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Especially since she was wearing nothing but my jacket at that point.
"From what I saw, she was dropped off by a town car, and she went up to her room alone," I said.
“Good to know.”
“What’s the first favor, Jonathan?” I asked. “Whose life am I ruining today?”
"I'm saving all the life-ruining requests for tomorrow." He smiled. "Number one, can you pull up some information on a woman named Kelly Proby? She's one of Hayley's friends—or "non-friends" as they call each other, and I want to make sure I know as much as I can about her before putting her on the payroll here."
"I'll have her background to you in an hour."
"Favor number two—"
"I told you I'm only doing one."
"Since Claire said yes, will you be the best man at my wedding?”
“I already said yes to that.”
“I’m just re-confirming.”
“Or stalling because you know the third favor is the worst one.”
“It’s the best one.”
"I doubt it."
"Can Hayley live in your house with you for a while?"
What the fuck?"What did you just say?" I set my coffee down, certain I'd heard that wrong.
"Can Hayley stay at your place for a while?"
"As opposed to staying with you and Claire, at your house?"
"Claire has every room in my house under renovation, and I'm tempted to sue her for the ongoing construction noise myself." He shook his head. "That won't work. Besides, you’re single and you have an entire house to yourself."
"What about all the other places you own in this city?" I was prepared to print out the damn list.
"Where do you think the construction crews are staying?" He raised his eyebrow. "There's thirty of them so far with fifteen more coming in this weekend, so all my places are full."
I blinked again. "I don't think so. No."
“Why not? I thought you two used to get along well.”
A little too well ..."I just don't think it's a good idea. The Four Seasons suite and the house you just bought her days ago are far more accommodating places for her to stay while she's in town."
"Okay, look. The truth is, Hayley doesn't want to live in the house I bought her until her friend gets here," he said. "And I've received six phone calls this week from the hotel's manager. Apparently, she's been sleepwalking down to the lobby every night and having loud, screaming fits in her sleep."
"That sounds like a medical problem." A problem YOU need to solve without my house being involved.
"It is a medical problem," he said. "She was fine for years, but I guess the issues are back since she's been off the meds for a while now. My doctor won't prescribe new medication until he sees her a few times in person after his vacation." He looked concerned. "She claims she's never slept in a place alone before—hence wanting Kelly to be here for her to move into the house. So, what do you say?"
Fuck no."Jonathan—" I debated saying what was really on my mind, that her living under my roof in any capacity would be an act of torture for me, far worse than what I was going through after seeing her once. "I don't know if she'll feel comfortable in my space."
"She'll love your space." He insisted. "You're both minimalists at heart, so I'm sure she'll appreciate it. You also have one of the best views of the ocean. Besides, I think she could use a friend while she transitions here since I'll be busy planning my wedding and finalizing the Mexico expansion."
I didn't get a chance to get a word in.
