Are you in an important meeting?
JAKE
No, it’s just my father now, why? Is everything okay?
MILES
Everything is fine. Indie has earned a reward, and I wanted you to be part of it. When she calls you, can you get away from the meeting for a few minutes?
JAKE
Of course. What do I need to do?
MILES
Just answer the phone when she calls, and be somewhere private. It’s a reward for her, not you.
JAKE
That doesn’t sound fair.
MILES
Don’t sulk, Pretty Boy. If you enjoy her reward, maybe you’ll get one of your own.
JAKE
How did she earn a reward?
MILES
She took my punishment like a good girl.
JAKE
Fuck. I’m hard just thinking about you two now.
MILES
Enjoy your meeting, speak soon.
JAKE
Cocktease!
I have to bite my lower lip to stop from smiling, and when I look up, Indie is watching me intently. I slide the phone back into my pocket as she asks, “Everything okay?”
I nod, not giving anything away. “Fine.”
“Who were you talking to?”
I shrug my shoulders. “Nobody.”
Her eyes narrow as her brows pull together, obviously not happy with my vague response. “It was obviously somebody.”
I fix her with my sternest glare, holding myself up in a way that most people find intimidating. “I think you should go to the bathroom and wash up.”
She shrinks away from the harshness of my tone. “Sorry, I’m fine now.”