“Take it up with HR.”
“There is no HR!” I shot back.
Theo gave me a smug smile. “Nope.”
“All right, children,” Jemma broke in. “Let’s focus here.” Her eyes took on a dangerous glint. “So, Em, what else happened while you were alone with Wyatt?”
“Nothing.” I shrugged in what I hoped was a nonchalant way. “We searched the place and got out of there.”
Jemma shook her head with disappointment. “What a wasted opportunity, Em.”
“If you’re so into Wyatt, why don’t you make a move on him?” Even as I grumbled those words, my stomach twisted at the thought.
“I’d never do that to you, hon.”
I didn’t get the chance to argue that she wouldn’t be doing anything to me.
“Besides,” she continued, “I’ve got DeVaughn, and he’s keeping me plenty happy.”
Theo leaned forward with obvious eagerness. “Who’s DeVaughn?”
“He plays for the Jets,” Jemma said, referring to the NFL team.
She brought up a picture of him on her phone.
“Whoa,” Theo said with appreciation when Jemma showed her the photo. “He’s smokin’.”
“Right?” Jemma smiled at the photo before shutting off the screen of her phone. “Now, back to Emersyn,” she said with frightening determination.
“Not back to me,” I countered. “Whatever might be going on with my love life—”
“Or lack thereof,” Jemma said out of the corner of her mouth.
Theo snort-laughed, and my traitorous bestie joined her.
I raised my voice to drown out their snickering. “Isn’t that my own business?”
Jemma patted my knee. “Not when you’re in need of help, hon.”
“I don’t need help!”
“You haven’t been on a single date since you broke up with Hoffman,” Jemma pointed out unnecessarily. “And that wasmonthsago.”
“I’ve got Livy to raise now,” I reminded her. “I need to focus my attention on her, not dating. Besides, I don’t want men cycling in and out of her life.”
Jemma put an arm around my shoulders and gave me a squeeze. “And I commend you for that, Em. But raising a kid doesn’t mean you can’t have a love life. You don’t have to introduce any men to Livy in the early stages. Plus, if you’re completely fulfilled in all aspects of your life, that will only benefit Livy.”
“And you’ve got two hotties to choose from,” Theo added. “Bodie’s got a thing for you.”
“No, he doesn’t,” I protested.
Okay, so maybe he’d given me that impression when I made my impromptu visit to his apartment the day before, but I was feeling defensive now that Theo and Jemma were teaming up on me, so I wasn’t about to agree with anything they said.
“He asked the elderlies about you,” Theo said.
“Ooh, do tell,” Jemma prodded, not that Theo needed any encouragement.
And if I were completely honest, I really wanted to know what, exactly, Bodie had asked about.
