You Had Me At Hello (Book 3 Hello Series)

YHMAH 7 - Blitz and Glitz

Damien 

I've been staring at the same paragraph in this contract for the past ten minutes. Something about indemnity clauses and liability waivers—important, sure. But no matter how many times I read it, the words refuse to stick. My brain keeps short-circuiting, rerouting to her instead.

Sunshine Stewart.

I scrub a hand down my face, exhaling sharply. Get it together, Damien. First week on the job, fresh out of law school, trying to survive my father's firm. I cannot afford distractions—especially not the kind that come with golden hair, sharp wit, and a knack for making me forget how to function like a normal human being.

And yet, here I am. Not thinking about work. Not making a good impression. Just thinking about the way her lips tasted like Skittles and how I chose to kiss her anyway.

I clench my jaw, refocusing on the contract in front of me. "Shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless..." Nope. Still not sticking.

A sharp knock on my office door barely gives me time to react before Rebecca sweeps in like she owns the place. Which, technically, she kind of does.

She leans against my desk, arms crossed, a perfectly sculpted brow arched in amusement. "So. How does it feel to be a married man?"

I blink. "What?"

Rebecca grins. "Word from the grapevine says I have a new sister-in-law. Congratulations, by the way. I didn't even know you were engaged, let alone tying the knot at Hudson's baseball game."

I groan, dragging a hand down my face. "I am not married."

Rebecca hums like she doesn't quite believe me. "Hmm. That's interesting. Because Sadie told Danielle that you and some mystery woman had a whole ceremony at the concession stand."

I grind my teeth. "Sadie is a menace."

"And yet, she's rarely wrong about the important things." Rebecca smirks. "So. Who is she?"

"No one."

Rebecca tilts her head. "Oh, come on. What's her name? Moonbeam? Starlight?"

I glare. "No."

"Ooooh, wait—Buttercup?"

I lose it. "It's Sunshine."

Rebecca's smirk goes nuclear.

Oh. Shit.

I just walked right into that one.

"Sunshine, huh?" she drawls, her grin stretching wider. "That's... interesting."

I exhale, rubbing my temples. "You're insufferable."

She gasps dramatically, placing a hand over her heart. "Me? I'm just an innocent bystander, trying to keep up with my little brother's marriage—oh, sorry, I mean love life."

"There is no love life."

Rebecca hums like she doesn't believe me for a second.

Before I can shove her out of my office, another voice chimes in from the doorway.

"Who's Sundrop?"

I glance up to see Nick Keller, one of the firm's senior associates, standing there with an amused smirk, coffee in one hand, case file in the other.

Rebecca lights up. "Oh, perfect timing. Damien was just telling me about his new wife."

I shoot her a murderous look. "I was doing no such thing."