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“Ellery, hand Julia over to Mason so we can leave,” Co
A wide smile spread across Mason’s face. “Give me the little princess, Ellery.”
I suddenly became nervous. I didn’t want to leave her again, but then the thought of her screaming her head off during the meeting frightened me. I kissed her on the head and handed her over to Mason, who was standing there with his arms out.
“Don’t worry, Momma; she’ll be safe with me,” Mason said.
I smiled and followed Co
“How did you get Julia to stop fussing?” I asked.
“The gas drops in the diaper bag, Elle.”
“Ah, so that’s what that little white bottle was for,” I said as I stepped in and the doors closed.
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When we reached his office, Lou and another gentleman were already sitting down and waiting. Phil came in behind us.
“Lou, thanks for meeting me,” Co
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As Co
“It’s good to see you, Ellery.” He smiled.
I took a seat in between Lou and Ben as Co
“I’m not going to lie to you, Co
“Damn it, Lou. That’s not even an option,” Co
“We have no choice, Co
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I sat there in silence as I listened to the conversation between Co
“I’m in love with your little princess.”
I smiled, and Co
“Do you find my wife attractive?” he asked.
I gasped as my eyes widened. “Co
“Well, do you? Answer the damn question,” he said firmly.
“Um, yes, Mr. Black,” Ben answered nervously.
“Then that explains why you’ve been staring at her.”
“Co
Ben looked at me and apologized. “I’m really sorry for staring, but I feel like we’ve met before.” Suddenly, it must have hit him. “I know; you were Kyle’s girlfriend back in college.”
I looked at him, trying to figure out who he was, and then it came to me. “Ben? As in Ben Winston, Debate Club President and tech geek extraordinaire?”
“Yep, that’s me!” He laughed. “I knew you looked familiar, but I couldn’t put my finger on it.”
Just as I gave him a hug and Co
“Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were alone, Co
“It’s okay, Cassidy. Come on in,” he said.
Cassidy walked over to me and gave me a hug. “Where’s my niece?”
“She’s at home with Mason. I would like you to meet Ben Winston. Ben, this is my sister-in-law, Cassidy.”
They lightly shook hands as I turned and looked at Co
“For what?” he asked.
“You know for what, Co
Co
“It’s okay, Mr. Black. If some dude was staring at my beautiful wife or girlfriend, I’d be upset too. Well, it was nice seeing you again, Ellery, and nice to meet you, Cassidy. Mr. Black, we’ll be in touch in a couple of days,” Ben said as he started to walk out of the office.
“Hold on. I’m leaving too. I’ll walk out with you.” Cassidy smiled.
“But, Cass—”
I walked over to Co
“Seriously?” he mumbled.
I removed my hand from his mouth and kissed him softly. “Leave your sister alone.”
“I didn’t say anything,” he said.
“Not yet you didn’t. But you have that look.”
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We both climbed into the Range Rover, and I sat there with my hands on the wheel. I looked over at Ellery as she looked at herself in a small mirror. When she stopped looking at herself, she turned her eyes to me.
“What?” she asked.
“I can’t believe what Cassidy did in there.”
“Why? She saw a hot guy and she took advantage of the situation.”
“Oh, so you think he’s hot?”
“Yeah, he’s cute,” Ellery replied as she put on her lipstick.
“I bet you thought he was hot back in college too,” I said as I pulled out of the parking space.
“Are you jealous because I said he was hot, Mr. Black?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. I’m not jealous.”
“Yes, you are. I can tell by that look on your face.” She smiled.
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”
“Okay, babe, but there’s no need for you to be jealous. You know I think you’re the sexiest man alive,” she said as she stroked my cheek and gave me a small smile.
I smiled and we drove home. Ellery became impatient with the traffic because she wanted to get back to Julia. We didn’t talk about the meeting, but I could tell Ellery was upset about it. I didn’t want her involved in this at all. If I had my way, she wouldn’t know anything. I only wanted to protect me and shield her from this bullshit. She didn’t deserve to have to go through this because of my past mistakes and poor judgment.
When we arrived at the penthouse and the elevator doors opened, Ellery threw her purse on the table and walked into the living room. Mason was sitting on the floor and had Julia under her play gym. I walked over to the bar and poured myself a scotch. I pulled out my phone and sent a text message to Cassidy.
“Why did you need to see me earlier?”
“I wanted your opinion on a color for the office I’m redoing.”
“Then you should have stuck around instead of chasing after that guy.”
“Lol, Co
I shook my head and set my phone down on the bar. I stared across the room at Ellery as she sat on the floor and played with Julia. She looked up at me with her beautiful eyes and a small smile graced her face. Mason got up from the floor and said that he needed to go. He picked Julia up, kissed her, and then kissed Ellery goodbye. I gave him a simple wave from across the room and told him to take care. When he left, Ellery came walking over to me with Julia. I took the baby from her, kissed her head, and held her in my arms.