Ten minutes later, he was still staring into space.With an oath, he opened the file he should have been working on.
Ten more minutes later, he realized he wasn’t going to get anything done.He had to try and fix this thing with Dana.But how?He grabbed his phone and scrolled down until he found Caitlin’s number.
Chapter Twelve
Upset, Dana threwher phone down and started pacing.
She’d known getting involved with a Cavallo, especially this particular one, was a mistake.But did she listen to her instincts?No, because her hormones had taken over!Why her brain stopped functioning when he was around, she had no idea—it had never happened to her before.But ever since he’d kissed her…
It was minutes later before she became aware that she’d stopped pacing and was touching her lips.Fed up with herself, she rolled her eyes and picked up her phone again.
A car.She had to find one today, because she wanted to drive to Sam Jordan again.He was the only one with all the answers.She now knew where he lived; she didn’t have his cell phone number, but there was no reason why he wouldn’t open the door for her.
The number of the car salesman should still be on her phone.Surely he would have something she could afford?She could, of course, borrow her mother’s car, but she didn’t want to talk to her yet.
For that conversation she had to be calm, and at the moment she was still so angry and hurt.Why would her mother take her money when she had more than enough of her own?
She closed her eyes while listening to the ring tone.Her dad had helped her when she’d bought her first car; he’d helped her with all those forms and done all the talking.
Sniffling, she wiped her clammy eyes.She missed him dreadfully.He was the only person on whom she could depend.
But now she was on her own, and she could buy a car.And, damn it, she didn’t need a man to do this—how difficult could it be?
*
Caitlin sighed andpatted the seat next to her on the couch.Irritated, David sat down.He’d been hoping for a quick answer on how to fix the thing with Dana, but if he was reading Caitlin correctly, it was not going to be that easy.
“You guys are used to buying your way into things.You pay people to do stuff for you, you pay people to work for you, you pay people.And it would seem, you pay women to be with you.We—and by we, I mean my sisters, Dana, and I—don’t operate like that.It was something both Don and Dale had to figure out.”
“I was just trying to help…” he began, frustration clawing at his insides.
“I know.And I think deep down Dana knows too.But she has other problems besides trying to figure out what happened to her dad…”
“What problems?”he interrupted.
“I don’t want to discuss Dana’s—”
Really worried now, he touched Caitlin’s arm.“What problems?”
Caitlin looked at him, a small smile hovering around her mouth.“Why do you want to know?”she asked.
“I… I…” He couldn’t find the right words.“What problems?”
Caitlin laughed.“I see.”She nodded and patted his arm.“I’ll tell you because you are my brother-in-law, and I know something now that you don’t know yet—”
“Caitlin, what are you talking about?Tell me, what other problems does Dana have?”
“She has spoken to her mother’s financial advisor.”
“I suggested that she do that,” he murmured.
Caitlin proceeded to tell him how Dana’s mother had apparently constantly been asking for money, even though she had more than enough.
“Wow.”He shook his head.“I can’t even begin to understand what Dana must be feeling.”
“And then on top of that news, she heard that you also disregarded her feelings and tried to pay for half her car.”
“I didn’t disregard her feelings—” he began hotly, but realized that was exactly what he’d tried to do.“Okay, yeah, I can see why she’d think that.But that was not what I was thinking!”
