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“That’s what you do, you fix things. You find a solution for every problem. That’s why you’re in charge.” Tyler rubbed his elbow. “I went down hard.”
“Don’t be such a girl.” Spencer noted the time. “It’s too early to call her.”
He should have called her last night, but he let his stupid ego get in the way. When she gave him that bracelet, she’d hurt him. That had never happened before. No woman ever had the power to render him speechless or make him feel so much emotional pain that he couldn’t function.
“But it wasn’t too early to call me?”
“Let’s hit the showers. Pierce and Grandfather will be looking for us soon. Have you heard from Vince?” They walked to the locker room. “I’m getting worried.”
“He’s been pretty quiet. I’m hoping that means he’s figure out that logo. He should have it on your desk this morning. He said he was trying to contact someone about the design.”
“What does that mean?” All the artists were in-house. They had no freelance designers he knew of. “Who did the design?”
“I don’t know. He told me to leave him alone and let him work.”
“I want this resolved today or I’m cutting this client loose. I’m not jumping through any more hoops. We have other campaigns that need my attention.”
As they walked to the locker room, Tyler stopped and picked up a local rag sheet someone had left on the lounge table. His family did their best to stay out of the tabloids but sometimes it couldn’t be avoided.
“Ah, shit,” Tyler said as he read the article.
“What? Pictures from the wedding in there?”
“Yeah.”
“Big deal.” He shrugged as he finished his water. “It goes with the territory.”
“I don’t think you’re going to like this.” He held the paper up for Spencer to see. Under the pictures of Spencer and Coda arriving to the hotel read the headline,
Cannon and Carrington’s CEO slums with Brooklyn waitress. Exclusive pictures of the two and an interview with Spencer Cannon’s disgraced fiancée.
“Ava,” he mumbled. “Fuck!”
* * * *
CODA STARED UP AT THEceiling. She hadn’t slept all night. She thought about the events leading up to yesterday. Why had she gotten so offended over Spencer giving her that check? Just because they slept together didn’t wipe out the initial proposition. Spencer was a businessman. He would never go back on an agreement. He’d made that point clear.
“Hey,” her mother said as she came into the bedroom.
Coda sat up and pushed her messy hair from her face. Her mother had been using her cane more often in recent weeks. They had an appointment with a new neurologist in a month. Coda hoped he’d have some answers.
“You’ve been holed up in here since you got home yesterday. Do you want to tell me what happened?” She sat on the edge of the bed. “How did you end up spending the weekend with Spencer Cannon?”
“It’s a long story.”
“I have time.”
“I met him last week at his office and then he came looking for me at the diner.”
“Why?”
“He had a proposal for me.”
“To work at the agency? That’s wonderful.”
“Not exactly.” Coda had a feeling her mother might not like what she was about to say. “He needed a date for his cousin’s wedding.”
“Wow. A rich, good looking guy came looking for you? That’s romantic. Why didn’t you tell me that’s where you were going?”
