“Casual?”
“Yes.” At least, they were.
My eyes flash to Paige and she glances away awkwardly, clearly wishing she hadn’t stayed.
“It’s not casual, Keeley. At least not to Sal,” Easton says, drawing my attention, my brows furrowed in confusion.
“What do you mean?”
“He didn’t tell you?”
“Tell me what?”
Easton blows out a breath. “I asked him the same questions.”
“You what?” Paige’s eyes widen as though she wasn’t privy to that piece of information, while my chest fills with rage.
“What the fuck, Easton? My future hasnothingto do with you. We are nowhere near the stage of talking about that stuff. We haven’t even had sex, for God’s sake.”
“Fuck, Keels. I don’t need to hear that.”
Paige cringes and I turn her way to apologize. “Sorry, you didn’t need to hear that either.”
“Definitely not, but I’m working hard to separate it all in my mind. There’s my dad, who’s your boss. Then there’s Sal, your…whatever he is.”
“Thanks.” I smile sympathetically. “I appreciate that.”
“I wish I could say the same,” Easton grumbles. “Only I can’t. And I think you’ll find that Sal agrees with me.”
“What? He didn’t seem that worried when he came to see me on his way to New York.”
Paige and Easton exchange a concerned expression. “That’s good.” She forces a smile.
“What’s going on?”
“Nothing—”
“Paige?”
“Okay. The Mikklesons’ court case begins next week, and Mom mentioned that she thinks she’s being followed because of it.”
Jesus. A sharp pang hits me in the stomach.
“And your dad went to protect her?”Did he lie?
“God, no.” Paige shakes her head, answering my unspoken question. “He’s gone to make sure nothing happens to his business. He’s already had a few strange occurrences.”
“What? He never mentioned that.” I frown, confused, until I remember the building fire he rushed back to New York for.
“The fire?”
“Yep. God, I hope nothing else happened.”
My chest tightens for Sal as I recall what he said before he left.“I have a little problem to take care of but I won’t be long.”
“Jesus. Poor Sal.”
Easton blows out a breath, drawing attention, and my anger at Sal’s situation makes me turn on him. “So while all this is going on, you thought it would be a smart idea to add more stress to his plate by telling him I want marriage and kids?”
