Page 65 of Danger and Dominance
“That’s the spirit,” Cassidy teased.“Who knows, maybe you’ll start a trend.”
That made Yasmine laugh.
“Doubtful, but who knows?At least I feel a little better now.Thanks, Cassidy.”
“Any time.”She was pleased she’d been able to help, though she didn’t feel like she’d done much.
“Anything going on with you this week?Like with David?”Yasmine’s tone had turned slyly teasing.She’d been the first one to comment on the fact that Cassidy hadn’t scened with anyone last Friday when David wasn’t there.
“No, he’s been busy.I’ve seen more of you than I have of him.Which is fine because we’re not… you know.”
“Wildly attracted to each other and fighting it tooth and nail?”Yasmine laughed when Cassidy made a noise of rejection, though she couldn’t find the words to counteract what felt like the cold, hard truth.“We’re all thoroughly enjoying watching you two figure it out.”
“We can’t possibly be that interesting,” Cassidy complained.Apparently, the Outlands were just like Stronghold and Marquis when it came to the gossip.At least Yasmine hadn’t mentioned anyone placing bets like they often did back in D.C.
“Maybe we’re just bored.”
“You must be.”Cassidy couldn’t deny that she wanted to get to know David better and not just inside the club, but she also wasn’t going to throw herself at him if he wasn’t interested.That would just make things even more awkward, especially since she was working for his grandmother.Pulling in front of Jensen’s house, Cassidy parked the car, happy to find a space open so close.“I just got home, so I will have to talk to you later.”
“You can run, but you can’t hide,” Yasmine teased.“We’ll talk later!”
Shaking her head, Cassidy got out of the car, casting a quick look up and down the street.There was no sign of the grey car that had tailgated her.Not that she should expect there to be one.But it had occurred to her that if Don knew where she was, he could have been following her, then turned off to make her think it wasn’t him, only to come back around again once she was at Jensen’s.
Talk about paranoid.Thanks, brain.
Across the street, Mrs.Tulieman was out on her front porch.Seeing Cassidy looking in her direction, the older woman waved.Feeling a bit more reassured that the neighbor had her eye on things, Cassidy waved back and went into the house.
David had wanted to know if anything weird happened… Should she call him?Or tell Jensen?
No.Being tailgated wasn’t weird.It happened to people all the time.She was just more paranoid about it than usual.At best, she’d come off as an alarmist, especially since the guy hadn’t followed her for more than five minutes.It was obviously a coincidence, not something to be reported to her security team.Plus, she didn’t want David to think she was making up reasons to call him.
How embarrassing.
Shaking her head again, she made her way up the walk.
There was no reason to say anything to anyone.
No reason at all.
24
David
The fundraiser was over.It had gone off without a hitch.Thank God.
They’d all gone over to Jensen’s afterward to celebrate.Well, not ‘all.’Lincoln had gone home to Ashley.But David, Drew, Claudia, Mason, and, of course, Jensen since it was his house.After all the man-hours, it was nice to know that one of their biggest jobs was out of the way.Though the senator had mentioned that she might want to hire them for future events as well.
They’d be more than happy to work with her again when the time came, but for now, it was another big job finished that they could celebrate.
“Is Naomi okay with you being out with us?”Mason asked Drew as they headed up the walk.
“Yeah, I asked her if she wanted to come over, too, but she wasn’t feeling up to it.”Drew shrugged, but the concern in his expression was clear.“Last week, she wanted distraction.This week, she’s wallowing.I’m just trying to let her do whatever she feels she needs.”
Clapping Drew on the shoulder, Mason nodded.
“Sorry, Sporty.If you need me…”
“I’m good right now, thanks.It’ll help that this job is over now, and our schedule is freed up some.”Drew glanced over at David on his other side as they walked up the steps to the porch, following Jensen and Claudia.“I know you and Lincoln were interviewing people this week.Anyone good show up?”
