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“Yeah. I’m going to call a family meeting tomorrow maybe.”
“Sounds good.”
At that moment, Wyatt walked into the room. “Hey, what’re you guys up to?”
“Do I have to tell everyone today what I’m doing?” I snapped
Both Beau and Wyatt looked at me in surprise. “Anyway…” Wyatt said. “I just got off the phone with a family in New York.” He sounded excited.
“Okay,” I shrugged. “And why do I care?”
“Only because he’s a chairman at Goldman Sachs, and he wants me to train their horse.”
“Oh, that’s awesome.”
“You excited for me?” he said.
“Sure.”
“They’re going to pay me $50,000.”
“That’s amazing,” I grumbled. “Good job, Wyatt.”
“Thanks,” he said. “You okay, Chet? You don’t see as chipper as usual.”
“I’m fine. It’s fine. It’s just been a long day.”
“Oh, okay,” he said. “I thought maybe you’d seen the newspaper.”
“What newspaper?” Wyatt and Beau exchanged a look, and I caught Beau shaking his head slightly. “What’s going on?”
“Nothing,” Wyatt said quickly. “Nothing at all.”
“Okay, fine,” I growled. I didn’t want to know, anyway.
I walked past them down the corridor towards my room. I could hear my mom and some of the women talking and laughing in the kitchen, but I kept on going. I wasn’t in the mood to make small talk with anyone right now.
I shut the bedroom door behind me, leaned against it, and took a couple of deep breaths. All I could think about was Arya and the fact that she was upset with me. It hurt. I’d been honest as I thought she was being, but obviously, she hadn’t liked what I had to say. I was a fucking idiot. I knew I shouldn’t have brought up Eloise, but I wanted to be straightforward with her. I didn’t want us to get into an entanglement that would make things complicated. I didn’t want Eloise to think that I was going to have a larger role in her life than I was.
I tore off my clothes and headed to the shower, swearing under my breath. I wasn’t sure what to do. I didn’t have many options. I wanted to be with her. I wanted to do more than kiss her, but I also didn’t want to complicate things. We’d had a really nice day. Yes, the kiss had been magical and yes, I wanted more from her, but I knew she wanted more from life than I had to offer.
Now was not the time to get involved in any sort of relationship, especially with a woman as special as Arya.
Chapter One Hundred Three
Arya
“Hey, how’s it going?” Olivia asked as I entered the kitchen.
“I’m good, thanks. How was Eloise today?”
“Oh, she was great. She’s in bed now. I read her a bedtime story.”
“Thank you so much, Olivia. What did you read?”
“Little Red Riding Hood. That was one of my favorites as a kid.”
“Oh, that’s one of Eloise’s favorites as well. Thank you.” I smiled at her warmly.
