A One Night Stand With My Boss

Claire called.

"Cami, Cole and I checked the calendar and today seemed perfect, so we decided to go get our marriage license."

Camila's face lit up with joy. "What? That's so sudden! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I would've taken the day off to come back."

"We wanted to keep it low-key, no big fuss," Claire explained. "We're planning a small family dinner tonight to celebrate. You should bring Connor along."

Camila held her phone, her expression clouded with worry. She knew tonight was significant for her mother, but...

"Mom, he has a meeting tonight. He can't make it." She tried to sound casual, not wanting her mom to know about their rough patch.

There was a brief pause on the other end before Claire spoke again, "That's okay, work comes first. It's our fault for not giving you a heads up about the license. Can you come tonight?"

"Yeah, I'll head over right after work!" Camila replied with a smile.

I'll call Erica and invite her too," Claire said

dove back into work mode. Her computer screen was cluttered with data and documents. She was constantly tweaking plans and optimizing figures, racing to finish her tasks as quickly as

brought Connor his

Connor called out

her distance, replying coolly, "Mr. Connor, what do you

slowly walked over, softly

fluttered as if touched by a feather, sending ripples through her emotions. But she steeled herself. "Mr. Connor,

was filled with pleas, "Cami, what can I do to make you forgive me? I

gesture made Camila's defenses start

from his touch, looking up

resolved quickly. He

Just give me one more chance," he