I hesitantly walk over to her, dropping my bag before sitting.
“Good. Now let’s get to know each other. What did you get up to last night?”
Nate.
I don’t say that, instead settling for, “Nothing much.”
She nods. “This squad is built on trust. You said you are done with Willow and the Rockford brothers, correct?”
“I am.”
She nods. “You were with Nate last night.”
My eyes widen. “Excuse me?”
She shrugs. “I don’t know what you did, but I know you got into his truck and then got dropped back off forty-five minutes later.”
My hands start to sweat. Fucking Nate ruined this before it even started.
I shake my head. “It’s not like that. He wanted a quick fuck. And I was horny, so I figured why not? He wasn’t even a great lay. Trust me, not worth it.”
She chuckles. “I almost fell into that trap once. He is pretty to look at.”
I force a laugh. “That’s about all he’s good for.”
“Good. I’m glad you got him out of your system. He’s persona non grata from now on. Got it?”
“Got it.”
“Good. Now tell me more about yourself.”
And so I do. For the next hour, I tell her all about my old school, my old friends, and my old life. I withhold the tears, only talking about my parents briefly. I give her any and everything she wants to know about the Hailee that I left behind.
“What about Willow?” Tiffany asks, suddenly leading the conversation.
“Willow? What about her?”
“Tell me about her.”
I shrug. “I don’t know much. She’s a closed book. We all know about her mom. Other than that, I don’t think she has anyone.”
“Anyone, except Rocky.”
“Yeah. Well, like I said. Now that she has him, she has no need for anyone else.” I try to force as much bitterness as I can into my tone.
“Did you get to know him any?”
My suspicions are growing wilder. Tiffany is fishing and trying to not be obvious about it. Too bad for her. I’m looking closely.
“Not really. I met him a couple times, but he prefers to keep her to himself. He doesn’t really want me to be at the house.”
“I see. You’ve been to the house before?”
I nod. “It’s not what you’d expect. Smaller than I would have imagined for a kingpin.”
“I see. And Nate? Have you gotten to know him?”
I burst out laughing. “Yeah, right. Is there any getting to know Nate Rockford? He’s a playboy through and through.”
