Cate, who’d moved beside Jay, tried pulling him away while shushing him.
He refused to budge. Apparently, he felt it was more important to harass us than to keep the peace with his fiancée.
Back and forth, three sets of eyes analyzed the situation and surmised the answer.
I finally realized why Jamie seemed familiar when we first met.
He and Madi have the same expressive hazel eyes.
“I can’t believe you had a one-night stand.” Jamie sighed his disappointment. He turned to look at me, his eyes narrowing as he reassessed his newest employee.
“Fucking hypocrite. It’s not like you’ve never done it,” Madi snapped at him before glaring at all of them.
“I haven’t,” Jamie answered.
Color me shocked, but then I didn’t know him that well.
“I have,” Jack and Jay answered, overlapping Jamie’s reply.
Ignoring Jamie’s response, Madi spat out, “Why is it okay for you, but not for me?”
“Because…” Jay’s answer faded as he stepped back from me and faced Madi with his chest puffed out.
His intimidation failed as Madi leveled him with a glare that challenged him to finish.
Cate was less subtle. She put her hands on her hips and glared at him. “I dare you to finish that statement.”
Way to go, Cate. I appreciated that she was on Madi’s side, and mine by association.
Madi and I shared a look. I grinned, hoping to assure her I was fine. It was a bit of an overstatement, but I wasn’t worried they’d physically harm me.
Once her brothers recovered from the shock of the news, I trusted that they’d calm down.
Madi stepped into Jay’s space and poked his chest. “Because I’m a woman? Is that what you were about to say? Cause that’s some seriously chauvinistic bullshit.”
“They’re consenting adults. What happened between them is none of your business,” Cate stood at Madi’s side, earning a growl from Jay.
“Matt, I’m sorry my brothers are idiots,” Madi said, making me smile. “And if they give you any shit, tell me.”
“Thanks, but I don’t need you fighting my battles for me,” I answered.
Jack and Jamie held a private conversation off to the side, looking relatively calm.Maybe they’ll let it go.
“Robinson, my office, now,” Jamie ordered.
Maybe not.
“Yes, sir,” I answered with a nod, half expecting to get fired on the spot.
Madi opened her mouth, but John’s door opened.
We all turned.
John looked at me, assessing me much like his sons had, before dipping his chin. “Robinson, now that you’re here, we’ll get started,”
How much had he heard? If he hadn’t heard, would his sons tell him?No way. They’d deal with me themselves.But how? Would they listen if I told them to mind their own business?
Probably not. They were protective alpha males, and I’d slept with their sister.
