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Grayden planted his feet. “Mimi asked me to speak with you on her behalf.”
I frowned, confused. “Mimi?”
Dax glanced down at me. “He’s her lawyer.”
Oh. I hadn’t known that.
“She relayed to me the conversation she had with Addison,” Grayden told him.
“She did, did she?” asked Dax, passing by me as he rounded the desk to stand a few feet away from his visitor.
“Yes. She feels bad about it.”
I pulled a face.Unlikely.
“Sheshouldfeel bad,” said Dax.
“I don’t dispute that,” Grayden assured him. “Neither would Mimi.”
Beyonddoubtful and in a whole new realm of skeptical, I folded my arms. “If that’s the case, why hasn’t she so much as sent an apologetic text to him?”
Grayden seemed to grudgingly slide his gaze to me. “She feels that what she did warrants a face-to-face apology. But she knows that Dax is too angry to see her, and he made it clear that she isn’t to approach you again.” His focus returned to Dax. “She asked that I be a voice for her; express her regrets and pass on her request for you to hear her out.”
Ah. Given that this had to bethe lastplace he wanted to be, Grayden probably hated that Mimi had asked this of him, but he’d come anyway. It was a reminder that, though he might have been something of a pain recently, he was actually a good guy. Considerate. Supportive. Always there for his clients. He just had a habit of recklessly tossing around promises like they were candy.
Dax twisted his mouth. “Well, I’d say you’ve earned your fee, then.” He cast a look at the door—a gesture for Grayden to leave.
Instead, Grayden sighed and gave him an imploring look. “Will you at least consider meeting with Mimi? I understand that you’re angry with her, but all she wants is the chance to apologize. You’re important to her, Dax. There aren’t many people who are. She doesn’t want to lose you.”
“Then she shouldn’t have fucked with my wife.” Dax gave a slight shrug. “Simple.”
Grayden pressed his lips together for a long moment. “Mimi is confused. Hurting.” He shook his head slightly, adding, “She doesn’t understand why you would marry someone out of the blue the way you did. Maybe if you explained, maybe if you sat her down and told her about the pact, she’d feel better.”
A line appeared between Dax’s brows. “I don’t need to explain anything to Mimi.” He paused, looking Grayden up and down. “I don’t know what it is with you and her, but both of you seem to believe that my marriage is somehow your business. It isn’t.”
Amen.
Grayden’s eyes flared, and he looked as though he’d bark a retort. But then he pulled in a steadying breath and unclenched his jaw. “Have a heart, Dax. Mimi would have been your sister-in-law had fate not been such a bitch. She’s not asking for anything other than maybe a few minutes of your time. She just wants to mend things.”
Dax very slowly cocked his head. “Do you know what she said to Addison?”
Grayden averted his eyes. “Mimi gave me a rundown of it, yes.”
“Then why would you think I’d feel inclined to pander to her feelings?”
A good question for sure.
Grayden shot him a sardonic look. “Let’s be fair here, neither you nor Addison are all that wounded. The things Mimi said would have hurt a couple deeply in love, but that’s not the situation we have here. You simply wish to make a silent but firm statement that you won’t tolerate certain behavior toward your …” He trailed off.
Dax lifted a taunting brow. “My, what?”
Hesitating, Grayden coughed into his fist. “Look, I appreciate that you and Addison are married—”
“Do you, though? Because that’s not the impression I get from you.” Dax took a single step toward him. “Nor do I get the impression that you’ve acknowledged to yourself that you no longer have any rights to her. No contact—that was what you promised her when you left her. Correct?”
“Yes,” Grayden gritted out.
“But you didn’t stick to that promise, did you? You kept finding excuses to see or contact her, because you didn’t want her to forget you and move on too fast. Even when I later entered the picture, you didn’t do the smart thing and fully drop off her radar. And now here you are, yet again involving yourself in business regarding her.”
