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Sneak Peek! Mateo and Nicole’s Love Story…

It wasn’t the win Mateo wanted, but it was a win. As he stared up at the ceiling of his bedroom with his hands behind his head, he went over in painstaking detail everything that happened that day.

He’d confessed his feelings to Nikki—well, sort of. And she hadn’t run from him or told him he was being highly inappropriate. Before Paxton got hurt, he had the feeling that she might be open to something more.

Then Paxton had broken his collarbone, and Nikki had let him step in and help. He probably should feel guilty over the joy it gave him knowing she was willing to let him take the lead on that. She hadn’t pushed him away or asked him to leave them alone to deal with their family matter. And when the nurse mistakenly called him Paxton’s father, Nikki hadn’t even corrected her.

Of course, that could have been because she didn’t hear it. But Mateo had. And if the small grin Paxton gave him at that very moment was any indication, the kid had heard, too.

Mateo’s smile spread wider.

But the best thing that had come from today was that she’d let her guard down enough to call him Mateo again. It probably wouldn’t last. She’d call him Mr. Palmer when she wasn’t so emotionally drained. That was a given. But until she corrected herself, he wasn’t against pretending that he’d gotten one step closer to having something more with this woman.

His chest expanded with a long, slow breath before he blew it out. There was only one problem he could see right now.

Clearly, he was interested, but she was not.

And pushing her to admit feelings she may or may not have would be wrong on so many levels—especially seeing as he was her boss. Shoot! Why did he have to hire her?

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