Page 18 of Well Played

I straightened behind Hallie. “Cap said get out. You want me to ring security?”

Her eyes narrowed. “Want your photos back, big boy?”

“Fuck this.” Hux dived into her bag, grabbed her phone, and tossed it to me. “That’s yours now, man. Do what you need. I got this.”

Kylie snarled at him as I texted security. It wouldn’t hurt for a little back up. Hux didn’t need a litigation case on his hands after everything. A wail went up from the side of the office. Hux sent an alarmed glance at Janelle who dissolved into tears at her desk as he escorted Kylie from the building under duress.

The door shut behind them, and no one moved.

Well, no one moved, except for Hallie who took her coffee, the one I got for her earlier, and placed it in front of Janelle. “This one stays hot for hours. It’s really good, too. I think Solacehas taste, but don’t tell him. We should probably try to find that coffee shop later, okay? Go for a walk?”

Janelle lifted red rimmed eyes to meet hallie’s face and nodded with a trembling lip. “Okay,” she whispered.

Hallie hugged her and I swear my heart exploded on the spot.

Somewhere in the back, one of the boys whistled. I promised myself I’d give him a reprieve of a day before I hunted him down.

Hux reentered the room, sweeping an inked hand through his hair and offered me a tired nod. “She’s banned from the grounds. Someone send a warning out to the other clubs about the showpony stalker, for God’s sake.”

“I’ll do it.” Hallie turned back to me and slid her arms around my neck. “Love you, too,” she whispered in my ear softly, but somehow loud enough for the entire office to hear.

“Damn, I need a girl like that,” Hux muttered soberly.

Not that I blamed him, but this one belonged to me, no matter how she called it. We could argue about semantics later. He nodded at Hallie, and no one said anything as I picked her up and placed her ass on the chair that had been hers, though she was due a career shift in my opinion.

Looked like my girl kept her jobandwon some hearts at the same time.

Including mine.

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