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“I’m not mad at you for having sex,” Gregor said, sipping his drink. “I’m worried about what you might think it means.”
I lifted my chin, ignoring the knot in my chest. “I’m not thinking it means anything.” I refolded the napkin in my lap.
Gregor sighed. “Good. As I said I know Jonas and Dani. Well, I knew them back in college.”
I shrugged. “So you were friends?”
“We were acquaintances. But I introduced them both to Maggie, my girlfriend. They in turn invited her into their inner circle of friends,” he explained.
I bit my lip. “Not you?” He shook his head. “That’s awful.”
Gregor frowned. “It gets worse. Maggie broke up with me to pursue a sexual relationship with them. Talking some bullshit about being polyamorous, a word I doubt she even understood.”
My brows rose. Jonas had mentioned their sexual relationship and Dani had alluded to as much at the yoga center. Still I was skeptical of Gregor’s assessment of Maggie’s decision. “That’s harsh. Give her some credit she was a college student. She knew what it meant or she wouldn’t have pursued it. Right?”
“Okay. Yeah. So I’m bitter, sue me,” Gregor grumbled as he sucked down his drink. “I haven’t seen many woman like her. Beautiful face, hour glass figure, innocent, sweet….”
My lips parted. Dani had mentioned I looked a little like a Maggie they knew. So maybe I was Jonas’s type. “Is that why you sent me?”
“Yes,” Gregor said without hesitation. He tucked his hair behind his ears. “But that’s not the point. I thought I was going to marry her. They eventually dumped her, but when I came back to her afterwards, she didn’t want me. Said I couldn’t give her what she needed. They corrupted her.”
The waitress came back and dropped off our burgers and fries. Gregor bit into his and groaned in pleasure.
I picked at my burger with my fork. “I’m sorry, Gregor. But maybe people change over time.”
Gregor nodded. “I was willing to keep an open mind about the polyamorous thing too. But she finally told me the truth,” he said between bites. “She didn’t want someone that didn’t have the wealth and power they had.” He sipped his drink.
I looked down. “Oh. I’m sorry.”
“Maggie was poor and they seduced her with sex and gifts. Then, they dumped her. She was fun, but Dani and Jonas were basically destined since birth. She had the breeding, bank, and connections. Maggie thought she was special to them. She thought they would still make room for her in their lives,” Gregor said.
My stomach churned as I listened and ate my burger. “So, Jonas and Dani did what?”
“They not only dumped her, they took all their lavish lifestyle and friendly connections with them. Maggie was devastated to put it mildly, but she couldn’t deal with going back to a regular guy like me,” Gregor said. “So what I want you to know is, Jonas will enjoy you, but don’t get hung up on him.”
I put the burger down. Was that my fate? Would I become entranced with Jonas and his life, only to be heartbroken like Maggie? “I didn’t know. They both seemed kind to me,” I mumbled.
“Jonas isn’t usually a liar. He didn’t promise you anything, did he?” Gregor asked.
I moved the fries around my plate. “No. He didn’t….”
Gregor shook his head. “You’re already upset. I’ll have a talk with him.”
My eyes widened. “I’m not upset. I’m fine. Please, don’t.”
Gregor pursed his lips. “Sure you aren’t.” He sighed as he reached out and clasped my hand, “I just don’t want to see you hurt. You’re my favorite assistant. I like to see your face smiling.”
I eased my hand back and busied myself twirling my straw around the inside of my now half empty glass. Trying to understand the Jonas, Dani, and Gregor experience from the ones I met. Surely people change over the years. I’m not the same as I was in Quincy. Of course, I was willing to make excuses because I liked them.
“Well,” he said breaking our silence, “we have a good six weeks or so before our presentation with him.”
I nodded. “Yes.”
Gregor smiled broadly. “That will earn you a promotion. I may even be able to swing a raise now with all the business I generated during the conference.”
“Great,” I said, plastering on a smile.
Gregor joked over the remainder of the meal and I tried to be as enthusiastic for him as I could while he talked about his conference and all the new business contacts he made there. However, my mind was playing over the highlights of his conversation regarding Jonas.
