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Xavier: You’ll figure it out. B patient. No rush. I believe in U.
Wow. That was sweet. A knock came a few minutes after she ended the call with Xavier. She froze. The door was locked. She knew that.
“Juliet, it’s me. Brick. We need to talk. Downstairs. Five minutes.”
She rolled her eyes. She was pretty sure by talk he meant he wanted to lecture her.
“I’m still not in the mood to be lectured at,” she told her companions. “Don’t give me that look, Mr. Prude. I’m not in the wrong here. I’m not. I don’t deserve a scolding.” She gasped. “And I certainly don’t deserve a spanking, Mr. Prude. So rude of you. Rude Mr. Prude. I like it.”
Her phone buzzed.
Kiesha:Spill girl. What’s the deets with MrMcHottieAsshole.
She rolled her eyes. Then she texted back what she could tell her without spilling everything that was going on with Reuben.
There was a while before Kiesha texted back.
Kiesha:Dude if he wasn’t such a dick I’d tell u 2 bone him.
No way. Even if she did think he was attractive, he could also be a jerk. Nope. Not happening.
Never.
“What’s got you so upset?” Elias asked, walking into the living room in Juliet’s house.
“Told her to be down in five minutes.”
“Yeah? How long ago was that?”
“Fifteen minutes ago.”
Elias grinned. Brick glared at the other man. “Why didn’t you tell me her boss was a jerk?”
“Didn’t meet him. That Gladys woman was more of a problem.”
“Yeah. Met her too.”
“You need to chill before you hurt something.”
“She needs to learn to obey me when I give her an order.”
Elias sighed. “What’s your problem?”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re an uptight prick, but you’re not usually this bad. She’s not going to jump when you say so.”
She should.
He closed his eyes for a moment then moved his neck from side to side, trying to relieve the tension.
Even he could hear how much of a dick he was being.
“She lied to me.” And it had been like a blow to the gut. Because he liked her.
Had liked her.
“About what?”
