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Chapter 1

There are a few universal truths that still hold true Not many, mind you But at least a handful Like…we need to keep our oceans clean Who would argue with that? No one sane Firefighters aren’t paid nearly enough for what they do They run into fire y’all The Rolling Stones > the Beatles By a landslide Daylight savings should be abolished I dare you to change my mind

And lastly, having a mad crush on your boss is a bad idea That’s a clear loser in everyone’s estimation

Even worse, that in a moment of lax morals, overconfidence in one’s desirability, and so at the co said boss in the bathroo after him for the better part of the last four years so you can’t blairl

At present, I findto avoid eye contact for obvious reasons

“I have to let you go,” Ben says That’s his nae due to the NDA all e hired

My eyebrow notches up, but that’s about it Just one eyebrow bu is curious, I must’ve

First of all, it’s only ten in theand I haven’t had et real for me until after that second injection of caffeine Therefore, it is a legit possibility thatin ashit-canned by theas I’ve known him The sameonto like it’s an edict fro the undoubtedly hangdog, ive him

Second of all…he needsmy name at least six times, and it’s never in ecstasy

Ben leans back in his office chair with his hands neatly laced together on his trim midsection, his expression blank while my eyes wander behind him, to the bookcase filled with journalisible re to do all kinds of nasty things to me in my daydreams, he’s also a ridiculously talented journalist who’s amassed experience and proven himself on more than one occasion

And therein lies the problem I worship Ben, and in turn, he rides me like a rented mule and not in the way I wish he would