Page 38 of One Bad Idea
"I know where you live."
"No more cops. No more grief. Or else."
He'd also called Stuart a whiny little bitch. On that, I had to admit, he had a point.
Slowly, I turned back around. Jaden was still there, giving me that look again – the one I couldn’t quite figure out.
In that moment, I couldn’t even be sure whether he'd just done me a huge favor or had been messing with me all along.
The next day, Istilldidn't know, which was part of the reason I stopped by their corporate headquarters on a last-ditch effort to make everything right.
Chapter 15
"You can't quit," Jax said. "You haven't yet started."
Technically, this was true. Yesterday at his house, we'd agreed that next Monday would be my official starting date. In theory, I'd be using the time until then to get settled into the new apartment.
But now, I had other plans. I'd be spending that time looking for a different job and convincing Cassidy to take this one.
Unfortunately, the first step – getting Jax to agree – wasn't going anything like I'd hoped.
It was nearly noon, and we were talking in his massive office at the Bishop Brothers' corporate headquarters. I hadn't had an appointment, but he'd agreed to see me anyway – a promising sign, or so I'd thought.
From his visitor's chair, I gave him a pleading look. "I know I haven't started. But that just makes it easy, right?"
He frowned. "Easy for what?"
I leaned forward in the chair. "For me and Cassidy to switch."
With something like a scoff, he looked away and said something too low for me to make out.
I shook my head. "Excuse me?"
He looked back to me and said, "Not gonna happen."
"But why not?"
"Because I hiredyou,not her."
"I know," I said. "But she was your first choice." I paused. "I mean, I saw the paperwork. Youdidoffer her the job, right?"
He leaned back in his seat. "I did."
"And?"
"And she turned it down."
I made a sound of frustration. "I know. But she only did that because she felt bad about me losing my job in Nashville. Youdoknow that, right?"
This wasn't mere speculation either. After leaving their house yesterday, I'd actually confronted Cassidy about it, telling her that I'd seen the paperwork with her name, not mine.
I'd even tried to talk her into rethinking her decision to turn it down. But she'd absolutely refused, telling me that she would've sucked at this job, anyway.
This wasn't true. She was good at everything she tried. This was such a great opportunity. She should've taken it for herself.
Hell, she couldstilltake it.
From behind the desk, Jax said, "I know what you're thinking."
