Page 453 of His Virgin Romance Series

I sighed, remembering that Seth had apparently earmarked me for the job. I wondered how he would feel about that offer now that we had slept together. All the more reason I needed to talk to him and figure out where we stood. The prospect of such a conversation would have terrified me six years ago, but now, I was older now and more capable of handling rejection.

“Seth will be in his office, you said?”

“Not just yet,” Alani replied. “He might still be in meetings. But he should be in his office in another hour or so.”

“Okay, thanks,” I said.

I walked out of the lounge and headed to the elevators, retracing the path that I had taken on my first day at the resort with Alani. When I got to Seth’s office, the door was locked, and no one was around. He was obviously still at his meetings, so I decided to sit outside the office and enjoy the view until he got there.

Exactly forty-one minutes later, I heard footsteps in the hall, and then Seth turned the corner, with Ben at his heels. Both men hesitated when they saw me sitting there. I stood up as they approached.

“Good morning, Ms. Sinclair,” Ben said.

“It’s Brie,” I reminded him.

“Right,” he nodded. “Of course.”

“Ben, would you mind if I had a few moments to talk to Seth alone?” I asked boldly. “There’s something I need to talk to him about.”

“Of course,” he nodded.

He turned and walked back the same way he had come, leaving Seth and me alone. Seth’s expression was calm and contained, but I sensed nervousness in his stance as he unlocked his office door and held it open for me. I walked inside and waited till the door had been closed behind us.

“You left this morning,” I said, cutting to the chase.

Seth sighed. He walked around to this desk and sat down. “Can I get you something to drink?” he asked formally.

“No, thank you,” I said through gritted teeth.

“Why don’t you sit down?”

I remained on my feet. “Are you going to address what happened, or are you going to talk around it indefinitely?”

“Brie, what happened last night… It was a mistake.”

All the hopes that had been resurrected last night pummeled to their death, and I found myself grappling to stay calm. “You really believe that?”

“It should never have happened,” he continued. “It would never have happened had I not been so fucking drunk.”

“You weren’t that drunk,” I pointed out.

“I’ve been stressed out with the opening looming,” he continued like I hadn’t said anything. “There are tons of problems that have cropped up at the last second. I was drinking a lot last night, and I was just…looking for a release. I would have slept with anyone last night.”

I cringed away from his words. “So it was just about sex for you then?” I asked, keeping my tone flat. “You don’t have feelings for me?”

He looked away from me awkwardly. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t say you’re sorry,” I snapped. “Don’t do that. I don’t want your apologies. I want your honesty. Do you remember that kiss between us six years ago?”

“No,” Seth replied without missing a beat.

He answered quickly, but I saw something flicker in his eyes. It looked like recognition, and it sounded like a lie. “You’re lying,” I said accusingly. “I don’t why you’re lying, but I know you are.”

“Brie—”

“What was all that jealousy about if you didn’t care about me at all?” I demanded, talking over him. “Why did you care that I was on a date with Gregory? You had no right to come up to us and interrupt our dinner, but you did because something about seeing me with him upset you. What was that, Seth? Explain that to me.”

“Gregory’s not the right guy for you.”

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