Me, You and Forever

ss the room. Kat lay there, trying to resist the pull of sleep. She didn't want to

turned to the other side of the bed, her eyelids too heavy to op

voice came from

forced her eyes open. The sunlight felt too br

knocking a little harder. "It's time for b

the weekend. Luckily they would be working from hom

te," she responded, her

thing she wanted-especially since she was only wearing a top and panties. Kat wasn't the t

th a cool smile. It was that smile that made him look u

oiding his gaze as she quic

breakfast," Levi said, his voice

ave. I usually eat late," Kat repli

asked, his

looked away, focusing on her food. She di

ery. The food was probably prepared by his housekeeper, though Kat

he have a girlfriend or fiancée? There was no way he'd s

air fell loosely forward, partially covering his face from her angle. She could see th

lly fantasizin

er! Not

Levi said, looking up an

Kat felt a tingling sensation as his eyes locked

ight words to not sound awkward. "I was just won

f your business!" She quickly took a sip of wat

ied simply, returning h

ne in this..." she gestured, spre

d, her curiosity get

cross the room. It was probably the first time K

mes to keep you company," Kat continued, trying to sound light

d again, causing

, the thought hurt more than she expected. Anger mixed

hard for him. He had the looks, the money, the charism

nd of stunning looks that would have men lining up at her door. Instead, she was the one who got catfished, the one

ack. Imagining him apologizing over and over, without even kn

y, her voice barely conc

thinking, bringing up that conv

smile that felt painfully fake. "At lea

silently, trying to push away

g her hands with the napkin. Her movements were sharp, a

quickly, her voice a bit too high

rt pounding in her chest. The coolness of the hallway felt like a relief a

ed, the reality that he was seeing someone kept gnawing at her. A strange anger bubbled up ins

st enough to focus. Levi was already in the study, seated at the large wooden desk with h

e need to refine the functionality before we move on to the design. I've outlined some ke

g over the keyboard as she listened. But her mind kept drifting back to the conversation th

oice broke throu

king her head as if to clear it. "You we

. The users should be able to navigate easily without too much guidance. Think about clean

about colors, layouts, and user experience, but the image kept blur

The words slipped out b

e looked up at her in confusion. His eyebrows furrowed sl

d, his voice tin

ask that, especially not in the middle of a work discussio

ou're seeing meet?" she clarified

m felt thick with tension, and Kat wished she could disappear, regretting her impulsive question. But she