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“The one that Sandflower is also interested in? Does he know about that?”
“No. It never came up.” There’s a twinge when I think about both Max and I trying to buy the same property. I’m not even sure if Max is spearheading Sandflower on this, or if his father is.
I hope it’s his father.
“Don’t you think it might be awkward if it comes up?”
“Probably, which is why I’ll make sure it won’t come up.”
“Cady…”
“Tana, I can’t leave everything.”
“You can and you will.” She holds out her hand. “Give. I’ll get Steele’s contact info when he picks you up. Go. Have fun.”
Reluctantly, I hand Tana my phone before she pries it from my fingers, looking longingly at the laptop sitting on the kitchen counter instead of my bag. “Fun…” I murmur.
18
Maximus
Isettle into the seat across from Cady.
It’s a small jet, with only room for six, plus the pilots and the flight attendant, Clara. Usually, my father is the only passenger, which is why Clara is so excited when Cady climbs aboard.
A big part of me had been convinced Cady wasn’t going to show. That I’d go to pick her up and have her give me a litany of excuses for why she wasn’t coming. And I would have let her go without an argument because I don’t need a date out of obligation.
I want to make sure Cady wants to be here.
But that big part of me was so convinced, I sent a car to get her and met her at the airport where the Sandflower jet waited. I would rather she give her excuses to the driver rather than myself.
This woman has been tightening her screws into me since I first laid eyes on her and she has no idea what she’s doing to me.
Maybe she knows exactly what she’s doing.
But I don’t think she does.
With a soft sigh, she turns her amber gaze to me. “You regretting this yet?” I ask.
“Should I be?”
“I hope not.” I motion to the table behind her. “There’s a plug if you need to charge anything.”
Cady shakes her head with a bemused expression. “I didn’t bring anything that needs charging. My assistant confiscated my laptop, plus my phone.”
“Seriously? I like this assistant.”
“I think she might be a fan of yours, too. She was impressed with you getting me to go away.”
“I do my best. Did she take your phone?”
Cady nods. “I’m already getting twitchy.”
“Let me know if the withdrawal gets too bad and I’ll let you log on to mine, at least so you can check social media.”
“I don’t do much on social media,” she admits. “And especially not today. It’ll be all about Noam. It was on TV.”
“He was a big man in the business world. Any word from his family, or have they stopped casting you as the villain?”
