“He better not have,” Britt said. “If you’ll excuse me, I need to have a word with her.”
Marj grabbed my arm. “Hey, it’s his choice. It’s best to stay out of it. It’s none of your business or mine.”
“Oh, it’s my business.”
“Since when?”
“Since I’ve been sleeping with him.”
Her jaw dropped down to the ground. “You’ve been sleeping with the boss’s son?”
“Yeah.”
“We’re talking about Jack, right?”
I blinked. “Jack was my one-night stand the night Kevin dumped me.”
“No fucking way!”
“Yes...fucking way. I didn’t know who he was when we slept together. When I saw him at the office, I was mortified.”
“Trust me, running into your one-night stand is never fun.”
“But we re-connected. I’m sorry I kept it a secret. I should’ve told you. But I figured the less people that knew the better, and I wanted to keep that secret at all costs. I didn’t want to overhear people saying, ‘Psst! Have you heard who Britt is banging?’ And I didn’t want to get accused of favoritism or trying to sleep my way to the top or getting better raises. I didn’t want to be treated any different.”
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“But I’m your best friend. You tell me everything. How could I have not known there was an office romance brewing right under my nose? How could you live the life of a cheap fiction novel and not tell me?”
“I didn’t want anyone to know. We all know the main three main subjects everyone talks about are celebrities, office dramas, and office romances. And I didn’t want to be the talk of the water cooler. Nobody knows, so please don’t say anything.”
“You know I won’t.” She gasped as all the pieces suddenly connected. “Wait! You’re the girlfriend he’s been babbling on about?”
Britt bit her lip. “Yeah, it’s me.”
“And why aren’t you on his arm consoling him?”
“He said he needed space after his dad died.”
“So if he needs space, then why is she on his arm?”
“I don’t know, but I’m going to find out.”
“No cat fights! We’re at a funeral.”
“Give me more credit than that.”
As Britt approached, she extended her hand to the girl.
“Hi, I’m Britt Collier. And you are?”
“Miranda,” she said.
“Nice to meet you.”
“You can scram now,” Miranda said. “Jack needs me through this difficult time.”
“Miranda!” Jack said.