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Personally, though, I doubted she’d walked away merely due to finding it darkly amusing that my marriage was a business arrangement. It was more probable that she’d kept her silence because she feared Dax’s reaction. That fear had likely been what had stopped her from bitchily spreading news of the pact around Redwater.
Letting out a long breath, I hopped into my car, buckled in, and switched on the engine. The drive home was relatively short, so I was soon parking in my driveaway. There, I hefted my loaded bags out of the trunk with anoofand then closed it. Once I’d locked my car, I headed inside.
Dax was just coming down the hallway, a steaming mug in hand, when I entered the villa.
Closing the door behind me, I offered him a smile. “Hey, there.”
His brow furrowed. “You went shopping?”
“What gave it away?” I asked, deadpan.
He tossed me an impatient look. “I’m simply surprised because you said you were running errands.”
“I did. They included buying Christmas presents.” I paused. “I just bumped into your brother.”
“Which brother?”
“My favorite one.”
Dax let out a long-suffering sigh. “Right.”
I felt the corner of my lips inch up. “I was talking about Drey, as it happens—he’s hitting the bowling alley with Jag and my bestie.”
“Your bestie?”
“Leonie, of course. I also saw Felicity and Blaise.” I lifted a reassuring hand. “Don’t worry, they didn’t spout any crap. Felicity said hello, said she hopes you and I are well, and then kept on walking. Blaise said not one word to me.”
Dax grunted. “They’re learning.”
“I have the feeling that Felicity knows about our pact. It was just something about the way she looked at me, all smug and superior. My guess is that Grayden blabbed.”
“Vented, more like,” Dax hedged before taking a sip of his coffee. “He wasn’t happy when he left my office after Mimi sent him. It wouldn’t surprise me if he went home and ranted to Felicity about the heated conversation that took place.”
“Yeah, that would make sense. Either way, I’m pretty sure she knows. As yet, she hasn’t done anything with the information, which just goes to show how much she’s reluctant to cross you again—the woman’s a terrible gossip.” I tilted my head. “Anyway, moving right along … how was golfing?”
“Titillating.”
I snickered at his dry response. “I think you like it more than you let on.”
“I like golfing just fine. I simply don’t like spending the entire game with someone who wants to dance around the terms of a business agreement.”
“Understandable.” I frowned when he tried peering into my bags. “No, you’re not allowed to look.”
“Why not?”
“Your Christmas gifts are in there; I want them to be a surprise. Though I should warn you not to expect anything exciting,” I hastened to add. It seemed better to warn him in advance. “It’s difficult to buy for a guy who has everything.”
He gave a small shrug. “I’m sure I’ll like whatever you give me.”
“Don’t. Don’t be sure.”
He snorted.
“Have you bought me something, or do I need to buy presents for you to give me?”
His brow pinched. “You’d buy your own gifts from me?”
“Sure. I don’t mind. I’ll even wrap them for you. All you’d have to do is refund me the money … otherwise all I’ve really done is buy stuff to give to myself gift-wrapped. That would just be weird.”
