I glance at Milly, who is asleep, and bite my lower lip.“No.If you don’t remember, then it’s probably for the best.”
“We fuck?”he asks casually, like he’s asking if we are leaving.
“Do you always forget the women you fuck?”I ask, tilting my head to the side.
He shrugs carelessly.“A time or two.I was once young and stupid.”
“And you aren’t now?”
He stares at me unnervingly, and I feel a shiver race up my spine.“No.”
He says it so surely, with so much confidence, I almost believe him.But I’ve seen him with a parade of women.Granted, I’ve turned back around or hidden when we’ve been near, but even that feels ridiculous now since he doesn’t even remember who I am.
Car tyres crunch on the stones, and seconds later, we are engulfed in light.A man steps out of the vehicle at the same time the door behind us opens.Paisley comes rushing toward us, not picking up on the tension in the air coming from both males.
“Reid, why didn’t you tell me someone has made a sexual harassment report against you?”
I laugh, thinking it’s a joke, and his eyes snap toward me.If I’m not mistaken, hurt flashes in them, but before I can apologise, Paisley gets there first.“It isn’t true,” she remarks.
I hold my hands up, my heart racing because I know I’ve upset her.“I know.That’s why I laughed.Reid making a report is believable.I’ve seen girls throw themselves at him even when he isn’t interested.I’m sorry for laughing.”
And I really just said that.In front of him.
Kill me.
His eyebrows rise.“You really think that?”
I shrug, feeling a little uncomfortable under his intense gaze.“Anyone who knows you and your reputation would think that.It’s not like you need to try and get the girl when you have so many willing.And that isn’t a compliment.It’s the truth.”
Paisley suddenly realises Jaxon has joined us.“Oh, Jaxon, why are you back?I thought you were leaving?”
He nods to the car.“All the tyres have been slashed,” he explains.“Reid is using my car to take them back.”
“What?”she yells, glancing around.“When did this happen?”
“Here, take them back,” Jaxon orders, handing Reid a set of keys.“I’ve already called Tommy.He wants the make and models of each vehicle and tyre, then he’ll be over.”
I reach into my bag.“Let me give you some money,” I offer.
He waves me off.“We’ll cover it.This happened because of us,” he explains.His gaze holds mine, and I know what he isn’t saying.
This is because of my boss.
I nod.“Thank you.”
“Come on then,” Reid orders.“Paisley, I’ll talk to you later about it.”
“You’d better,” she demands.
I hold my breath for a minute before heading to my car to grab Milly’s booster seat.With only a tired six-year-old with us, I don’t know how I feel about being alone with him.There will be no one else to carry the conversation or to stop me from making a fool of myself.
It’s a ten-minute drive.
A lot can happen in ten minutes.
I just have to make sure it doesn’t.
