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Chapter 9

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“Elaine, Mr. Mercer wants to talk to you.” Maya Ellison, who had come with me, held out the phone.

I’d underestimated how persistent Logan could be. At this point, I had no choice but to take the call. I kept my tone professional. “Mr. Mercer, what can I help you with?”

“Elaine.” Logan’s voice was rough with guilt. “Why’d you leave so early today? I came home but couldn’t give you a ride.”

Realizing this wasn’t about work, I stepped away from others. “I went to grab breakfast.”

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t leave last night. That’s why I didn’t make it home.”

My heart turned to ice, and I couldn’t help but smirk. “Why couldn’t you leave?”

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When he stayed silent, I held my breath and gave him an easy out. “Couldn’t find a nurse?”

He answered hesitantly, “Yeah.”

I didn’t say anything else.

Logan went on, “Elaine, when do you finish up? I’ll come get you, and we can grab lunch together.”

We hadn’t eaten lunch together in forever.

Based on what Kian told me last night, Logan had been spending all his

time with Selene.

Was he suddenly asking because he felt guilty about ditching me last night,

or did his conscience finally kick in?

I didn’t know, and I didn’t want to waste brain power trying to figure it out. I answered coldly, “Not sure. Might not even be done by noon. Besides, don’t** you already have plans every day at lunchtime now?”

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“Elaine.” Logan must have caught my sass. He said my name firmly, paused for a couple seconds, then added, “Don’t read too much into it.”

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in bed last night mid–action. What else

read into?

work hours, I told him, “I’m in the middle of something. If that’s

didn’t respond, I ended the call.

and site checks. After wrapping up

was for an amusement park construction project. I was in charge of overseeing everything. About 80% was

partners stuck to the plans pretty closely,

rounds, my feet were killing me, and my toes were th robbing. I found a spot to sit and take

that something was

I admitted. If we weren’t on site, I would ‘ve kicked off my

studied my face. “Elaine, anything

I hesitated, Maya pointed at her

pale.”

Plus, a woman’s makeup can only do so much when

excuse and pulled out my phone, pretending to check

was worried I couldn’t keep up the act if she kept

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it was Maya, I didn’t

ankle and saw those familiar hands.

my shoes off, put my foot on his knee, and started

say anything; my throat felt

up at me. “Still

I said, trying to pull my

keeping up the massage. “Won’t

shirt. His custom cufflinks caught

walking past. Some girls nearby were giving envious looks, whispering about finally seeing a real–life version of a hot

to me. My anger from last night just melted away as he worked on my feet.

mouthed from

gone all out here. If I kept dwelling on last night, I’d look petty, like

the mood for lunch?” Logan asked.

I said, still not super hungry

tter.

foie gras too,” Logan suggested

my breath catch. He noticed my reaction and smiled, clicked my seatbelt in, then gave

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still get as shy as

even

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around. I felt. kind of pathetic – Logan just had to be

Selene, I asked,

Already

Logan glanced over and asked, “Why so quiet?”