Free All of Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by K E Osborn Page A

fiancé.”
    “We’ll see about that,” Alistair mumbles under his breath and storms off like a child back into his office.
    Aiden kisses me on the cheek and looks at me with a half-smile as he walks to his office. I sigh as I can feel the hatred leaking from Alistair’s pores towards me. I make my way to my desk, sit down, and turn on the computer. Nothing’s changed! Bree looks at me, giggles, and gets back to work. I can’t help but feel a little dejected knowing how badly I hurt Aiden. I can’t believe that I put him through hell just because I was having a mini breakdown. I will never forgive myself for that, and I know in my heart I will make it my life’s work to make sure he never feels that way again.
    The elevator chimes making us both look up. A delivery driver enters with a huge bunch of pink roses.
    “I have a delivery for—”
    “Yep, over here,” I interject as he walks over with the flowers in his hands, which I then sign for.
    “Everything’s back to normal,” Bree states in a low tone.
    I place them on my desk in their usual spot and take out the card to read.
Welcome back, baby. I’m so glad you’re here with me where you belong. I will love you, forever. Yours always, Aiden xoxo
    Walking to Aiden’s office, I knock on the door.
    “Come in.”
    I open the door. He’s looking at me with that all too familiar sparkle.
    “Thank you, I love them.” I continue walking toward his desk. He stands and meets me half way. He wraps his arms around me and holds on to me tightly.
    “I told you you’d get flowers every Monday, and I intend to keep that promise.”
    I lean up to kiss him and our lips meet briefly until we’re interrupted by a knock on the door.
    “Sorry to interrupt, but Mr. Takahashi is on the line,” Brielle says as she peers through the slightly open door.
    Aiden’s brow is slightly furrowed, and his lips are pursed, looking slightly irritated that we got interrupted. I quickly use my thumb and wipe my lip gloss from his lips.
    He walks back to his desk. “Can’t leave Mr. Takahashbrown waiting now, can I?”
    I slide back into the job easily; I remember how to do most of my work as the day progresses. Lunchtime comes around all too quickly and Bree does a lunch run down to the café. She leaves and I make my way to the kitchen to make coffee for us all. I place a mug into the coffee machine and press the button for black coffee for Aiden. Alistair walks in. I try not to look at him while he waits, tapping his foot impatiently on the ground. I decide perhaps I should say something.
    “Alistair, I’m well aware of how little you think of me, but I would like to try and at least be civil to each other, for Aiden’s sake. He loves us both, so I suggest we try to get along if nothing else. What do you say?” I hold my hand out for him to shake.
    He stiffens his posture and an intense, fevered look crosses his face. He leans in very close to me knocking my hand out of his way, his voice almost a whisper.
    “Listen here, it’s not that I think little of you, it’s that I don’t think about you at all. Ever since you slimed your way into my son’s life, everything has turned sour for me. You’re like a noxious weed that keeps spreading her roots into everything, fucking up the path that I’ve laid out for my son since his birth. You’ll be his undoing and that’s on your shoulders not mine. If you really love him, let him be free of you and your tangled mess of a life.” He walks off leaving me in the kitchen deeply hurt.
    I exhale and steady myself on the kitchen counter while I come to terms with everything he’s just said. I swallow a lump in my throat as I knew he hated me, but I guess I didn’t realize how much until now.
    I should tell Aiden what he said, but I know he’ll get angry with Alistair, and who knows what could happen. I take Aiden’s coffee and walk out to his door. I knock.
    “Come in.”
    “I thought you might like some coffee.” I walk in