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Me.
I made a move to stand, intending to march out there and join her side.
I'd barely budged when Jax said, "Wait."
I turned to look. With his gaze still on the door, he got to his feet, saying, "I'll handle it."
"But—"
"It's a family thing," he said. "Not your problem."
That's whathethought. In a way, Cassidywasfamily,myfamily. I said, "But what about Cassidy?"
"Don't worry, I've got this." From the look in his eyes, he meant it, too. And for the briefest instant, I almost felt sorry for whoever was on the other side of the door.
Almost.
But not quite.
As I watched, Jax strode away from his desk. The resulting breeze scattered the paperwork on his desktop, but he didn't even pause.
Outside the door, the argument was still going strong. Cassidy was saying, "I know what you're implying, and I don't appreciate it."
The woman yelled, "Yeah, wellIdon't appreciate you getting my daughter fired."
I sucked in a breath.Her daughter?
Sothat'swhy she was angry?
Finally, I understood. Her daughter must've been Jax's previous assistant. She'd been fired, and now, she was being replaced.
By me.
Cassidy shot back, "If she was fired, it was her own fault."
"Ifshe was fired?" the woman yelled. "Shewasfired. You know it. I know it. And Morgan knows it. Andhowdo I know this? Because she's crying on my damn couch."
Morgan.There was that name again. Where on Earth had I heard it?
And then it hit me.Holy crap.She was the chick who'd left that terrible voicemail – the one claiming that Cassidy was drunk and disorderly – and oh yeah, selling her goodies for cash.
And now, that chick's mom was giving Cassidy a hard time?
Unable to stop myself, I stood. As I did, I happened to glance down at Jax's desk. Amidst the scattered paperwork, I saw something that made the blood drain from my face.
Oh, no.
It was simple sheet of paper, nothing spectacular really. And yet, it changed everything.
I almost wanted to cry.
Apparently, I'd just made a horrible mistake.
And now, somehow, I'd have to fix it.
Chapter 12
By the time Jax opened the door, I was standing at his side. If he was surprised to see me, he didn't show it.
