Page 115 of One Bad Idea
"But what about your stuff? Aren't you coming back to Nashville to get it?"
"No. The movers did that."
"When?" he asked.
"Months ago."
"But what about your old apartment? You didn't just walk away, did you?"
"Of course not."As if I'd ever do such a thing."Becka's assuming the lease."
"You mean your cousin?"
"Yeah. That's exactly who I mean."
A few months earlier, Becka had suddenly needed a place to stay and had moved in with me and Cassidy. With both of us now gone, Becka ended up keeping the place on her own. It was a total win-win, especially since my cousin wasn't really the apartment-sharing type.
Last I heard, she was loving having the place to herself.
As concisely as I could, I explained all of this to Stuart, and ended by saying, "See? So it all worked out."
"But what about your old job?"
"What about it?"
"Maybe you could get it back."
I stiffened. "Yeah, well maybe I don'twantit back."
"But why not?"
"Well for one thing, I was fired, remember?"
"Yeah, but Bryce called me looking for you."
"Bryce Rogers? My old boss?"
"Yeah." Stuart's voice picked up steam. "And you know what I told him?"
I was almost afraid to ask. "What?"
"That he should fly down to Florida and hire you back, like in person.'"
"Wait a minute," I said. "Soyouwere the one who told him where I was working?"
Sounding annoyingly smug, Stuart said, "I might've had something to do with it."
I sat back in my chair. All this time, I'd assumed that Bryce had figured out my new place of employment because Jax had called him for a reference.
Apparently not.
And for all I knew, Stuart had egged Bryce on. Knowing Stuart, I could totally see it. Maybe he couldn’t send thepoliceout after me, but hecouldsend my old boss.
Now, I couldn’t help but recall Bryce's ill-fated visit to my new workplace. He'd been so determined to get his way, even to the point of risking my new job.
But then, Jaden had scared him off…just like he'd scared off Stuart.
And then, there was the guy from the club.
