Page 113 of The Bet
“I’ve got enough to keep me busy.”
“What Jacob almost let slip, I haven’t been told anything, but I can guarantee that Tobias wouldn’t want that news getting out.”
“I can keep a secret.” In that moment she saw that no matter what, this guy still looked up to his brother, would still protect him, and defend him.
“Did you tell him how you felt?”
“No. When Tobias gets that mad, I kind of let him roll with it. There’s no point.”
“Maybe he needs to hear that you’ve grown up, and that you have feelings too.”
He seemed to consider her words. “I don’t have the time for his drama.”
She had to admit, despite her initial preconceived ideas about Tobias, he hadn’t come across to her as being bad tempered. But people were complicated creatures, and this reconfirmed to her the belief that people behaved so differently with different people.
“People treat you the way you expect them to, Stone,” she said, using the name that drew a line between them and that kept things at bay.
“Really, Laronde?”
“Really.” She eyed him, and then said, “Thanks for today.”
“Good luck with exam week,” he said, stepping away from her door.
