Page 69 of Irish Betrayal

“Why am I being dismissed?”

“I’m sorry, Dr. Samson, that information wasn’t given to me. Feel free to email the head of the Human Resources department for details.”

Peter hung up, his sweaty grip on the steering wheel cramping his fingers.

There was only one reason for both calls.

There couldn’t be another.

Blair was calling his bluff.

thirty-two

BLAIR

Blair drove back to school in a daze, parking in the quieter teacher parking lot that Linda had been kind enough to offer her since it was closer to the labs.

She had an hour before her next class and would use the time to contact her friends. She pulled up her text group, Girls Only, took a deep breath and started typing.

Blair had a lot of making up to do with her friends. She’d start there.

Blair: Can you three find a place to talk? No guys.

Gray: I’m in the nursery with Imogen and Colm. The only man in sight, I promise.

Bébhinn: I’m at Triskelion but stepped into the kitchen.

Mags: I’m in the attic working on a new badass embroidery design. Jon just left…after he gave me an orgasm.

Blair rolled her eyes. Leave it to Mags’ outrageous behavior to make her feel better. She couldn’t tell her best friends everything, especially when Daniel didn’t know the whole truth, but she wanted to give them what she felt ready to share.

Blair: I’m sorry I’ve been an asshole to you guys.

There was a beat, and then the girls were typing.

Mags: You have been an asshole.

Gray: Ditto. We never blow each other off. We might withhold some things but never radio silence.

Bébhinn: I’ve been worried. Mom said you got back with Daniel and seemed better.

Blair: I am better. I never should have left him. I panicked.

Bébhinn: ?

Gray: ?

Mags: ?

Blair: Dr. Samson. Peter. We were closer than I ever let on. Inappropriately so. He was angry when I told him it was over and that I was pursuing a relationship with Dan. Peter knew I’d always had a thing for Daniel. Peter was already pissed that I chose to come to America.

Mags: I never knew. Never guessed! I can’t believe you kept that from us. Like, how close were you two? Sex?

Blair: Some things. Not sex. Daniel was my first.

Gray: I knew you were saving yourself for him! I hope Peter knows that you are Daniel’s now.

Bébhinn: I hate saying this now, but I never liked your teacher. Mom said he followed you to Oklahoma, but my brothers were going to speak with Trinity about it.