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“Sneaky.” She narrows her eyes and laughs. “Okay, then what?”
“Hmm. I’m going to keep my job. Of course, you probably already know that.” She nods her head, staring ahead, driving. She knows how much I love what I’m doing. “I’m thinking I want a better apartment where I can actually walk into different rooms. Oh, and not be able to see my kitchen when I pee.” We both giggle. “So I’m hoping you’ll come back in a couple months and help me move again,” I say in a questioning tone. Her lips twist, and I can tell she’s calculating when that will be. Being a teacher, things have to be planned around holidays. I already know this, so I add, “It’ll be Thanksgiving. I’ll fly you and Amy out together. We’ll have so much fun.”
“I don’t even know why you ask. You know I’ll be there.”
Chapter Twenty-five
A year later
“HI, ADDISON. WHAT can I help you with?” asks Cheryl as I walk up to her desk.
“Hi, Cheryl. I need to drop off these case files to Damon. He’s expecting them on the Reeves’s case,” I reply.
Cheryl, the executive assistant of the New York FBI office, is the first person everyone sees when walking into the office. She’s beautiful and one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. We have become friends over the past year and have gone to happy hour a few times.
“How about I let you pass them off to him…” I wink at her “…it’ll give you a reason to go talk to him,” I say in a whisper. She blushes with just the mention of Damon. I keep trying to get her to make a move, but she’s too shy.
I look past Cheryl’s desk to admire the group of agents talking. I don’t know what it is about the male agents in this office, but I think the job requirements state that you have to be tall and gorgeous. Dave, the tallest of them, had asked me to go on a date when I first started. My heart, unfortunately, hadn’t healed yet. I think I bruised his ego. He didn’t talk to me for a couple months. Typical male. An unfamiliar agent standing next to Dave catches my attention. He’s not looking in my direction. I can only see his back side. His stance exudes confidence. The wide span of his back to his thin waist, muscular arms, and his perfect ass, that man has the perfect body. He lets out a boisterous laugh, clapping Dave on the back and then he turns around. I gasp, slapping my hand to my mouth.
What. The. Hell.
Jett?
There is no way that could be Jett. I saw him on TV, getting arrested with Travis Stein, my father, a month ago. Oh, shit! He’s looking over here. I duck down in front of Cheryl’s desk.
“Addison… um, is everything alright?” Cheryl leans over her desk, looking down at me.
“Yes. I thought I dropped something out of my purse. Hey, I just remembered I have an appointment so I have to get out of here. Can you make sure Damon gets those files?”
She nods. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
I’m sure I look like a total idiot, not wanting to stand. Good thing there’s a partition right behind Cheryl’s desk. Hopefully he didn’t see me.
“Yes, I’m good. Thanks for your help, Cheryl. Lets do girls’ night soon,” I quickly reply as I rush out the door. I hold my hand to my heart; it’s beating too fast. It hasn’t been this alive in a year.
Since our office works really close with the FBI office, I know every agent there. Well, I know all but one, but he’s always been out in the field. Oh. Shit. Agent Aiden Roberts. I never met him because he was on assignment when I started at the forensics office. It can’t be. Can it? Is Jett Agent Aiden Roberts? I practically run out of the FBI building and just start walking.
Oh, Fuck!
I shot an FBI agent.
On purpose.
This cannot be happening. I never thought I’d ever see him again. I slept with the guy then shot him. Okay, so I grazed him with a bullet, but still… I’m sure he didn’t appreciate it. And now I know he is an FBI agent.
Shit. Shit. Shit.
Addison, pull yourself together. Obviously, I’m not going to quit my job so we’ll eventually run into each other. This means only one thing: I need to go see him. Get this whole thing under control before it spirals into a huge mess.
Our night together has been one night I have never forgotten. He was perfect in every way, except he worked for the wrong man. My father. He probably wouldn’t even remember me, but I’m sure he has that nice scar to remind him everyday. Not exactly the way I want to be remembered. What will he do when he sees me? He has to know why I did what I did.
When I get back to my office, I fall back into my chair. Harper comes walking over to me. “Addison, you’re back already.” The surprise is evident in her voice. I usually take my time catching up with the guys whenever I get the chance to get over there.
“Yeah, the guys were in a meeting so I dropped the files off with Cheryl,” I lie. “Hey, you want to get a drink after work today?” I desperately need a drink. Maybe it will help calm my nerves.
“Definitely!” Harper replies. “Hey, did you see Agent Roberts? I hear he’s back. He is one of the hottest men alive. A huge playboy though.”
“Nope, I didn’t see anyone I haven’t seen before.” It’s the truth, but I secretly agree, he is gorgeous. Hmm… a playboy, huh?
