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Grady wasn’t known for mixing business and pleasure. So the rare time a woman had been in there for anything other than business was when Steele put her there.
In fact, he couldn’t remember the last time Grady had slept with a woman without Steele instigating things.
Hmm. That didn’t seem healthy now that he thought about it. Maybe he needed a word with the other man.
Maybe you haven’t been looking after Grady as well as he takes care of you.
And perhaps he should head back to the office to see why Grady had locked it.
If he has a girl in there, it’s none of your business.
Yet, he was curious.
And he hadn’t been curious about anything in a long time.
Life had become monotonous, with only brief bursts of color to intersperse the gray. Sometimes, he thought the only reason he got up in the morning was because Grady wouldn’t let him wither away.
And because Grady wouldn’t do well without him.
He was all Grady had.
So, yeah, feeling curious wasn’t normal for him. The last time he’d been this interested in a woman was when Millie came into Pinkies that first time.
Now . . . there was a woman who made life interesting.
He envied Quillon. His life would never be boring. Although, he also had a lot on his hands. Millie ate life and didn’t always stop to think before doing something.
That was something that Steele would have squashed straight away. Because any woman of his wouldn’t be putting herself in danger.
No fucking way.
But since he never intended to have a woman of his own, that shit didn’t matter.
He watched Grady breathing ice at Lucy, who actually looked slightly concerned. He should interfere. Even though he didn’t really care about Lucy, he knew that if she quit, Grady would have more on his plate that he didn’t need.
“Grady, didn’t you need to go deal with the alcohol issue?” he asked.
Grady turned to eye him. Then, he seemed to gather himself. “Yes, I’ll get onto that. But you need to remember this, Lucy. Do not speak about anyone who works here like that.”
“She doesn’t work here,” Lucy replied.
“She was interviewing for a job. And you need to watch the way you speak to people, or you are gone.”
Something flashed in Lucy’s face. Something ugly. And Steele made a mental note to watch her.
“Steele?” Lucy turned to him, her eyes wide and pleading.
Was she serious with this shit right now? Was she expecting him to side with her? Over his best friend? The person he cared about most in the world?
“Go back to work,” he ordered.
Her face filled with shock.
“And you might want to take Grady’s words to heart.”
Yep. She wasn’t expecting that. She turned and stomped away.
Steele turned to the other man, who was scowling. “You want to tell me what that was about?”
