Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 846

Her face shifted, and for a second, she looked like she might actually punch him.

She bent down, striding straight toward the bed.

Jackson went to shower. When he came out, he flopped down, ready to crash- only for her voice to slice through the quiet, cold as ice. "I don't remember 'sharing a bed' being in the deal."

Seriously, he'd never met a woman who could switch up this fast. One minute, tangled up together like nothing else mattered; the next, she was all business, drawing lines like they hadn't just been wrapped around each other an hour ago.

He sat at the edge of the bed, frustrated, when her phone started ringing. The name on the screen? "Husband."

She picked up, not bothering with speakerphone.

"Yeah, I'm working late tonight, so I'm not coming home. You've had a long day- go to bed early. I'll be back in the morning."

He had no idea what the guy on the other end was saying, but she was smiling softly. "Don't worry about me. Take care of yourself, too."

Once she hung up, the room fell dead silent.

Jackson could see it clear as day-she was all warm and sweet on the phone, but with him, she didn't even try to pretend.

He got up, grabbed his jacket, and headed for the door.

Kaitlyn pulled the covers up and didn't say a word.

the penthouse still feeling irritated, and before he could stop

Scarlette and Morgan were hiding something from him, but he was scared that pushing Scarlette would just make her shut him out. On the other hand, if he went behind her back to talk to Morgan and she found out,

Relationships-what a nightmare.

sighed, "You busy? Want to

do. I'm outside Scarlette's

out a long breath. This guy had been

camp out there

a great manager, but lately, he'd been working overtime just to squeeze out more time for

gaze, sounding a little down. "What about you? Why are you calling

if Jackson wanted to go drinking now, he was

pathetic, but honestly, he was

same. Nicholas actually loved Scarlette that's why he did

didn't love Kaitlyn; he just wanted to sleep

enough just

doesn't matter. Colin's off doing

what he wanted tonight. So what if his mood was a little off, thinking about Kaitlyn's gentle voice on the phone? He couldn't help it— his smile

rolled his eyes at the weird call. Jackson seriously needed a hobby. He kept his eyes on the

her she still wasn't home, and it was nearly midnight. What

Then, finally, someone

not exactly friendly. "How much longer are you planning

her place for a