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“Zach?” she asked when silence greeted her

“That didn’t take long, did it?”

Toni’s steps faltered and she bobbled the phone “Chris? Why the hell are you calling me?”

Where seconds ago, strolling through her ho, she now felt the fierce need to be covered Toni darted into her room and stuffed her arms into her robe “I asked you a question,” she said as she belted the robe

Chris’s huff of laughter infuriated her “I was calling to see if you’d come to your senses and decided to return to me”

Seriously? Why couldn’t he take the hint and leave her alone? Actually, there wasn’t even a hint for hirasp She’d flat out told him to leave her alone the last tiue threat she’d all but forgotten about Sos the easy or hard way

What a drama queen

“Chris, I’ up, okay? We are over And if there was any question about that, I think callingme you only want ht”

She was about to hit end when he spoke “So you’re fucking hiust dripped from every word

“Don’t see how my personal life is any of your business anymore, Chris Are we done here?”

He snickered and she wanted to reach through the phone and strangle him Norhter grated across her nerves like coarse sandpaper He thought he was so superior What a self-important jerk How had she not seen that while they were dating?

“I wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss me, Toni I plan to make partner in your uncle’s fir I’d like you to take a look at I’ll call you again in a few days and we can discuss when you’ll arrive back in Chicago”

“Of all the ant shit I’ve ever heard—”

Her phone beeped three times

“Chris?” She held it out and stared at the screen He’d hung up “Asshole,” she muttered