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“One of my acquaintance’s,” he lies through his teeth with creepy ease.
“Where are they?” Gwen insists.
“In my office.”
“And why aren’t you in your office?”
“Why aren’t you with your husband that you fought me tooth and nail for?” he shoots back.
“I already apologized, so why are you kicking me out?” She huffs. “And Nate had an urgent meeting with a client. He’ll also be working late because of a certain partner who’s obviously not taking on the manager role.”
“So now it’s my fault you married a workaholic?”
“Ugh, you never let me win, do you?”
Tell me about it.
I glare up at him and pinch his thigh, to which he remains solemn-faced, so I do it again, harder. This time, he covers his groan with a sip of water and spares me a death glare.
“Not if I can help it,” he tells Gwen with a fake smile.
“You’re impossible. I’m not surprised no woman wants to settle down with you.”
“It’s the other way around. I’m the one who’s not interested in settling down with anyone.”
“Because they wouldn’t have you.”
“BecauseIwouldn’t have them.”
There’s a pause and I imagine father and daughter glaring at each other, or at least, she is. Kingsley appears to be more entertained than anything.
He’s not the one on his knees on the damn floor.
Gwen releases an exasperated sound. “Whatever. At least Aspen is settling down.”
Kingsley gives me an amused glance as if saying, “Since when?” then asks Gwen, “Did she tell you that?”
“No, but the other night, when I went to her place, I saw a man’s jacket behind a chair. I think he forgot it there.” I hear her footsteps around the kitchen and then catch a glimpse of her arm as she reaches into a cupboard. “It was weird because I can’t imagine Aspen doing anything sentimental, but maybe she’s different with the one she’s in a relationship with. Anyway, I’m excited for when she’ll introduce me to him.”
My heart beats loud in my chest and I’m so focused on her words that the position I’m in doesn’t even matter anymore.
Gwen wants me to introduce her to the man I’m in a relationship with. That incidentally happens to be her father, and no introduction will be happening, but still.
“I see.” Kingsley sounds so pleased with himself.
“That’s all you have to say?” Gwen asks with a note of incredulousness.
“What else should I say?”
“I don’t know…you’re not jealous?”
Of himself?
“No,” he says with the same amusement that’s shaking my shoulders.
“Not even a little?” Gwen sounds wounded now. “He’ll be taking away Aspen, you know. And maybe you never had a relationship with her in the past, but you’ve been looking for her all my life.”
My lips part as I stare up at him.
