"You have another crew helping out this week."
I shrugged. "There's always something to do."
He raised a brow, because we both knew that it was quicker when you had more people helping. "Aren't you the one who's supposed to tell us not to work so hard?"
I chuckled because that had been my role. "I'm not dating anyone, and I don't have a family to worry about; I might as well work."
"Ah. So it's okay if you work longer hours because you don't have a significant other."
"Something like that," I said between bites.
"You're a hypocrite."
I ate another bite, not going to argue with him on that.
Morgan sighed when I didn't answer. "I just want to make sure you're okay. I've been so busy; I don't have the time for you anymore."
I rubbed the pain in my chest. "That hurts."
He shook his head. "You know what I mean. You look after us, but who looks after you?"
That had always been the case and wasn't going to change anytime soon. "I don't need anyone to look after me. And it's literally my job to be the supervisor."
"I know you're taking advantage of the fact that we're all busy with work and our growing families."
I snorted. "What are you talking about? I'm just trying to do my job. We have an expedited deadline. Remember?"
He pointed two fingers at me. "I'm keeping an eye on you."
"Don't you have your hands full with Reina?"
He grinned. "We're in love."
Usually I wouldn't have cared about a declaration like that but now? It made me long for something I couldn't have. But I'd given up on things being different a long time ago. "I'm not looking for love."
He shook his head. "Yeah, that's not how it works. Sometimes it sneaks up on you."
A tingle ran down my spine. Is that what was going on with Aspen? She was supposed to be off-limits. I was already breaking all the rules. Just because Morgan was in love with his best friend's sister didn't mean it would work out the same for me. The biggest difference was that Aspen had five brothers, not just one. It was a completely different situation.
And just because Morgan did something similar didn't mean he'd be okay with me fucking his sister. The thought of him finding out made me shudder.
"You can't be that freaked out about relationships," Morgan said.
"I'm not freaked out. I'm just not interested." I sighed. "I saw what it does to a person when you can't let go. When the other person is so toxic."
"Not everyone is your parents."
"I know that." But did I?
"It doesn't mean you're doomed to be alone."
I threw my wadded-up wrapper at him. "I'm not doomed. I'm choosing to be alone."
He caught it and tossed it into the waste bin.
It was a good thing I threw out the condom in the dumpster out back. I wouldn't want him asking why there was a used condom in the ballroom that no one used except for my crew.
"You don't think it sucks to be alone?"