Chapter 16

Jasmine looked at her with eyes full of pity. “I crushed on my teacher in high school once. Despite knowing I would never mean more than a student to him, I still made advances to him. I thought it was love, and I imagined getting married to him…” Jasmine’s words were punctuated by a laugh. Erin laughed too.

“You have always been stupid, Jas.”

“I have. I met him some years ago, and his accent irritated me. The same accent I used to swoon over. It might be the same for you now, Erin. You might be in love with the idea of being with Uriah, but not Uriah. He is a fine, rich, and sexy man whose ass I feel like tapping sometimes, but he might not be totally worth it. Anyone who makes you cry constantly does not deserve you, Erin. Put on your big girl panties and go to work and face him like you are the boss.”

Erin took in a huge, satisfying breath and pushed her hair back. She repeated Jasmine’s words in her head, slowly this time, letting every word sink. Probably, Jas