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“Then don’t date the hot man.”
She glowered, rolling over. “No offense, but I’m not going to ask your opinion after this. You don’t have a clue what to do.”
“Of course I don’t. This is your life, Dianna. You have to go—”
“Never mind,” she muttered as she climbed off the bed. “I’m going to ask someone else.”
“No one else is engaged,” Constance called after her.
Maybe that was her problem. Constance had already found her man and she’d snagged him. The rest of her sisters, except Adeline, were single and actively dating. Maybe one of them would be able to tell her what she should do.
Okay, none of them would be able to give her the answer that she wanted. Or they would, but it wasn’t the answer that she needed—and that was how to construct a wall between herself and Tristan so she didn’t end up doing something stupid.
It was decided. She’d go to work and keep her mind off the handsome man who treated her like she was more important than just some therapist who was assigned to his kid. It was like she’d said. They could be friends.
She’d been telling the truth. Relationships made her wary. The fact that he could understand her reasoning had made it that much harder to compartmentalize the emotions stirring within her. She’d done harder things. By the time Mathew and Tristan were done with their therapeutic services, everything would be settled and she’d be better for it.
10
Tristan
“Ihate you.” Tristan stormed into Shane’s office and slouched down into the chair facing the desk.
Shane lifted an amused smile to his friend. “What happened this time?”
“I think I need a new therapist.”
Shane’s features sobered and he put the paperwork in his hands down. “Did something inappropriate happen? Did Dianna—”
“It has nothing to do with her. In fact, she’s great.Toogreat.” He gave his friend a pointed look. “I don’t know what to do. Mathew loves her.”
“Isn’t that agoodthing?”
“Of course it’s a good thing.” Tristan shot out of his seat and paced the room. “It’s wonderful. I have never seen Mathew take to someone so quickly.”
“I’m sorry for my confusion. But I fail to see what the problem is.”
“I like her, too.”
It took a few moments for Shane to catch on to what Tristan was getting at. Tristan stopped his pacing and the two of them stared at each other until Tristan couldn’t stand it anymore.
“If I were interested in dating, she would be the kind of person I’d be looking for.”
“Again, Tristan, I fail to see the problem.”
His mouth fell open. “What are you suggesting?”
“What areyousuggesting? You can’t just come into my office, bounce around the room, claim you’re starting to develop feelings for the girl, and tell me that I need to fire her. That’s not how this thing works. I could get sued for something like that.” Shane leaned back in his office chair and steepled his fingers together at his lips. “I feel like you’re hinting that you want me to do something.”
“I thought I made it clear. I don’t think I can work with her.”
“With all due respect. This isn’t about you. This is about your son. And if she’s made a connection with him, then you ought to let him keep the person in his life that makes him feel safe.”
Tristan raked his hand through his hair and let out a sound that resembled a groan and a growl all at once. “He drew her a picture the other night.”
“That sounds sweet.”
“You didn’t let me finish. It was a picture of the three of us as a family and he insisted he wanted her to be his new mother.”
