Always Only You by Chloe Liese (z-lib.org).epub

“Will this impact your job?” he asks. “Do you want me to touch base with
Darlene?”
I shake my head. “Don’t worry. I already emailed her to explain earlier. I’m
just sorry you have to deal with people thinking you’re with me—”
“Frankie.”
I freeze mid-unbuckling. “Yes?”
Ren turns in his seat and locks eyes with me. “I’d be flattered if someone
thought you were with me.”
My ears ring. A dull ache tightens my heart as every alarm goes off inside
me.
Danger! Danger! You are catching feelings for Ren Bergman.
While living with him. And trying to keep my professional integrity intact.
And keep my heart sealed off.
Shitty shit shitballs. Terrible, terrible timing, Francesca.
I throw open my car door, which I know will end this conversation, at least
for now, because Ren is hell-bent on chivalry. He all but sprints to my side,
holding open the door and offering me a hand, like he does every time we
descend the travel bus and he’s ahead of me.
Not because he thinks I’m fragile or I can’t do it on my own, but because
Ren should have been born two hundred years ago, when men stood as women
entered a room, and courtship was stolen kisses in moonlit gardens.
“We’re not done with this conversation,” he says firmly.
I pat his shoulder reassuringly and stifle my grin. “Whatever you say, dear.”