung up the phone and reached for my coat. “Sorry about that,” I said to Demetrius.

He threw his arm around my shoulders. “Was it Ripper?”

“It was,” I said.

“And did his girl have the baby?”

“Nope. Apparently, she’s not due for months yet.”

“Ah,” he said.

We walked out to the elevator. I pressed the up button.

We waited.

“So, babies,” said Demetrius.

“Babies are cool,” I said.

“Are they?” He raised his eyebrows.

“Oh, you mean, for us?” I pointed back and forth between the two of us.

“I meant in general, but…” He cocked his head to one side, considering it. “I like babies. I like kids.”

“Sure,” I said. The elevator door opened. I stepped inside. “In the future, we could do that.”

He looked relieved. “The future, yeah.”

I grinned. “The distant future.”

“Very distant,” he said, smiling.

“Extremely distant.” I kissed him.

The elevator doors slid closed.

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