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Manny chuckles as I glare at him and add, “What’s so funny?”
“You two.”
“There is noyou two.”
“No, but there could be if the two of you weren’t so pigheaded.”
“You don’t understand,” I whisper. “It’s complicated with us.”
“I get that, but sometimes we overcomplicate things when we really don’t need to.”
I take a sip of my drink. “Trust me. It’s not worth the headache.”
“You could actually say that with some conviction,” he muses. “And make it sound at least half believable.”
I sigh. Manny can read me well, just like Payden can.
As I think it, the girls arrive back and Payden slides into the booth next to me.
“Why do you look like you just sucked on a lemon?” she queries.
I roll my eyes and then whisper, “Tag is here.”
Her eyes go round. “Holy shit.”
“I know.”
“Wait, he’s here to try to find you and drag your ass out of here? Naww, that’s so sweet.”
I shake my head. “Not when you hate the guy.”
She almost chokes on her drink. “You don’t hate him, Lu.”
“Fine. Iintenselydislike him. Is that better?”
She gives Manny a look and they laugh together. Of course, Payden loved Manny the second they met. Payden is easy to get along with. Her short, bob-style caramel hair and hazel eyes make her look much younger than she is. She’s also tall, slender, and turns heads wherever she goes. She joked that she could make more money doing Only Fans than being an actual lawyer and I’m pretty sure she’s not far off.
“You need to hit it one more time, get him out of your system,” she says. “Speaking of which… Just ran into your boss. You didn’t tell me he was smoking fucking hot!”
My eyes bug out. “Rock’s here too?”
She wiggles her eyebrows. “I might make an excuse to come and visit you at the office a little more.”
“Get in line. I was just trying to sell him to Casey,” I say with a smirk.
“He was just leaving,” Manny says. “They all were, except Tag.”
“You mean he’s still here?”
“Hey, can we get back to talking about your stinkin’ hot boss, please?” Payden whines. “I’ve clearly not taken enough time to make sure your workplace is safe and secure.”
“Are you gonna use your hot lawyer voice?” I tease with a smirk. “You know that will reel him in faster than any pencil skirt.”
“Nope.” She shakes her head. “But I might throw him a fuck if he’s up for it.”
Manny slaps a hand over his mouth. “You two are staying away from any more mojitos,” he says, trying to swipe Payden’s glass from her hand.
She swiftly knocks the rest of it down and gives him a taunting smile.
