Chapter 68 - SIXTY EIGHT
- KILLIAN -
’Can the dinner be tonight?’ Kate’s text drops after I send a last text to Hazel.
I promised to clear my schedule for her so I will. ’Definitely.’ I text her back. ’Take care of yourself.’
I drop my phone on my desk and roll in my office chair, keeping my eyes on the silver necklace dangling on my finger. Hazel lost this at the pool. I took it off her when I held her in my arms while heading to my car. It’s a wonder she doesn’t remember losing it, I don’t know if I should be offended or not.
I plan to return it to her today, but I also plan to give her a ring. The one I’m staring at right now on my hand, the same hand that holds her necklace. I’m not sure if I want her to be my girlfriend just yet, but this ring definitely seals a lot of things between us.
A sigh escapes my lips and I rest my back on my office chair, swinging a pen in my fingers. My thoughts circulate on the other matters disturbing me.
So the file’s gone, I thought, still playing with my pen, I searched for every spare and found none, not even on my computer and there’s no way in hell I’m contacting S because of this. I guess Liam and I will have to do it the old fashioned way. Our way.
Just with a little more damage and use of technology.
I bury my face in my head then run my hand through my hair. Never again will I be this careless. This feels like it was all planned. Hazel happened to drown the night I carried the flash drive with me and all my copies are missing. It was almost as if they never existed.
A huff leaves my lips and I close the ring case. Dwelling on my loss will do me no good now. I should move past this.
My eyes fall on the ring box. Inside lays a diamond ring. I love showering Hazel with diamonds. She deserves nothing less. I pull a drawer of my desk out and drop the ring box and necklace inside. I shut the drawer and make myself comfortable in my chair again.