Jocelyn rarely showed her cards with a man.
And especially didn’t have any PDA going.
His daughter wasn’t cold by any means. It always surprised him how repressed she was in her relationships when he expected her to be more open and welcoming like she’d been as a child.
Since half the men she dated were dicks and not men he’d approve of, it was just another mark in their corner to get out of his daughter’s life. She deserved someone who let her be authentically herself.
“This is the first I’m hearing it. Gabe never said a word.”
“He probably didn’t see it,” Grant said. “You know, having so much on his mind with Elise being pregnant and all.”
“What do you know about Chance? I don’t remember his name being spoken by Jocelyn, but again, I don’t remember half the people she talked to in school.”
“Because she was open and friendly with everyone. That’s what I love about your daughter. She tells it like it is but gives everyone the benefit of the doubt.”
“She is that way.”
“As for Chance, I just know he’s been at the fire department for years. A code enforcer. You’ve dealt with him as much as me. He bought a pub a year ago and is giving it quite a name.”
“I hadn’t heard that part,” he said. “But I can tell you now, no way Jocelyn is going to go for being set up.”
“She doesn’t need to know,” Grant said. “Let’s just feel things out. Name dropping is all you need to do.”
“I suppose,” Jim said. “It was easier with Gabe and Elise. They knew each other and worked together more closely.”
“Well, you can encourage your daughter to be on site more. You know, when we have a code enforcer we have to meet with.”
He laughed. “I’ll have to see what Stacy says. You know how it goes. Got to fill the wife in.”
“She’ll be on board,” Grant said. “Mark my words.”
“I’m not so sure.”
“There is no way Jocelyn is going to let anyone set her up,” his wife said two hours later.
He’d had to meet with another client with Grant, then his wife was busy and he had to find a time when Jocelyn wasn’t around to overhear this conversation.
“She doesn’t need to know,” he said. “You know how it works. Grant said that there were looks between the two of them.”
“Jocelyn doesn’tdolooks with a guy in public,” Stacy said.
“Exactly.”
“Are you sure Grant isn’t just reaching?”
“He said Gabe was there. Royce left to go to another floor or I would have asked him about it.”
“Get your son on the phone right now,” Stacy said. “We’ll find out.”
He should have figured this would happen. “He’s busy.”
“You don’t think I’m waiting, do you?” Stacy pulled her phone out of her pocket, put it on his desk on speaker and called Gabe.
“Hey,” Gabe said.
“A few weeks ago when Jocelyn went to the site with you, was she acting differently around Chance? The code enforcer?”
His son laughed. “Are the Fierces getting in your ears?”
