'So, what's your name?' He stopped and turned to me expectantly. Even at age 9, he was tall, already half a head taller than me, but probably more, considering one of his legs was bent.
'Rosaline, but call me Rose,'
He smiled upon hearing my name. 'Rosey, then,'
'You?'
'Thaddeus Ares, call me Thad,'
He held out his hand and I shook it. This was so official..
Ever since our little incident, Thad and I, we have been best friends. He was an absolutely beautiful boy, and I was completely in love with him, but i don't think even I was aware of how I felt.
Of course, it also meant that I hadn't a clue about how he felt about me, neither did I ever try to find out. After all, he had girl after girl with him every other week.
I never actually thought anything more about us, as I was content with how things were.
Or at least..that's what I thought, anyway.
When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith starts working for the handsome Lucas Hendrix, she quickly discovers there's something hot and untamed behind his cold exterior...
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When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith is offered a job as the personal assistant to the cold and handsome Lucas Hendrix, she's left wondering why. After all, she has no credentials to speak of, and working for a paranoid billionaire CEO who's impossible to please is far from easy. But a few weeks into her job, she begins to realize that she can't judge a book by its cover. Left alone to discover the mystery behind Lucas's cold exterior and to tame her uncontrollable desire to comfort him, she learns they have a lot more in common than she ever thought possible. Could their two lonely hearts share the same dream for happiness?
[[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Cover designed by April Alforque
Former title 'Coffee And Papers'