"What a lovely office you have here," the lady dressed in a baby pink two-piece outfit muttered with a smile.
"Thank you," Ariana replied with an equally fake grin.
When Ariana returned to her company after the peaceful lunch with Jared, her spirits were lifted because she was happy they had resolved the awkwardness between them.
They decided the kiss that occurred that night was nothing but a drunken mistake and shouldn't be the cause to destroy their friendship.
Ariana was relieved to put the issue that have been bothering her lately to rest but a tiny part of her seemed regretful.
She remembered how easy it was for Jared to accept that the kiss meant nothing and her heart sank a little.
Even though she was the one who first mentioned they should bury the hatchet, she didn't expect him to readily agree as though that was what he always intended.
