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"You want to see if Landon will offer Mark a job"

"I’o, yes I’m not worried about Mark He’s loyal and while he doesn’t know the particulars, he knows LanCorp is part of the reason I quit Plus, he’s got an in with the head honcho at Cross Industries He’d just be a drone at LanCorp He’s not stupid"

Gideon settled back in his seat If I didn’t know hi coht with you about Landon’s h and felt the tension there Both of his parents had let him down I knew there was a part of Gideon that invariably expected everyone else to do the same "I believe you I believed you when you told me Your word is all the proof I’ll ever need"

He looked atminute, then squeezed my hand Hard "Thank you"

"But ently "You find out Landon’s got a reservation You want to introduceat Tableau One accos if I run into Landon while I’h there was a lot left to faith for that to happen"

"Not if he’s seated by the bathrooone to the bathrooone conclusion," I argued

"You’re a wo

My eyes narrowed "Soht"

"You’re deflecting"

His lips tightened for a moain after that"

"That’s not entirely accurate, but okay I see what you were after" A little frustrated, I pushed et a sense of theh He’s a little easier to read than his wife, but they both play sincere very well And they’re a tea there I need to learn how to hold up my end better"

"I have no complaints"

I sood job"

His fingers brushed h I’m sure your definition of what that would be is very different froreen hair or purple hair or whatever color you choose, although I’ll say I like it blond You’re what I want"

Turning ela looks like Corinne"

He huffed out a surprised laugh "No, she does not"

"OhBut the hair and the body type"

Gideon shook his head "No"

"Do you think Landon went for soination is running aith you" He put his fingers over ot it wrong, so the point is moot"

I wrinkled h and I reached for it, pulling my phone out

There was a text frolanced at Gideon and found hi me

"I asked Raúl to track down Anne today," I told hi under his breath "You’re damned stubborn," he bit out

"As you pointed out, I feel confident and sexy" I blew hiood day to say hi"

His eyes lifted to the rearviewpassed between theaze back to us says If he doesn’t think it’s a good idea when the time comes, you back off Understood?"

It took me a beat to reply, because I’d expected more pushback "Okay"

"And you’ll coht for dinner"

"When did this becootiation?"

He just looked at

"I told Cary I’d take hi calls for me today while I’ve been with you You’re welco"

"No, thanks Come over afterward"

"Will you behave?"