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“You were angry when you saw me with Luca.” “I was.” My hand made long, smooth strokes up and down the length of her back. “The meeting with Peters was an exercise in frustration, then I saw you in Luca’s arms and it was more than I could reasonably handle.” She rubbed her face back and forth on my chest before laying her cheek over my heart. “It might be wrong of me to feel or say, but I’m glad you were jealous. You deserved to feel a stab in the gut from seeing me spending time with another man.” “Elise—” My hold on her tightened, and my jaw clenched. “I would never purposely provoke that side of you. That’s not who I am. But” she lifted up on her toes so her nose was even with mine—“knowing you were jealous makes me feel wanted by you.” “I want you every second of every day. Do you know how often I want to tear a hole through the floor of my office so I can watch you all day?” Her eyes rounded. “No. How often?” A dry laugh burst from me. “A lot. I curse the ground for keeping us apart.” “That’s a little crazy, Westie.” Westie. I never thought I’d be relieved to hear her call me that. That meant I had a chance. “I’m telling you, Elise, I really love you.” The corners of her mouth curved. “You can’t do that to me ever again.” “I won’t.” I rested my forehead on hers. “My work has been my life for a decade. It’s important to me, but not more than you.” “Prove it,” she challenged. “I will.” Somehow. Some way. “Be patient with me?” --- Dear Grumpy Boss: A Brother's Best Friend Office Romance