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He takes a long, deep breath, taking in my words. “You nolonger have a hold on me. I’m exhausted and tired of being rejected by you. You can go with no guilt looming over you. You and me, it was never meant to be.”
The door opens and we turn in that direction. Hunter steps in, his face almost purple.
The night he almost killed Jami comes flying back into my mind. Hunter overheard our conversation and now we’re both going to pay.
He glares at Jami and then at me. “You two have a lot to explain.”
CHAPTER 11
HUNTER
I scowlas my gaze bounces between Dorothy and Jamison, all coiled up in their chairs. “So Jamison, Dorothy’s the one who saw you at the club?”
They trade a wild-eyed glance. Dorothy turns her head away from us as she shrinks further into herself.
Jamison folds his arms over his chest and squares his shoulders. “And your point is?”
I straighten my spine and step to him. “You told me she blocked you and left with some other guy. Now I’m hearing you two loved each other back then, yet she fooled around with someone that night.”
He nods as he glares in her direction. “Seems like that’s the case.”
“I don’t know what to be more disgusted by. You both hiding how deep your past was or her actions.” I peek down at her.
She folds into herself. How I never put two and two together has me both baffled and hot as hell. All this time, I didn’t see it. They loved each other all the way back then.
I seem to never stop learning details about theirrelationship. Every time I turn around, I learn more about their connection, which only deepens my concerns.
Jamison stands, not nearly as protective of her as he typically is. “I didn’t think it was important, considering she runs to any guy other than me. You have nothing to worry about, Hunter. She’s all yours. I won’t fight you for her anymore.”
Dorothy gets to her feet and shakes her head. “It wasn’t like that, but it doesn’t matter.”
Jamison huffs. “See, Hunter. She agrees this situation is of no concern.”
She growls. “That’s not what I meant. Hunter, can you give us a little more time so I can fix this misunderstanding?”
If she thinks I’m going to give her the opportunity to work things out with Jamison, she doesn’t know me very well.
“Dorothy, I’m saying this for your benefit. You might want to stop working on salvaging anything you had with Jamison.”
“Why?” She turns to him, then faces me. “I want to repair my relationship with him.”
I gesture to him. “The look in Jamison’s eyes tells me he doesn’t want to have anything more to do with you.”
She starts to say something but must think better of it because she remains quiet.
“Dorothy, I know you were hoping to get to a point where we could all be friends, but we’ve been trying for some time. It doesn’t seem to be going well.” I raise my brows.
Her face turns red. “That’s because I have had a chance to fully explain myself.”
I advance more into the room. “Cut your losses before none of us can stand to be in the same room together.”
“But—”
“But nothing. We need to focus on getting the job done. Once the app is successfully launched, Jamison will be working from home. You won’t have to deal with seeing himanymore.” I brace myself for a lecture from her about interrupting.
She studies him. He flashes a hostile smirk and keeps his arms tightly over his chest like armor.
“For once, Hunter and I agree on something about you. It’s best if we focus on the app and only that. The friendship aspect isn’t working.” He glares and stares hard into her eyes.
