“Sadly,” Harold goes on, “Lynn is going to be out of work for a few more weeks. This means, I need a volunteer to help Allie get things in motion. Someone who can help her lead the events and manage them while they’re taking place.” His gaze circles the room. Not a single person speaks up.

“I’ll do it.” I say, looking back and forth between Allie and Harold.

“I can handle it on my own, Harold. It’s fine.” Allie says, looking directly at him.

“Nonsense,” he replies. “Parker, you think you can do this? Your expertise is upstairs in the tech department not running events.”

“Yeah, I can do it.”

Shit. Even my own voice sounds unsure.

“Perfect. You and Allie can get started today and Ben can cover for you upstairs until after the New Year.”

I don’t hear anything else he said after that. All I can think about is how I’m finally going to get to work with her. Maybe this can be an ice breaker for us. She may not want to date me, but we can at least be friends, right?

JAMI WAGNER was born in Wyoming. Still living in the Cowboy State, Jami and her boyfriend are currently writing their own love story with their yellow Lab named Dax.

Jami enjoys writing New Adult Romance and published her debut novella, Date in the Dark, in 2015.

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