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"But nothing. You're not going. AndIam. So tell your friend, alright?" And with that, he turned and strode away.
Silently, I stared after him. I felt tired and ganged-up on, especially because I'd butted heads withbothbrothers in the span of a half-hour.
Plus, I had to break it to Cassidy that it wouldn’t bemehelping her on Saturday.
Knowing Cassidy, she wouldn't like it. Of all the people I knew, Cassidy had the hardest time accepting favors.
The only upside was, I had other things to tell her, too – things that might make her feel just a little bit better.
Chapter 52
I said, "You know he likes you, right?"
I meant Jax, of course.
It was the day after that argument with Jaden, and I'd finally caught up with Cassidy at the apartment. Between work and sleep, we'd been missing each other for the past day. But now, I simply had to give her the news about Saturday.
From her seat on the couch, she gave me a faint smile. "Sure. I mean, he must, considering all the favors he's done for me."
I almost cringed.And he was about to do one yet again.
I could only imagine how well she'd take it. Still, I tried to laugh. "I don't mean as a friend."
"That can't be true," she said. "Because if it was, he'd make a move or something."
I knew what Cassidy meant. But I also knew that both brothers were down on relationships. Even my thing with Jaden, I had no idea what it truly was.
Something twisted in my heart. Maybe it was over. After all, it sure seemed that way.
But I couldn’t think about that now. Across from me, Cassidy looked so troubled that I justhadto tease her. "What kind of move? The naked kind?"
"No." She sank deeper into the sofa. "Okay, well, maybe not at first, but he could at least ask me out or something."
It was funny to think that Jaden had never askedmeout. Technically, we weren't even a couple, even if itdidfeel that way sometimes.
I longed to tell Cassidy was going on, but for her sake, I resisted. She'd be worried sick if she knew what I'd been doing with my boss – a guy who I'd always professed to loathe.
And besides, I reminded myself, my ill-advised fling – or whatever it was – was probably finished. So it was hardly worth discussing, right?
And yet, I stupidly wanted to cry.
Jaden and I had barely talked since that argument, and I was still livid that he'd resorted to a power-play to get his way.
It was so incredibly unfair.
With an effort, I returned my thoughts to Cassidy and Jax. "Wanna know whatIthink?"
"What?"
I forced a smile. "I think he likes youtoomuch."
She gave me a dubious look. "What do you mean?"
"Well, from what I hear at the office, he's pretty down on relationships."
I'd heard this firsthand from Morgan, who was still popping into my office several times a week, trying to pump me for information. But the funny thing was,shealways ended up doing most of the talking, whether I encouraged her or not.
In reply to what I'd said about Jax being down on relationships, Cassidy said, "Why? Because of a bad breakup?"
