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“Can I ask what happened? With…ummm…Jana?”
He stares at the fire for a second before turning to me, a cold look in his eye that I know isn’t meant for me. “Can I not answer?”
“You don’t have to. There’s just a few different versions of what happened floating around the office.” I take a tentative sip. “I was just wondering.”
“A lot of office gossip about me, huh?”
“You give people something to talk about. My father certainly doesn’t. And Frank is kind of boring.”
“Jana isn’t worth our time.” He nuzzles my cheek. “I want to know about you.”
“There’s not much to know about me.”
“I think that’s false.”
I change the subject again. I don’t want to talk about me. “What about your son? How is he doing…all things considering?”
He narrows his eyes at me before turning towards the fire. “Griff is…” he takes a long sip of his wine, “he hates me.”
“I find that hard to believe…” I whisper when he doesn’t say anything for a few moments.
“No, he does. He blames me for everything. The divorce. His DUI.”
“That’s stupid. You didn’t make him drive under the influence. I’m sure you would have gone to pick him up wherever he was.”
“In a heartbeat.” He pulls my glass of wine from me. “And if you’re going to keep drinking, I’m not going to let you drive either, young lady.”
“I’ve only had two glasses!”
“And you’re this tiny.” He holds up his pinky finger and shakes his head. “I’ll take you home later when you’re ready to go.”
“But then my car will still be here.”
“I’ll take you home in your car, and then take an Uber back.”
“You said Ubers were for drunk kids or…whatever.”
“For you, I’ll make an exception.” He taps my nose with his index finger and I giggle.
“Well maybe…” I trail off. “Maybe I can stay here and leave in the morning?” My sex thumps in response and I take a sip of my wine to try and calm my nerves.
“I’d love for you to stay…if you want.” Was Landon West…nervous? The look in his eyes makes me believe he’s never been in this position before, and he is also out of his depth.
“I want.”
