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Chapter 22
Fox
“So, that’s her?”
I watch as the elevator doors close on Dani’s down-turned face. “Yeah,” I answer. “That’s her.”
Boxcar nods with approval. “Good disguise.”
“Thanks.”
“So, what’d ya do?”
I sigh and tilt my neck until it pops. “Nothing. That’s the problem.”
He winces. “I call that one the Caleb Special.”
“She says hi, by the way.”
“Bullshit.”
We walk across the lobby, dodging cocktail dresses on the way to the elevators.
“But since you brought her up,” he says, “how did she react to… well, you know.”
He flicks his hand in my general direction.
“Better than expected,” I say.
“Did she punch you? I would have expected some bloodshed.”
The elevator opens and we step onto the empty car.
“No bloodshed,” I answer. “Just a lot of questions with a whiskey chaser.”
He chuckles. “Sounds like her.”
“I told her you’d take care of some debts for her as a thank you for helping me out,” I say, my lips curling. “Hope you don’t mind.”
Boxcar throws his head back as he punches the button for the 15th floor. “Come on, man. Why would you do that? Now I’m obligated to help her.”
“You don’t have to even talk to her, Box. Just delete a few zeroes from her record and you’ll be square.”
“I don’t want to be square with Caleb. I liked the freaky trapezoid. It was comforting.”
“Hasn’t this gone on long enough between you two?” I ask, feeling the rush of ascension. “Don’t you ever just want to make amends and be together again like a normal couple?”
“Nope.” He shakes his head with unmoving eyes. “Never again.”
“What? You don’t believe in second chances, Box?”
He peeks at me over his glasses. “Never give a second chance to a girl with a boy’s name. It’s science. And for the record, I don’t think a man in love with his stepsister has the right to use the phrase normal couple when dispensing relationship advice.”
I cant my head. “Fair point.”
The elevator dings and we step off onto the 15th floor. “But enough about women,” he says, waving a hand. “I want to hear about you and this epic journey of yours to the underworld and back.” I pause by the door as he slides his keycard in. Then, he studies my face. “It’s about a woman, isn’t it?”
“Pretty much.”
