{"id":83,"date":"2025-04-15T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qathi.xyz\/?p=83"},"modified":"2025-04-15T18:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:28:02","slug":"stolen-kisses-a-grumpy-sunshine-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firekirinus.com\/?p=83","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Kisses: A Grumpy-Sunshine Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I meet him at the airport while waiting for the flight to my sister\u2019s wedding. It\u2019s delayed and no one is happy, but Mr. Arrogant Sterling thinks he\u2019s the only one of importance. After we exchange a few heated words, I curl up in my chair and ignore him until we board.<br \/>\nWhatever, it\u2019s not like I\u2019ll ever see him again.<br \/>\nExcept, I do!<br \/>\nAnd if I couldn\u2019t be any less lucky, he\u2019s the best man! I don\u2019t want him ruining my sister\u2019s big day, so I keep a very close eye on Mr. Fancy Pants.<\/p>\n<p>One sensual dance and a stolen kiss later, I realize that there is more to Chase Sterling than the grumpy ass I first met at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>After the wedding, I get back to reality. I\u2019m trying to save the inn I inherited from my grandmother, but it ate up all my savings. That\u2019s why I desperately need a job.<\/p>\n<p>So when Sterling Investments offers me a position, I accept \u2014 planning to avoid Chase Sterling at all costs.<br \/>\nWill I manage to see this grump as my boss and forget all about our stolen kisses?<br \/>\nTime will tell.<\/p>\n<p>I meet him at the airport while waiting for the flight to my sister\u2019s wedding. It\u2019s delayed and no one is happy, but Mr. Arrogant Sterling thinks he\u2019s the only one of importance. After we exchange a few heated words, I curl up in my chair and ignore him until we board.<br \/>\nWhatever, it\u2019s not like I\u2019ll ever see him again.<br \/>\nExcept, I do!<br \/>\nAnd if I couldn\u2019t be any less lucky, he\u2019s the best man! I don\u2019t want him ruining my sister\u2019s big day, so I keep a very close eye on Mr. Fancy Pants.<\/p>\n<p>One sensual dance and a stolen kiss later, I realize that there is more to Chase Sterling than the grumpy ass I first met at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>After the wedding, I get back to reality. I\u2019m trying to save the inn I inherited from my grandmother, but it ate up all my savings. That\u2019s why I desperately need a job.<\/p>\n<p>So when Sterling Investments offers me a position, I accept \u2014 planning to avoid Chase Sterling at all costs.<br \/>\nWill I manage to see this grump as my boss and forget all about our stolen kisses?<br \/>\nTime will tell.<\/p>\n<p>I meet him at the airport while waiting for the flight to my sister\u2019s wedding. It\u2019s delayed and no one is happy, but Mr. Arrogant Sterling thinks he\u2019s the only one of importance. After we exchange a few heated words, I curl up in my chair and ignore him until we board.<br \/>\nWhatever, it\u2019s not like I\u2019ll ever see him again.<br \/>\nExcept, I do!<br \/>\nAnd if I couldn\u2019t be any less lucky, he\u2019s the best man! I don\u2019t want him ruining my sister\u2019s big day, so I keep a very close eye on Mr. Fancy Pants.<\/p>\n<p>One sensual dance and a stolen kiss later, I realize that there is more to Chase Sterling than the grumpy ass I first met at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>After the wedding, I get back to reality. I\u2019m trying to save the inn I inherited from my grandmother, but it ate up all my savings. That\u2019s why I desperately need a job.<\/p>\n<p>So when Sterling Investments offers me a position, I accept \u2014 planning to avoid Chase Sterling at all costs.<br \/>\nWill I manage to see this grump as my boss and forget all about our stolen kisses?<br \/>\nTime will tell.<\/p>\n<p>I meet him at the airport while waiting for the flight to my sister\u2019s wedding. It\u2019s delayed and no one is happy, but Mr. Arrogant Sterling thinks he\u2019s the only one of importance. After we exchange a few heated words, I curl up in my chair and ignore him until we board.<br \/>\nWhatever, it\u2019s not like I\u2019ll ever see him again.<br \/>\nExcept, I do!<br \/>\nAnd if I couldn\u2019t be any less lucky, he\u2019s the best man! I don\u2019t want him ruining my sister\u2019s big day, so I keep a very close eye on Mr. Fancy Pants.<\/p>\n<p>One sensual dance and a stolen kiss later, I realize that there is more to Chase Sterling than the grumpy ass I first met at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>After the wedding, I get back to reality. I\u2019m trying to save the inn I inherited from my grandmother, but it ate up all my savings. That\u2019s why I desperately need a job.<\/p>\n<p>So when Sterling Investments offers me a position, I accept \u2014 planning to avoid Chase Sterling at all costs.<br \/>\nWill I manage to see this grump as my boss and forget all about our stolen kisses?<br \/>\nTime will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I meet him at the airport while waiting for the flight to my sister\u2019s wedding. It\u2019s delayed and no one is happy, but Mr. Arrogant Sterling thinks he\u2019s the only one of importance. After we exchange a few heated words, I curl up in my chair and ignore him until we board. 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