Page 2 of Unspoken Confessions
Reed paused and I wondered what the fuck he was waiting for. I wasn’t happy about a damn babysitting job but I’d do what he needed me to do. I owed a lot to him so I wasn’t going to turn into a brat and throw a fit.
I gave him a firm nod to let him know I was listening, not bothering to see if Austin did the same thing when Reed turned his attention to the other side of the table. Fuck, I could do this job all on my own, I was sure of it. I hoped to hell Austin would toss out some kind of punk-ass, too good attitude and walk out the door.
Unfortunately for me, he didn’t do that.
Reed nodded to the folder and with a huff, I flipped it open. I knew this was different so I didn’t feel the normal hesitation I usually did.
My breath got caught in my lungs as my eyes collided with the image that sat on the top right corner. I couldn’t tear my gaze away. I knew that face. I knew those eyes.
Every part of my body locked up tight.
He’d been there the last time I’d gone to Pike. I was a fan of the club because everyone there knew the score, among other things. I wasn’t looking for someone that wanted tomorrow, I needed someone that would be fine with right now. And only right now. I got in, got off, and got out. I didn’t let anyone see me, not the inside parts. No names. No promises. No feelings. That was how it had to be for me.
Because I was dead inside.
I had nothing to offer. And even if there was a little spark of life inside of me, I sure as hell wasn’t going to give it away to someone.
I blinked, tearing my eyes from the face of the man I had thought of once or twice since that night. It never came with good thoughts. Nor the hot, sexy kind where I’d wrap my hand around my hard cock when I was alone.
In fact, every time he came to mind a snarl curled up my lips and disgusted thoughts filtered through my head.
Those thoughts were there now as I took in the entire image there. I was sure my face wasn’t hiding the things that filled my head either.
There he was, looking like some kind of movie star on the red carpet. His hair perfect. His stance confident. His suit expensive.
The woman by his side was dressed to perfection as well.
But I saw what most people probably didn’t look hard enough to see.
The fact that his smile was fake. The light in his eyes was dim. The gap between their bodies even though they were clearly trying to give off the impression that they were lovers.
The whole thing was fake.
An illusion they wanted people to believe.
“Holy shit!” Austin called out with excitement, causing me to grit my teeth. At least he’d pulled me out of my stupor over the damn photo. “That’s Nick Sterling.”
It was then that I looked over at him.
How the fuck did he know the guy’s name?
And why did he sounds so shocked and excited about it?
Sure, his name was right there on the same page to read, but the way Austin had said it left me feeling like I was missing something big.
Reed chuckled and I turned my attention back to him.
“Get it all out now because I’m going to need you to be professional around the client,” Reed said to Austin.
“I’m cool,” Austin said, however, the tone of his voice led me to believe he was anything but. “You know who this is, right?”
I cut my eyes over to him. Yeah, unfortunately, he was talking to me.
I grunted in response.
No, I did notknowwho this person was and I didn’t care to. I could tell by the sharp intake of air that Austin was shocked by that.
“Moving on,” Reed said before Austin could even attempt to fill me in. Boss Man had humor in his tone so that left me thinking that this job probably wasn’t all that big of a deal and that I’d been right when thinking it would be nothing more than glorified babysitting. Or, he could have been laughing at me because I didn’t have the first clue who this fuck was. “Twenty-four-hour protection. You will be live-in and shadow him wherever he needs to go. One on day shift, one on night. When he has to attend a big event, I expect both of you to be there.”
