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"How’s my favorite techie?"

"I’ve had better days," I said "Anyway, I thought Jaainst the table "Yeah, well, he’s getting there I’ over you"

I resisted the urge to roll my eyes I really hoped Ja From his mop of inky black hair to his muscled sleeve of ink, James was her drea when Blake and I had been apart OrI was in desperate need of a friend, of anything or anyone to fill the void that being away from Blake had created I hadn’t known until too late that nothing would ever fill that void except for the man who shared my bed now

"I don’t think you have to worry about that, Siuys never hooked up did you?"

"No" My eyes ide at the suggestion "God, no"

She laughed "Relax It was just a question"

Except it wasn’t It was an unwelcome reret washed over ht of that weak moment outside the office At the tiood with Risa, not to irlfriend Sophia who had been ruthless in her pursuit of hi was mixed up and confused I didn’t knohat the future held until I found myself in James’s arms, swept up in a kiss that quickly faded into the cold reality that if there would be any , hon? You look wiped out"

I looked up "I aive ht? You can break it down into layman’s terms for me over a cocktail You know I only understand half the shit you guys say anyway"

I gave a weak laugh "I’rab a quick drink before we leave Do you care if he coet you?"

I ordered and took et back to work, but today I watched unhurried as people passed by the s of the cafe, carrying on with their lives A story hid behind every face, and I couldn’t help but wonder if I could ever trust soainst Blake’s warnings, I’d trusted Max--enough to consider giving him ownership in my company before Blake funded the business instead And Risa she’d been hungry, eager to learn and take on all the responsibility that I desperately needed to delegate, only to use all of it against ht the tears that threatened If I’d let the let myself learn this lesson the hard way

CHAPTER THREE

I scanned the bar for Si her, I chose a seat beside an eer for a cool drink to wash away the bullshit of my day