Office Romance. Part 3

Candace's POV

“You’re a woman of few words, Candace. An odd trait in a writer, I have to admit.”

“I’m just an intern,” I admit shyly. “But…I’m also nervous, if you can’t tell.”

“Hmm,” Cannon hums, moving us around the floor effortlessly. “Let me guess. You’re nervous because you work for me, and everyone here knows that, and because you don’t want your reputation tarnished by the idea that I might be giving you preferential treatment because of something….intimate going on between us. How close am I?”

My mouth gapes open for a second before I manage to reply, “You pretty much hit the nail on the head.”

“Relax, lovely girl. This is my company, and none of these people dare cross me. That includes being rude to anyone that I show interest in. It’s nobody's business but our own.”

In the back of my mind, I think that Cannon is just too out of touch to realize that what he’s saying will never stop the rumor mill from churning. But I’m