Story Time: The MACK List — Part 4

Wha wha… so that lawyer I mentioned? Yeah. Sadly, boring AF.
I could hardly wait to leave after a respectable amount of time had passed — you know, just long enough to avoid looking like I’d faked a sudden “emergency” text from a friend.

By Friday night, I was sprawled in bed, MACK List held above my head like it was the Rosetta Stone of my love life. I stared at it, wondering where he was. What was he doing? Who was he with?

Oof. Don’t think too hard about that one.

It’s wild how jelly I felt at the mere thought of him being out there in the world, living his best life without me. Twenty-two affirmations later — all about how he only wanted me and I was the best option for him — I finally admitted it: I was being such a girl about this.

The Midnight Note

As I drifted off to sleep, it wasn’t the lawyer or even Mr. “I Am Your MACK” on my mind. Nope. It was The Man in a Suit — those bright red cheeks, that look of determination, and that strong jawline. Get. Outta. Here.

Apparently, at some point during the night, I woke up and scribbled a note to myself. I found it the next morning on my nightstand. It read:

Live your best life, like you don’t care when he arrives. This party is just getting started.

“Wicked,” I said out loud, tossing the paper onto my bed before getting ready for a beach day with my bestie.

Beach Talk & Rules

Believe me, The Man in a Suit dominated our conversation that day. The way he’d thrown himself across desks just to say hi? The blush? The jawline? Yeah, we dissected it all.

Only problem? I had a rule.

A rule so firm I’d never once considered breaking it since the day I made it:

I don’t date coworkers.

Monday Resolve

By Monday morning, I had my game plan: ignore, ignore, ignore.
I’d walk in, do my job, and pretend The Man in a Suit was just another guy in the office.

But here’s the thing about manifestation — when the universe wants to stir the pot, it doesn’t care about your rules.

And The Man in a Suit?

Let’s just say… ignoring him was never going to be that easy.

Teaser: Part 5: The moment he made it impossible to stick to my rule — and how the window came into play.