Page 90 of His White Moonlight
“Noted.”
I returned to Bennett’s office and found him where I left him.He looked at my empty hands then met my gaze expectantly.
“Miranda is willing to get a dress for me.I hope you don’t dock her pay for it.”
“Why Miranda and not you?”
“I don’t like that kind of shopping, and she does.”
“How do you know?”
“Because I have eyes and see how she dresses.She’ll pick out something nice and have fun doing it.I won’t.It’s a win-win for both of us.”
“What about for me?”
“For you too, because I won’t be angry from shopping and take it out on you.”
Something close to amusement flickered in his gaze, and I hurried to grab my laptop.
“See you after work.”I fled.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
A hand wavedin front of my face, breaking my focus from the numbers on my screen.Startled, I looked up at Miranda as I pulled out an earbud.
“Sorry,” I said.
“Dress and shoes,” she said, lifting both bags.
“I really appreciate you shopping for me.Would you mind hanging them up in Bennett’s bathroom when you give him back his card?”
Her gaze slid to Bennett’s open office door as I put my earbud back in and looked down at my screen.Could I have done both of those things?Yes, but I didn’t want to.She did.
She moved away, and as tempted as I was to remove an earbud and listen, I didn’t.The blinds were open, and I’d caught Bennett watching me several times already this afternoon.So I focused on my spreadsheet and waited for some kind of explosion.
Miranda passed my desk several minutes later.Although I didn’t look up to gauge her mood, it seemed like a relatively peaceful exit.
My phone pinged with a new message.I glanced at it.
Bennett: Don’t you want to check what she bought?
Me: I’ll check after five.
Bennett: What if it doesn’t fit?
Me: Then I’ll ask Mom to pick a different restaurant.
Had I not already upset her, I would have made that suggestion first, but I was playing nice.I really wanted tonight’s conversation to go well.It was no longer about permission but about acceptance.Iwasgoing to attend the university I chose.
At five on the dot, Bennett came out and knocked on my desk to gain my attention.
“Go change,” he said as soon as I pulled my earbuds out.“Let me know if you need help with anything.”
Miranda came around the corner just then.
“Miranda can help me,” I said quickly.“Right?”
She looked from me to Bennett
