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“Kinda.” I run a hand through my hair. “Sorry. Did you ask me something?”
“You’ve got to tell us who she is,” Juliette says.
“Just a friend.”
Her eyebrows lift. “Friends first? Ooh, Damon, that’s not like you.”
“Will you stop? So did you come to a decision?”
Alex sighs. “All right, let’s bring Finn Macbeth in for the trial.”
Juliette’s face lights up.
“The single mum?” I ask.
Alex nods.
“Thank you,” Juliette murmurs.
James looks at his laptop. “Is her name really Mistletoe?”
“She goes by Missie.”
“To be fair,” Henry says, “it’s not her fault her parents gave her a weird name.”
Alex rolls his eyes. “I’m sure I’m going to regret this.”
“You’ll love her,” Juliette says. “She’s spunky.”
“Just what I need,” he replies, “a feisty brat on the trial—and I’m not talking about the kid.”
“Actually, I think that’s exactly what you need,” she says with a grin.
My phone buzzes. I look down automatically.
Belle:
Me:Stop it. They’ve just asked if I’m having a heart attack.
Belle:
Me:I’m going back to work now. Behave.
Belle:
Fuck me.
Me:That’s a submissive pose.
Belle:
She’s been reading about it. She’s telling me she’s a good girl. I huff a sigh, feeling a bit faint.
Me:Jesus. Leave me alone, woman.
I finish with a emoji so she knows I mean it in the nicest possible way.
I turn the screen off and slide the phone back into my trousers.
