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I told her not to go or I would show up and fuck up her evening and destroy Caroline and Mateo’s chances of ever reuniting. That couple has the combined emotional intelligence of a fat cat and the same philosophy of freeloading.
Aspen hung up the phone in my face after repeating her favorite words of “You don’t get to tell me what to do.”
The only reason she wasn’t buried six feet under my cock was because Nate and Gwen visited me for dinner. I could tell he made her do it. She looked miserable, pouted for most of the night, and had dark circles under her eyes.
The traitor has met with her mother two times within a week. Which is a record, but she probably only came to dinner with me because Nate had had enough of her deteriorating state and took things into his own hands.
Needless to say, the dinner was strained. She didn’t apologize and I didn’t shower her with love and spoiled princess behavior.
To make matters worse, I was irritable about the whole Aspen fiasco and her double date with the fucker in front of me and his wife.
Since Aspen is actually smart, she avoided the firm the entire day today, working off-site and even asking her assistant to bring her whatever she needed.
You can run, but you can’t hide, witch.
Swirling the glass of whiskey in hand, I focus my attention on Mateo. “What’s it going to be, Romeo? Will there be a divorce or not?”
He glares at me, then at Nicolo. “The worddivorceneeds to be wiped from your extended vocabulary. I swear to fuck, Nicolo, if you mention it to Caroline again, you won’t like what I’d do.”
“That sounds like a threat,” I egg on Nicolo, who, despite looking relaxed with a girl hanging on his arm and a cigar dangling from his lips, obviously doesn’t like the sound of what his brother has said.
“Mateo knows better than to threaten me. Isn’t that right, Teo?”
“It is what it is. Caroline is the one person you’re not allowed near.”
“Heard you’re patching things up with her,” I say.
His expression lights up at that. “We’re dating.”
“Considering you’re married, I think you’ve hit a home run with her enough times to go without the dating part.”
“We’ve been hitting home runs since we met. Never dated. It’s different this way. Better.”
“Who’s this imposter?” Nicolo says with disgust. “Give me my brother back.”
“Where do you go on dates?” I ask, ignoring Nicolo’s grouchy presence. “Namely, yesterday, and while you’re at it, with whom?”
“A restaurant downtown that’s owned by my college friend. He later joined me, Caroline, and Aspen.” Mateo pauses. “She loved the food and the company.”
“Caroline?”
“No.” He smirks. “Aspen.”
My hand flexes so hard, I’m surprised the glass doesn’t break beneath it.
That’s it. The witch will have to ask her ancestors for some spell to restrain me once I get my hands on her tonight.
“Speak of the she-devil.”
I raise my head at Mateo’s voice to find Aspen being directed in our direction by a bouncer.
She’s in a pantsuit, which still looks sexy as fuck wrapped around her tall, slim body. Since she has her briefcase, she must be here for work.
A fact that both Nicolo and Mateo forgot to mention.
Doesn’t matter, though, because this might as well be my chance to keep my promise to her from a week ago.
“Get on my lap, Julie,” I tell the girl who’s been fighting with a single drink for the past hour.
