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And what? Leave your mother all alone at home while you set off across the globe?
There would be no one to entertain her, no one to even look after her except for Vanessa and Kyle. Which was as close to no one as I could get. No, I still needed someone serious about their commitments. Serious about settling down in one place.
I just wasn’t sure that was Lyndsey yet.
“Hello?” Vanessa waved a hand in front of my face. “Did you hear me?”
I shook my head of my thoughts, drawing me back down to earth. “What? I’m sorry. Did you say something?”
“No. I just said she’s been spending all of her time with Flynn Archer lately,” Vanessa explained. “I mean he’s fit, but the girl should have more self-respect than to throw herself at him every chance she gets.”
“What do you mean?”
Vanessa took a sip from her coffee mug and leaned forward. Her eyes flickered with the kill of fresh gossip, ready to spill secrets that may or may not even be true. “Well, Libby said she saw them together at the office. Gettin’ all handsy and stuff. Plus, I know he’s been by the house a few times.”
“You know this?” Hell, even I knew it. The real question was why Vanessa was keeping such close tabs on Lyndsey.
Vanessa shrugged. “We have a friend of ours keeping an eye on the house every now and then. You know, after she almost torched the place.”
What the hell?
She was having Lyndsey watched at her own house? This would certainly complicate things in our relationship. How the hell would I explain being at her house if one of Vanessa’s spies ever reported it? I hadn’t thankfully. We’d agreed to take things slow, and she was incredibly busy with repairs and getting the house ready for the gala in a couple of days.
But this was definitely information to take note of.
“She didn’t almost torch the place,” I said. “You shouldn’t be keeping an eye on her like that. It’s not your place. And I doubt she’s even seeing Flynn.”
Vanessa raised a suspicious brow. “Oh, you know him or something?”
“Or something.”
“I mean, did Lyndsey tell you this?” The tone in her voice sank like a weight to the pit of my stomach.Shit!I was revealing way too much without even trying. “Don’t you think you two are getting a little too close? Plus, you don’t want to get involved. She’s a total flirt.”
“Just because she’s friendly doesn’t mean she’s sleeping with every man she meets.” Did it? She said Flynn was just a friend. Had she only said that to waive my concerns? The two did seem rather cozy that day at the office and when I saw them at her house. It didn’t mean they were dating or sleeping together. It just meant they were close.
But how close?
Was I still jealous of this guy? What the hell was wrong with me? I was letting Vanessa get all up inside my head. And all because the woman I cared about wanted to keep our relationship quiet until further notice.
I can do this, right? I’m not one of those crazy, jealous people. Am I?
“I don’t know.” Vanessa flicked a non-committal gesture in the air. “Kyle said they’ve been close since like elementary or middle school, or something crazy like that. I think they even used to date. So, it wouldn’t surprise me. Now can we please talk about something other than that woman?”
“Of course.” I feigned a smile. “Although, I’m pretty sure you were the one who brought her up. You always do.”
“Because she always...argh!” Vanessa growled instead of completing her sentence, clearly at a loss for words. “How does she always get what she wants? Even with this whole event. Of course, we had to approve it. It was a brilliant idea! And Auntie and Uncle Jake were all on board with it. Then, those rich friends of hers showed up to help with the reno—”
“We’re still talking about her,” I said. This rant was getting us nowhere.
“Well, are you going?”
“Am I going to what?” I’d missed something somewhere. Although, to be fair, I was only half-listening to Vanessa at this point anyway.
“Are you going to the party? At Hummingbird Hollow?”
I shrugged. I knew about it since the beginning. It was meant to give the clients an opportunity to meet other singles, potentially make some real connections. It would have also been the perfect place for me to take someone like Crystal.
Fuck!Was Crystal going to be there? That would be awkward. What was I supposed to do? Just mingle with all the other singles, flirting with women I had no interest in, all while pretending the woman I did want to be with didn’t matter to me.
