Page 73 of Last Chance Seduction
Reece tilted his head.“Again, I’m grateful to be part of this, and the Arnault estate was going to be a pain in the ass to work with anyway.You know they micromanage more than even you do.”He gestured toward me, and I held back a laugh.
“That is very true,” Brooklyn added.
I resisted the urge to flip them off because we were in an actual work meeting.
Reece gave me a look that told me he knewexactlywhat I was thinking.“And on that note, I have work to do, and we should leave Lexington alone to brood.”
“He’s really good at brooding,” Brooklyn said with a wink.
“Come on, kids,” Reece said, gesturing for the door.
“Not a kid,” Brooklyn sing-songed before she stomped out of the office, leaving a laughing Reece in her wake.
Dash just grinned at me, shaking his head.“This is good for us, you know.You did good.”
I winced.Perhaps, but it didn’t feel real.Nothing felt real until I figured out what the hell I was going to do when I got home.That was more important.“This was an accident.Everything I was working toward got fucked up.”
“So you say, but I think for once you should probably give yourself a break.And I don’t know, go see Mercy?”
“Dash.”
“No, no, I’ll go deal with real work.You mope in here, or brood, or whatever we want to call it.”
Dash held up both hands before walking out of my office backwards, nearly running into Jamie.Before I could even comment on that or wonder what the hell I was going to do next, my office was filled once again.I looked up, ready to growl, and froze.
“Mom?Dad?Silas?Why are you guys here?”
My younger brother closed the door behind him, leaving me alone with my immediate family.
“I think it’s time to talk, son,” Beckett Montgomery said, and I slid my hands in my pockets.
I frowned.“About what?I’m sorry I wasn’t around too often during these past couple of weeks.I’ll make it up to you.”
Mom shook her head.“That’s fine.We see you often.And I got to see my baby on the holidays.Everything’s okay.At least with us.”My mother moved forward, cupped my face, then said, “Well, what the fuck are you doing, Lexington Wilder Montgomery?”
Silas barked out a laugh, while I just stared at my mother.“Did you just curse at me?”
“Why are you acting as if I don’t curse as much as the Montgomerys?I’m a damn Wilder.”
“And I love you more with each passing day,” my dad said as I stared at my parents wondering what the hell was going on.
“I don’t understand why you guys are here.”
Mom took a step back and put her hands on her hips.“You put so much pressure on yourself, that you don’t see what’s right in front of you.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”My parents always saw too much and frankly, I was a little afraid right now.
“Yes, you do,” my dad corrected.“I know how much work you put into that proposal.And I’m sorry it didn’t work out, but from what I hear, you’re kicking ass in everything else—other than your personal life.”
Heart racing, I held up both hands.“Stop it.Please.That’s none of your business.”
“I beg to disagree,” my little brother said.
I narrowed my gaze at him.“That’s enough out of you.”
Silas just shrugged and went to go sprawl on my couch.
Mom gripped my hand, pulling my gaze back to her.“You try to carry the world on your shoulders, Lex.Why can’t you see what’s right in front of you?”
