“No clue, huh?”
“None at all.” I let my head fall to the desk. “Oh, I have another call coming in.”
“Sure, see you at four on Saturday,” he says with humor lacing his voice.
“I can’t wait,” I groan before hanging up quickly.
Then I start to bang my head on the desk because, as much as I’ve fought it, I know in my soul… I’m going to end up giving Dawson Sinclair a chance.
CHAPTER
EIGHTEEN
Dawson
The Rowe Report: Episode 1022: His One Timer: the Titovs.
Jakob Titov: She wouldn’t give me the time of day, and I was obsessed with her. Truly, I was. Hell, still am utterly and pathetically in love with her.
Harper Titov: He makes me sound like I was coldhearted, but I wasn’t. Even back then, he was a hottie with a body, and I was very attracted to him. I totally entertained him and enjoyed his company, but I didn’t want a relationship. I was a rolling stone.
Jakob Titov: That I worked my ass off to make my favorite rock. You know the one you carry in your pocket? Show to everyone?
Laughter.
Jakob Titov: For me, it was love at first sight. She was helping her best friend take pictures of the Assassins for promo, and I’ve never posed so perfectly for anyone in my life. I was doing my best Blue Steel, and I got her number, but then she did what the kids these days say: ghosted me.
A prerecorded round of awws.
More laughter.
Jakob Titov: I wanted her to notice me so badly that I played like she was watching all the time, when really, she only came to home games.
Harper Titov: He pranced around like a peacock for me, and I loved it. It was hard because our best friends were together, and I think if that weren’t the case, he would have let me go.
Jakob Titov: Nope, never.
Harper Titov: Really?
Jakob Titov: Harper, you have always been the one.
Ambrosia Mercer: Ugh, I can’t.
Soft laughter.
Jakob Titov: I wouldn’t give up. I was sending flowers and love notes daily.
Ambrosia Mercer: Oh my. As Ms. Elizabeth Bennet has said, “And so ended his affection. There has been many a one, I fancy, overcome in the same way. I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of flowers in driving away love.”
More laughter
Jakob Titov: Did you justPride and Prejudiceme?
Laughter.
Ambrosia Mercer: I’m sorry, but I can’t stand flowers. It makes me sad when they die.
Harper Titov: Me too, and when I told him that, this guy went and taught himself how to dry my flowers so I could keep them.
