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“How so?”
I glance down to hide my eyes. “You haven’t talked much about moving to Miami with me. You could change your mind, and that could...”
“Could what?”
“Derail us.”
“And what does that mean?” Her tone growing heated. “Why don’t you trust me when I tell you what I want?”
“I do trust you, but moving your entire life to be with me is a huge step. I’m just trying to be realistic.”
She turns the heat down on the stove and then marches to me. “Look at me, Jami.”
I face her as my chest tightens. “What?”
“I said I want to move with you. There’s nothing keeping me here, so why do you doubt me?”
“It’s not that.” I pull her between my thighs and stare into her eyes. “You have a life here and have for years. I know leaving it behind won’t be easy, especially if...”
She rests her palms on my shoulders. “If what?”
I shake my head. It’s too hard to keep the fact she has her job back to myself. And the last thing I want to do is lie to her.
“Jamison Stone, I know you, and you’re holding something back.”
My stomach balls up. “Tell me the truth. What would you do if Hunter gets the board to reinstate you?”
She studies my face for a moment as I try to get a read on her. Her brow furrows, and she steps out of my arms. She walks back to the stove with her head hung low.
“Dori, talk to me. Be honest and let me know how you feel about getting your job back.”
“What difference does it make?”
“It makes a tremendous difference.”
She spins my way. “Why? Why keep pushing me to consider that possibility when it’s not an option?”
“But it is an option.”
“No, it’s not. And until it happens, I don’t want to talk about it.”
I swallow the truth, hating myself for it. “We need to discuss this. It isn’t going to go away.”
“How are you so sure?”
“I just am.”
There’s a moment of silence as she stares at me across the kitchen. I nod as if to tell her about Hunter getting her job back.
She tilts her head to the side. “What do you know about my job?”
CHAPTER 31
JAMISON
Dori hangsup the phone as I finish wiping the kitchen counter off after dinner.
She slides onto a stool. “Jonah said he’s sure they’ll get me reinstated, but nothing is in writing yet.”
