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“And your software.” He tapped his temple with one finger. “I paired everyone off to investigate the bug wreaking havoc on the update. Hell, there could be several bugs for all I know.” His eyebrows jumped. “Winner gets a pizza party.”
She chuckled. The winner would get more than that—whoever solved this conundrum would attain superhero status.
“If we can fix that bug, it will increase speed and update security on every ThomKnox tablet out there. Our reputation is at stake,” he said, serious now.
She felt the same way he did. Despite the casual way he’d asked to borrow her hard-and software, they both knew that ThomKnox’s future was nothing to laugh about. Could their company hang with the behemoths, or would ThomKnox forever be second in the technology world?
“Whatever you need,” she answered.
“You’re the most technically savvy human being in this company.” He stood. “Apart from your father.”
“And Jack’s retired.” She used to be shy about flaunting her brains or know-how until she went to college. Leaving for school had given her a freedom she hadn’t been able to attain when she’d lived at home. College was the first time she could date without worrying about her father and brothers stating their opinions for the record. As she’d grown up, her family had loosened up, but at times she still felt like a little girl around them.
She’d say this for Jayson: For all his flaws and their incompatibility, he never let her play down her accomplishments. He’d always told her she was smart and to use that to her advantage. Hell, G, abuse it, he used to say.
What’d torn them apart ultimately, and a little at a time, was his overprotective nature and need to control every aspect of their shared lives. Now, though, while he was acutely focused on fixing the tablet issue, he didn’t seem overbearing at all.
Was she seeing him through sex-colored glasses since their last encounter, or had he really changed?
She shook her head to jar loose that dangerous thought. Jayson had said it himself—they weren’t getting back together. And if they weren’t getting back together, then there was no reason to wonder if he had changed.
If she kept that front of mind, it would make being alone in the same house alone with him a lot easier. Anything could happen, true, but if they were on the same page, they could solve this issue swiftly and then be done with it. And with each other.
But when he stood and gripped the doorknob to leave, her gaze lingered on his capable hands and strong body.
“I’ll bring Thai,” he said.
“Okay,” she said, even though she wasn’t sure it was going to be.
