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“How often will we need to meet?” my father asks brusquely. Blair doesn’t even flinch. She must be used to these kinds of men, working for a firm like this.
“At least once a week,” she responds. “In person, preferably. With everyone involved.”
“I’m not sure we can manage that,” I chime in.
Blair’s glance is cutting. She practically sneers, refusing to turn fully and face me across the table. “You’ll have to make it work if you expect to get this handled quickly, Mr. Weaver,” she says shortly.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Dad’s brow raise. He’ll be on high alert now if she can’t tone it down. No one in this room except the two of us needs to know about that night.
“My father will be in the UK in three days, and he’s not returning for a month.”
She looks at Dad quickly. He nods, confirming the plans. Blair’s shoulders drop just slightly and she gives me another annoyed glance.
I clench my jaw, irritation starting to sink in. After all, it’s not like I asked them to pair us up with the one woman I’ve slept with in the last two years. She’s taking my presence here personally. And considering she’s working forus, that’s pretty unprofessional.
“You’ll be spending most of your time with Nicholas, as he’ll be heading the US branch until I return. He also has access to all of the necessary documents and to my home office. You shouldn’t have any problem finding what you need, and he’ll make time to get this sorted. Sooner, rather than later.”
His words have an edge to them, a warning. Blair obviously catches it and slowly puts down her pen, like a prey animal trying to outsmart a predator.
“Of course, Mr. Weaver. Thank you for making everything accessible.”
We hit the hour mark of our introductory meeting, and Dad stands abruptly. He thanks Blair for her time and hands her a business card, even though she clearly has one. Giving him a tight smile, Blair shakes his hand and nods at Vanessa and me before leaving the room.
Dad starts to turn toward me, but his cell rings. Annoyance flickers across his face and he picks up, stepping to the corner of the room and speaking in a low voice.
“What was that?” Vanessa asks, making me jump.
“What was what?”
She cocks a brow. “That thing Dad was just going to ask you about. That tension between you and the lawyer. You know each other?”
My jaw clicks. But there’s no point in keeping secrets from Vanessa. Never have, never will. So, I tell her straight out, “I had a one-night stand with her recently. Not intentionally, it just… happened.”
Vanessa’s expression changes from amused to worried. She glances at Dad and leans in.
“You better keep it together, Nick. Now isnotthe time—”
“I know that,” I scoff, running a hand through my hair. “Listen, I can keep it professional if she can.”
“Well, whatever happened between you two, she doesn’t seem quite… satisfied.”
I bite back an inappropriate remark, glaring at my sister. She’s right, though. Blair is obviously angry at me, annoyed at the least, and I need to sort that out before Dad finds out.
“I’ll be right back.”
Stepping out into the hallway, I look both ways before catching sight of Blair speaking with someone at the far end of the hall. It takes effort not to jog to her. I don’t know my way around the building, and if she wanted to, she could easily disappear on me.
She glances up, sees me – and to my relief, stiffens up, waiting.
“What?” she asks when I reach her. It’s just the two of us at the end of the hall. Looking around, I tug her into a nearby room.
At least, I thought it was a room. It’s more like an oversized closet full of office supplies. Blair looks frazzled and pulls away, a hand going to her hair.
“What are you doing—”
“Miss Morrison, I don’t know why exactly you’ve decided to be so cold toward me, but you can’t keep this up.”
Blair sneers at me, her cheeks coloring. For a moment the confident exterior ripples and I see that unsure woman I glimpsed in The Grove’s bar. I can’t help smiling and Blair scowls.
