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“That’s right. She drew the conclusion it was a buddy of mine. She even told my father I wasn’t alone that day but referred to you as being a guy and I let it go. She said buddy, not man. Again, not a lie.”
“And you didn’t think to inform me of this?” she asked. She wasn’t scowling as much, but she was still pissed.
“It didn’t seem all that important,” he said. “At that time.”
“Well, we know it is,” she said. “I wouldn’t have agreed to go over if that was the case. Women think of these things. I would have worried someone would have noticed my car if I knew someone saw it at your house.”
“My mind doesn’t go there. I’m not used to sneaking around.”
Her hands went from her hips and crossed in front of her chest. Here she’d run home and put on some more sexy clothes like last time that he didn’t get to appreciate and now no one was going to see them.
“So I’m used to sneaking around?” she asked. “Because I’m the one that brought this up to begin with and I’m the devious one because I’m smart enough to know people are watching us?”
“No,” he said, running his hands through his hair. He was frustrated, she could see, but so was she.
What must his sister think of her? This was a nightmare she was trying to avoid.
“Then what?” she asked. “Why did you say that?”
“You’re taking this out of context. This is just as new to me as it is to you. I had no clue and didn’t think much of it. I thought things were going great and working out the way we wanted. I had no idea my sister would have noticed that. Who the hell pays that much attention to things?”
“Women,” she snapped. “Obviously not men.”
“So noted,” he said. “I’m sorry. I swore her to secrecy. You can trust her. Believe me. She was shocked to hear what was going on with the Fierces and that my father would do this. She didn’t believe he would.”
“Did you convince her?”
“I did. I told her if she opened her mouth, she’d be next. I’d make sure I dropped her name nonstop in front of Grant and Garrett.”
Chloe smiled when he’d said that. “That’s mean and dirty. I kind of like it. Go on.”
Her arms dropped down, some of her anger diminishing. They had to figure this out.
Or not. They were just friends that hopped in bed once. They were planning on it again tonight, but that didn’t mean it had to happen.
Was she such a horrible person that she still wanted it to happen though?
“I had to prove it to her. I called my father into my office and she witnessed it.” He explained what happened. “When my father left she was swearing and said our father better not dare. I said then she should remember that she was warned.”
“She probably thinks I’m some kind of slut,” she said quietly.
“No,” he said. “She doesn’t. She won’t and wouldn’t. I told her you have your reasons and I have mine and they are of no concern to her. She is good about letting people live their own lives. I told you what it was like with our mother. I think she’s more annoyed that she didn’t see this with our father and now has to worry that she might be next.”
Chloe walked over to his cabinet and grabbed the plates down. Might as well eat before the pizza got cold. “Now what?” she asked.
“I’m forgiven?” he asked, taking the plate out of her hand.
“I didn’t know I had to forgive you for anything. Or that you cared.”
He frowned. “Well, we had plans tonight. I was kind of looking forward to it.”
She snorted. “Me too, which is why I’m letting this slide. If you can trust your sister then I’ve got to believe you. I don’t have a choice.”
“We all have choices in life,” he said.
“We do, but the one I want is not to leave here without you seeing what I’ve got under my clothes.”
She took a seductive bite of the pizza and winked at him.
