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I wanted to think that Brian had been upset for reasons that had nothing to do with me, but the fact that he had tried to call me and I’d refused him this morning suggested otherwise.
“Maybe you can tell him I came by,” I said.
The guy nodded. “We can do that. Should I give him contact information?”
“He’s already got it. And he doesn’t need to call me.” I still couldn’t tell him my news over the phone. I was going to have to find another way to get in touch with him.
I would think of something, I was sure.
In the meantime, there was nothing more to be done here. I nodded farewell to the man and the rest of his compatriots and returned to my car. The only thing that made sense now was just going to work and trying to get through the day. I’d have to figure out a plan for catching up with Brian later.
I guess I could visit him at his house—but that was an intimidating thought. I had only been there once before, for dinner with my father when I was in high school, and I remembered a massive, imposing mansion. I had no desire to walk up to that front door and knock on it to tell the man inside I was pregnant with his baby. That conversation was going to be hard enough.
How weird that I felt like we were on even footing here, of all places. But I guess it did make sense. I’d fucked him here. My whole body was tingling as I walked through the office, flush with memories of times he’d pushed my skirt up to find me wet and waiting underneath.
God, I’d have liked to fuck him right now.
I tore my thoughts away from those memories. The last thing I needed right now was to get lost in fantasies about something I was never going to have again.
It had been bad enough that we’d fallen off the ledge so often when we were supposed to keep things professional. But the stakes would be infinitely higher now that a child would be involved. I couldn’t let my baby be caught between parents who couldn’t keep their pants on around each other and were always either fucking or fighting. We were going to have to learn to get along like civilized adults.
I left the building and crossed to my car, lost in these thoughts, until—
“What thefuck!”
I jumped out of the way as a car ripped into the parking lot like it was being chased. I stared after it as it whipped haphazardly into a parking spot. What sort of maniac would drive like that on government property?
Then the door opened, and Brian stepped out.
Oh. That kind of maniac.
His eyes blazed as he crossed the lot to my side. “Alison! My lieutenant just called and told me you were here. What’s going on? Is everything okay?”
I gaped. “How did you get here so fast? I thought you were out for the day.”
“I was on my way to your office.”
“My office? At the FBI?”“You wouldn’t answer my call.”
“Well, no, I wanted to speak to you in person… you’re telling me you went to my office because I wasn’t answering the phone?”
“I had to see you.”
“But why?”
“I had to apologize,” he said earnestly. “God, Alison, the things I said to you… I fucking didn’t mean any of that. And there’s no excuse.”
“You were just upset.” I was shaking.
“That doesn’t matter,” he said. “There was no reason to take it out on you like I did. I know we’re not going to see so much of each other now, but I want to know that you can forgive me.”I nodded. “I forgive you.”
“Just like that?”I bit my lip. “We need to have a longer conversation.”
“So, not just like that.”
“No, it’s… I have something I need to discuss with you. In private. Not here.”
I was sure he would push back and ask me what was so important, but he didn’t.
