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“Is that a trick question?”
“No I had no idea there was a problem”
Jet suddenly felt less sure of herself “Come on”
“This is the first I’ve heard of an issue”
She felt another prick of guilt and unease “Forget it,” she said quickly “Obviously I don’t knohat I’htly, relieved to see the waiter arrive with their wine “What are you going to order?”
“Haven’t even looked at theinto hers “But I think you know that, too”
Too
Jet reached for her wine and took a gulp, suddenly, dreadfully out of her ele to hide Why had she even brought up the Sheenans? Not s to probe, she should have at least waited for dessert to save herself from an uncomfortable dinner
“I liked Dillon,” he said froh I’ve never spoken to Brock He’s not in town much”
She lowered the menu an inch
“I met Troy once, and he was okay,” Shane added “Haven’t met Trey And Cormac’s an ass”
Her brow creased “Corulped air, feeling the blood drain away “And he’s here,” she whispered
Not just here, but heading her way now
Shane reached for his wine “Is that a problem?”
Yes “No” Panic bubbled up,her heart pound and her head swi herself she hadn’t done anything wrong She didn’t know anything No one had told her anything specific There was no reason she couldn’t have dinner with her favorite author And yet, as Cors turn to Jell-O
It was all she could do to stand up and start towards him, determined to intercept Correeted him with a sunny smile “Small world”
He hesitated aher cheek “It is in this part of the country,” he said, glancing past her, gaze locked on Shane “Is that Swan you’re with?”
“Swan?” She repeated, brow creasing
He sighed “Shane Swan”
“Oh, yes We’re having dinner He’s Sean Finley Did you know that?”
“Yeah” But Cormac wouldn’t return her smile “And I’m not a fan, either He’s trouble, Jet You shouldn’t be out with him”
“Why?”
“I can’t go into it now, but trust me He’s bad news”
“I’m not sure what he’s done to earn his bad reputation, but he’s been nothing but nice to me—”
“Did he ask you out?”
“Yes”
“Has he asked you about my family?”
Her mouth opened, closed “Not sure what that means”
Cor you He’s trying to get close to the Sheenans—”
“Don’t you think that’s a bit presumptuous?” she interrupted “Can an attractive man not be interested in me, for me?”
“Yes, but that’s not what’s going on with Swan He has an agenda—”
“And you don’t, Cormac?”
“No I don’t” He frowned down at her “Why would you say that? We’ve never had any probleain looked past her, expression darkening “What did Swan tell you?”
“About what?” She was so frustrated she wanted to stamp her foot, and she wasn’t the type to stamp a foot She couldn’t do that in her family The Diekerhofs had a zero tolerance policy for dra on No one has toldthat I canto be rude to soood reason”
Cormac took her arm and drew her from the center of the restaurant to a corridor on the side “And he really hasn’t asked you about the Sheenans?”
He asked the question looking hard into her eyes and she gulped a breath, heart falling There was no way she could lie to him That would only alienate him completely “We did talk about Harley, but that’s because I brought her up”
“And he said nothing about Brock? Or any of my brothers?”
Her unease grew “Brock came up, too, when he said he’d never met Brock Or Trey Just you, Troy, and Dillon”
“Did he mention McKenna?”