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"So there?" In spite of everything, I almost snickered. "Well, I guess you showedme."
"What, you think it's funny?"
I made no reply even though yes, the situationwaspretty ridiculous.
But nearly a half-hour later, I didn't feel like laughing at all.
And why?
It was because she still hadn't left.
Instead, she just stood there, vulturing over me in that predatory way of hers, even as I held my ground – refusing to step asideorlook away. By now, my neck was stiff and my spine was twitchy.
If by some mishap, I died at my post, she'd probably feast on my flesh and spit out the bones. She certainly seemed the type.
But what about Jaden?
If he came in and found her picking at my carcass, would he care?
Or join in?
Yes, my mindwaswandering, but what else could I do?
She and I hadn't spoken for at least twenty minutes, and I couldn’t help but grudgingly admire her persistence. If she admired mine, she sure as heck wasn't showing it. Mostly, she glowered and huffed, as if hoping to menace me into submission.
Dream on, sister.I had four older brothers. If I wasn't scared ofthem, I wasn't going to be scared off by the likes of her.
Still, in the back of my mind, I had to wonder, how long this would last. The executive suite was spacious, but secluded, with only the office of Jax and his assistant nearby.
Jax was out of town, and I hadn't yet met his assistant. ForIknew, she was out of town, too. This meant that I was on my own – for now, at least.
With Morgan blocking my view, I didn't see Jaden enter the suite. But Ididhear him, saying, "What are you doing?"
In unison, Morgan and I turned to look. At the sight of my boss, she practically squealed, "Jaden! Thank God you're here."
Chapter 24
Already, she was bounding toward him, all legs and heels. As for Jaden, he stood and watched with an expression that suggested he wasn't nearly as happy to seeheras she was to seehim.
With another squeal, she threw her arms around his neck and held on tight, even when he made no move to return the embrace.
Now, she was practically hanging off him, which was quite a feat, considering that with the heels, she was just a few inches shorter than he was.
As she held on for dear life, Jaden repeated his question. "What are you doing?"
Without letting go, Morgan replied, "She's being a pill, that's what. Do you know, I've been here for like two hours? And she totally refused to let me in."
I made a scoffing sound."Oh, please. It was a half-hour, tops."
Thirty long minutes, not that I was complaining – yet.
Morgan let go of Jaden and whirled to face me. "That's a total lie." She looked back to him and announced, "And she cursed me out, too."
My mouth fell open. "I did not!" In fact, I'd been pretty proud of my self-control. After all, this was no grocery store.
She was glaring again. "You did too. You said, 'ass.'"
"Yeah, because you said it first."
