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Mischief dances in Abby’s eyes when she takes notice of me. “Well, hello, Damon, long time no see.”
I know she means nothing. She’s a client. He’s doing nothing wrong.
“Should we take one car? We’re going to the same event, after all.” Abby winks.
My mind refuses to reel in the anger, to dim down the distrust from her comment.
“Sure,” he tells her simply, and for a split second the lady inside my head wishes to scream.
With his laptop and the diary in hand, he goes to leave, waiting until Abby’s at a safe distance before turning to me.
“When you’re done snooping around my office, lock the door.”
And then he’s gone.
I text back Gia before driving home. Knowing her, she’ll send a search party to my dad’s place if I keep ignoring her.
Henrik’s waiting on the front steps when I get home. I notice the relief I feel, seeing him there, as if I couldn’t take another night of feeling sorry for myself, drowning in pain, while Damon’s out with her.
“Hey.” He smiles, gauging my reaction. The last time we spoke, I got pissy with him for partying instead of watching over Harvey.
“Hey.”
“Can I come in? I brought a peace offering.” He pulls up a joint and a bag of food, and I take the joint in my hand, shocking him in the process.
“Sometimes, Hen, you truly know what a girl needs.”
He coughs. “You mean always.” He grins as we step inside. I change into a long tee, draping a soft blanket over my legs as we eat on the couch.
“I’m sorry, Gem. I’ll do better watching over him.”
I finish the rest of my burger before popping a fry in my mouth, my appetite back in motion.
“Maybe it’s just me who hovered over him and annoyed him. Maybe I should’ve encouraged him to live more. I don’t know.”
He sighs. “Gemma, beauty, stop putting all the blame on you.”
He lights up the joint and passes it to me. I oblige because I want to forget.
I want to forget the venomous thoughts that possessed me as I watched Damon walk away with her. If she were a normal client, I wouldn’t care as much. But I know how much Abby wants Damon in her bed.
Is she sitting in the passenger seat of his car? Is she touching his thigh? Touching what’s mine?
I shake my head, deciding to smoke like a chimney instead to clear my mind.
“Want to tell me what’s going on? Gia told me she’s tried to reach you for days.”
“So that’s why you’re here.” I close my eyes, letting the back of my head fall over the couch.
“I like hanging with you. You know that. And if something’s wrong with you, I want to be there for you.”
“You should be there for your brother.”
After I reopen my eyes, I watch him eat his fries. “I can be there for both of you. So, what gives?”
“I think Damon and I are over. He keeps his past hidden and, well ... I went to great lengths to find out more, and he caught me.”
Henrik grabs the joint and takes a hit, laughing. “Quiet rebel for life.”
