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“Uh, no, I meant about you needing a bodyguard.”
“No. I don’t believe there is anything you need to know.”
Jordan glanced around, his eyes slightly wild. “Where is Oliver?”
“He’s ill. I told him to stay at home until he feels better. Is that all?” She had everything packed up and was staring at Jordan.
“I believe he wants to know why you have a bodyguard,” Ethan told her gently.
“Oh. You do?” she asked Jordan.
“Yes, Cate.” There was a note of exasperation in the other man’s voice.
Ethan frowned at him. He better not upset Cate.
“I think I should know if there is a threat to one of my staff.”
“Hmm. I suppose that is fair. But there isn’t really a threat to me, so I don’t know that you do. Although I did bring Ethan into the office and a meeting. So I suppose you should know. Yes, I apologize for not telling you. Ethan is here because Rhodes has a stalker and is worried about that stalker targeting me. Good day, Jordan.”
She tried to step past Jordan, but he held out his arm. Cate stumbled back to avoid touching her boss. Ethan scowled at him, wrapping an arm around her waist to steady her. Then he moved her carefully behind him so he stood between the two of them.
“Do not touch her.”
Jordan’s eyes widened as he stared at Ethan. “I wasn’t trying to harm her.”
Ethan eyed him. He seemed sincere. But Ethan was in protective mode. And he didn’t like the way that Cate had stumbled in her haste to get away from his touch.
Had he tried to touch her in the past?
“It’s all right, Ethan. I was just caught by surprise.”
She moved around Ethan.
Oh, he wasn’t having that. As soon as they were alone, he’d let her know she wasn’t to do that ever again.
She was to stay where he put her.
But Jordan backed off, hands up. “I apologize. I didn’t mean to alarm anyone. I just didn’t want you to leave while I have questions.”
“About my work?”
“Uh, no. About Rhodes. And this stalker. Are you safe? Is he?”
“Yes. We have bodyguards now. Oh, actually, I don’t think I was supposed to tell anyone about the stalker.” She looked up at Ethan and he gave her a small nod. That was true, although he didn’t blame her for telling her boss why he was here.
In fact, he should have talked to her about this earlier so this was on him.
He noticed her hand move to her wrist, then she drew it back. Was that hair tie still there? Was she going to flick it against her skin?
He didn’t want to draw her boss’s attention to it, so he didn’t say anything. Later.
“I’d appreciate your discretion on this, Jordan,” she told the other man.
Jordan waved his hand. “I’ve no interest in spreading gossip about Rip. You should know that, Cate. But I am worried.”
Ethan studied him, but he did seem genuinely worried.
“About the firm? I’m not sure how this would impact anyone here. The stalker has shown no interest in me. They’re unlikely to target anyone I work with.”
