What If You

it. Until then, just do what you’ve been doing.”
“Sleep with guys and never see them again?” I raised my brow.
“Hey, whatever works.” He kissed my cheek. “I have to go.”
I was just ending a zoom call with one of my clients when my phone rang, and Diana was calling.
“Hello.”
“Everly, are you home?”
“Yeah. Why?”
“Can you go look on my dresser and see if my wallet is there? I just noticed it wasn’t in my purse and I’m freaking out.”
“It’s here. Do you want me to bring it to you?”
“Would you mind? If you’re busy, don’t worry about it.”
“I just ended a call with a client and I’m free for the rest of the day. Text me the address to the building and I’ll leave now. It’ll give me a good excuse to see where you work.”
“You are a godsend. Thank you. I’m sending the address as we speak.”
After slipping on my shoes, I headed down to the lobby and out the doors of the building. Thankfully, there was a cab waiting at the curb.
“Are you available?” I asked the driver.
“Sure. Climb in. Where to?”
“375 Park Avenue, please.”
When the driver pulled up to the building, I paid my fare, climbed out and stared up at the tall glass building. The same building that was always crashing down in my dreams.
“Shit,” I whispered.
When I stepped into the building, I pulled my phone from my purse to double check which floor Diana said she was on. The problem was, she only gave me the building address. Just as I was about to call her, the elevator dinged, and the doors opened. Placing my phone in my purse, I stepped inside and stared at the panel on the left-hand side.
“Well, I believe I already know which floor,” I quietly spoke to myself.
After I pushed the button to the twentieth floor and the doors began to close, a hand squeezed in between them. When they opened, I let out a gasp when I saw who the man was that stepped inside. His blue eyes stared into mine as the corners of his mouth curved upward.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t see you coming, or I would have held the doors.”
“No worries,” he spoke as he went to reach for the button to the twentieth floor. “I see we’re going to the same floor.”
I gave him a small smile as I nervously looked away.
“What business do you have there?”
“My friend works on that floor and she left her wallet at home. I’m bringing it to her.”
“You’re a good friend. May I ask who your friend is?”
“Diana Lafferty.”
“She’s one of my employees.” The corners of his mouth curved upward.
“Of course,” I spoke in a low voice.
“Excuse me?”
“What a coincidence,” I said.
The elevator stopped and when the doors opened, the handsome man from my dreams gestured for me to step out first.
“Go down the hall and make a right. Diana’s cubicle will be the fourth one on the left.”
“Thank you.” I tightly gripped the strap of my purse.
“You are very welcome.” His eyes raked over me from head to toe.
When I reached Diana’s cubicle, she wasn’t there.
“Can I help you?” A younger man in the cubicle next to hers asked.
“I’m looking for Diana.”
“She ran to the restroom. She’ll be back in a few. Have a seat.” He grinned.
I couldn’t believe this. Who was I kidding? Yes, I could.
“Hey, you’re here. Welcome to my space.” A bright smile crossed Diana’s lips.
“I need to talk to you.”
I got up from her chair and lightly grabbed hold of her arm.
“What? What is it?” she asked with concern.
“Not here,” I said as I noticed the man in the cubicle next to her was listening.
“You’re sort of freaking me out, Everly. What’s going on?” she asked as I opened the door to the stairwell.
“Your boss. I just rode up in the elevator with him.”
“Which one?”
“The tall hot one with the blue eyes.”
“Mr. Remington? What about him?”
“He’s the guy in my dreams.”
“What?” She cocked her head at me. “Are you sure?”
“One hundred percent. We’re standing in front of this building and it collapses floor by floor until it’s nothing but a pile of rubble. Then it starts to rain, but it’s not raindrops, it’s the ashes of burnt dollar bills.”
“What do you think it means?”
“I don’t know yet.”
“So is the building going to collapse with me in it?”
“No. Don’t worry about that. It has to do with him. It’s some kind of symbol.”
“Oh, okay.” She let out a sigh of relief. “Listen. I have to get to a project meeting.”
I pulled her wallet from my purse and handed it to her.
“Are you sure the building isn’t going to collapse?”
“I’m positive.” I gave her a reassuring smile.
She placed her hand on my arm. “Thanks for bringing my wallet. I’ll see you later.”
Asher
“I’m ready to move forward with the merger,” I said as I handed my attorney, Leo, the file. “It’s time.”
“You’ve made the right decision and your father would be proud, Asher. This is a major deal. He’d been working on this merger for a year.”
“I know and he’d want me to see this through.”
“Yes, he would.”
“I would like to see it too. Roland smiled as he walked into the conference room. “Sorry I’m late. I was tied up in a meeting with a bunch of buffoons.”
“We’re finished here,” I spoke as I got up from my seat.
“I’ll get the paperwork finalized so we can close this deal of a lifetime,” Leo said as he scooped up the files in front of him. “I’ll call you when they’re ready to be signed.”

4 Two Days Later
Everly
I shot up and placed my hand on my forehead. Sighing, I climbed out of bed and went to the kitchen for a much-needed cup of coffee.
“Morning, sunshine.” Daniel smiled as he brought a piece of toast up to his mouth.
“Coffee?” Diana asked.
“Morning and absolutely.”
I took a seat across from Daniel and laid my forehead on the table.
“More dreams?” Daniel asked.
“Always,” I said as I lifted my