Disaster in Love (A Disasters Novel, Book 1: A Delicious Contemporary Romance)
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“You never are any more, Jo. But it’s okay. I was leaving anyway. Don’t miss me too much.” He threw a wink at me over his shoulder as he walked towards the door.
“Yeah, like that could ever happen,” I shouted at his retreating back.
“You should cut him some slack,” Gabi said.
“What? You mean like he does with me?” I rubbed my fingers over my temples, letting my eyes shut again. “Like you just did?”
“That’s different. He’s my brother and he … has some stupid ideas sometimes.”
“Do I even want to know?” I asked, looking over at Gabi. She shook her head.
“No, probably not. What’s up with you, anyway?”
I wasn’t sure talking about it would resolve anything, but the constant swirl of my thoughts since leaving the office might stop. “I think I screwed up. I lost it in a meeting with my boss.”
Gabi perched on the cushion next to me. “Are we talking ‘Claire from third year high school’ kind of lost it?”
I grimaced at the memory. God, Amy was my new Claire. “Yeah, pretty much. Just without the hair pulling.”
“Please tell me this has nothing to do with your obsession over Dan.”
Gabi’s direct gaze pinned me and I shrugged. “Amy was trying to blame him for why our deadline would be missed, but it has nothing to do with him. I couldn’t just sit there and listen to Amy blatantly lie after spending her week flirting with him. Perhaps shouting and brandishing spreadsheets in Alex’s face wasn’t the best way to get my point across.”
“You think? Is this the same girl who spent days stressing over having to give a presentation to the boss she’s just screamed at? You need to forget about Dan.”
I loved Gabi but sometimes … When she thought she was right, she had the habit of forgetting not everyone was as single-minded as her. I sat up straight and twisted to face Gabi to defend Dan. “He doesn’t even know about what happened, so you can’t blame him.”
“And you shouldn’t be defending him.”
I rolled my eyes at that but should have known better. Gabi had been telling me what I should do ever since we met on our first day in high school. I knew she meant well and was usually right. Not that I would tell her that, of course.
Gabi blew out a long breath. “Well, not like that, anyway. So what did Alex say?”
“Nothing. He scheduled a meeting for me with him first thing tomorrow.” I slumped back against the cushion. “I’ve never seen Alex lose his cool like that before. Shit, Gabi, what if I lose my job?” I dropped my chin to my chest. Tears stung behind my eyelids at the thought of losing the chance at my dream job when I’d only just applied for it.
Gabi grasped hold of my hand and gently squeezed. “I’m sure you’ll get off with a warning. They won’t fire you over this.”
I nodded slowly, wishing I shared her optimism.