Page 105 of Spurred On

“Sidney. Remember her? Reddish hair? Brown eyes? Snarky attitude?”

He glared at her. “What’s your point?”

“Well, it’s obvious, isn’t it?”

He sighed, sat back in his chair and crossed his arms. “Apparently not.”

“She’s here because you’re interested in her.”

“I thought she was here because you were whining for more help.”

“I never whine.”

“You know what I mean. And she’s working out beautifully.”

“She is. Better than I expected. But that’s not what we’re talking about, is it?”

He lifted a shoulder. “I have no idea what we’re talking about. You started this.”

Claire leaned in and hissed, “You and Sidney.”

“Sidney and I are . . .” He cleared his throat. “Friends.”

“Yeah. Right. I see the way you look at her. Are you trying to tell me you don’t have the hots for her?”

“I would never say that.” That would be an absolute lie.

“Then . . . what?”

“What, what?” God, his sister was so annoying sometimes. “Why don’t you just come out and say what you mean?”

“Are you two . . . an item?”

“Ah.” He shot her a cold smile. “None of your beeswax.”

“Don’t get flip. I deserve to know.”

He gaped at her. “You absolutely do not deserve to know.” Anything between himself and Sidney was private. Beyond which, Claire was the absolute last person he’d want to discuss it with.

“It affects me.”

“No. It doesn’t.”

“It does if you two have a mad passionate affair and then you dump her the way you dump everyone else.”

“I do not—”

“And this would be even worse. Not only would I lose an excellent employee, Sidney is my dear friend. I cannot bear to see her heart broken.”

Claire was delusional. If anyone was going to get their heart broken here, it would probably be him. He frowned at her. “Butt out.”

“I won’t.” She narrowed her eyes and pinned him with a glower. “Are you pursuing her?”

“Pursuing who?” Cade said as he stepped into the office. Cody shifted his glower to his brother. What was this, Grand Central Station?

“I’m asking Cody the question.”

“Oh.” Cade’s eyes widened and his curious gaze landed on him. Something nasty curled through Cody’s gut.