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I’m sorry. I was just…surprised.
A good surprise?
Dots. Then nothing. Dots. Then nothing again.
Was she trying to kill him? Torture him by making him wait?
The pause left him struggling to take a deep breath, and he told himself to calm down. He wasn’t even looking for a woman. He was?—
What was he doing?
What was he doing?
Flirting—trying to, anyway. But was he doing it because he wanted to? Was he ready to try again? Or just to keep Hudson away from her?
That wasn’t fair to Mak, but Hud’s warning had given him enough of a push to incentivize him.
And there he was, sounding needy again.
Yes. And confused.
Why confused?
Dots. He was beginning to hate those dots.
I’m a divorced, out-of-work mom living with my uncle.
He frowned at that, not liking the way she put herself down.
You’re a loving mom and niece. Beautiful too. What man wouldn’t want to kiss you?
He sent it before he could think twice about deleting it. It was true, though. Mak was one of those women who made a man look twice. Kindhearted and sweet and gorgeous to boot.
Well, I could say the same about you.
I don’t think anyone’s ever called me beautiful ;)
LOL You know what I mean. It’s all just…a lot. Which is why I’m going to say goodnight.
He scrubbed a hand over his face.
I’m here if you want to talk. About anything. Shoulder to lean on and all that.
If she hadn’t liked the kiss and wanted him to never do it again, she’d say so, right? Set boundaries. Give him the “it’s not you, it’s me” speech he’d heard several times before if the women in his life had deigned to actually end things between them rather than ghost him.
I appreciate that. Goodnight, Finn.
Night, baby girl. Sweet dreams.
He set the phone aside and stared at the ceiling. What now?
ChapterEleven
Zoey sat back in the chair behind her desk and pierced Mak with a searching stare. “Sounds like your ex is quite a character. How does he do, interacting with Emi? He’s scheduled to get her Wednesday evenings, and every other weekend, right?” she asked with a glance at her notes.
“When he doesn’t cancel,” Mak said. “He’s been cancelling a lot. As to Emi…”
Mak repeated some of the things Brad had said to Emi during his previous visits when things had gotten tense between the two of them.
