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in the bedroom on the other side of the wall.  My lips
formed a small smile and a warm feeling pooled in my chest.  Oh,
yes.  She definitely had an effect on me.  Right then I didn’t mind
it.
     
        
     

Chapter 7
    Marissa
    Fridays were always busy at the
bank.  It was payday, I guessed.  By two o’clock it had slowed down a
little.  I glanced over at Camden.  I hadn’t really had a chance to
ogle him all day.  He sat at his desk, his fingers moving over his
keyboard, his phone tucked between his ear and his shoulder.  He was
wearing that green shirt that I loved, the one that really made his eyes pop.
    Greta sighed loudly beside me.
    “What?” I asked, turning to look at her.
    “You know what.  Stop staring.”
    “Oh.  Sorry.”  I bit my
lip.  How long had I been looking at him?  Long enough to be obvious
about it, apparently.
    “Seriously, what do you see in him?”
    “What don’t you see?”  I
asked.  “Because he looks pretty good from where I’m standing.”
    “Yeah, and he knows it, too,” she
mumbled.
    As if he sensed we were talking about
him, Camden got up from his desk and began walking towards us.  He stepped
behind the counter and breezed past us, heading for the offices in the back.
    “Hello, Greta.  Melissa.”
    Greta waited until he was several feet
away and then whispered, “See!  He doesn’t even know your name.  What
a jerk.”
    I shrugged.  “Close enough.”
    “You’re wearing a nametag,” she said,
pointing to my chest.
    He genuinely did think my name was
Melissa.  He’d called me that before, several times.  One of these
days I planned to correct him.  Maybe.
    As he walked through the door leading to
the offices, my boss, Antonia Nichols, stepped out and beckoned to me.  I
swallowed.  Antonia was one of those people who had a commanding presence,
and I always felt nervous around her.
    “Yes, Ms. Nichols?” I said when I reached
her.
    “I need to see you in my office for a
moment,” she said, and turned to lead the way.
    What had I done?  What had I
done?  What had I done?  
The phrase kept repeating itself in my head all the way to her office in the
back of the building.
    “Sit down,” she said, nodding at one of
the two chairs in front of her desk. 
    I sat and concentrated on keeping my
nerves in check.
    “As you know, Ms. Pace will be taking her
maternity leave at the end of next week.”
    “Yes.”  I nodded, not understanding
what Kori’s maternity leave had to do with me.  She was the other person
who handled opening new checking accounts, savings accounts, etc., just like
Camden.
    “I’ve been watching you, and you’re doing
an excellent job.  You don’t make many mistakes, you’re great with the
customers, and I like the way you handle yourself.  What I need to know is
if you’re willing to take over Ms. Pace’s position while she’s out.  It’s
only temporary, but if I like what I see…Well, we’ll go from there.  So
are you interested?”
    A promotion?  Well, not really, but
it was something.  And it came with a desk.  “Yes,” I said, trying
not to sound too eager.
    “Okay, great.  You start training
with Camden on Tuesday.  I’ll let him know.”
    Camden?  My stomach dropped.  I
stayed frozen to my seat until Antonia spoke again.  “That’s all I
needed.  You can go now.”
    “Yes.”  I nodded.  “Thank you,”
I whispered as I practically fled from her office.
    I didn’t say anything to anyone about my
sort-of promotion.  I figured Greta would ask, but we got so busy after
that she didn’t have time.  I kept sneaking glances at Camden, wondering
what it would be like to work with him in very close quarters.  Smelling
his spicy scent for more than just a second, staring into his bright green
eyes, brushing my arm against his…I was getting carried away.  This was
just an office crush.  I’d never actually expected anything to come out of
it.  I shouldn’t expect it now, even if