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“We got … involved,” she said quietly.
“Which means?”
“I slept with him.” She didn’t look up to see his reaction.
“And?”
“And what?”
“And is that bad or good?” Caleb raked his hand through his hair. “Jesus, Katie, just tell me what happened. I mean, I don’t want to know all the … Tell me why you’ve been so quiet. I hate seeing you this way. It makes me want to punch something.”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know what?”
“I don’t know if it’s good or bad. I don’t know if it was smart or stupid. I haven’t seen him or talked to him all week, and I don’t know. It’s making me crazy.”
“Did you call him?”
“He’s working on some technical stuff. He said he’ll call me when he’s done.”
“So you’re just waiting.”
“I’m just waiting.”
“Waiting sucks.”
“I know.”
Caleb abruptly ducked into his office and came out with his jacket and his keys. “Come on. We’re taking an early lunch.”
“I’m not hungry.”
“We’ll go to the Cove.”
“I don’t want to eat pizza, and I don’t want to talk.”
“You don’t have to talk if you don’t want to. Put on your coat, and we’ll go play Ms. Pac-Man, and I’ll beat your ass. You’ll feel better.”
“Yeah?”
He threw her
half a smile. “Get your coat.”
So she got it, and she followed her brother out the door of the office. He turned around and reached past her to flip off the light, leaning over her shoulder to do it. As he straightened up again, he dropped an unexpected kiss on the top of her head. “You’re going to be fine.”
“I’m not so sure.”
“You don’t have to be sure. I’m sure.”
“What if I’m not fine?”
Caleb pulled the door shut behind her back and grinned. “That’s easy. If he breaks your heart, I’ll break his arms.”
Chapter Twenty-five
“Ha. That’s right, you cagey little bitch. How do you like me now?”
