"Because she's more than that." At the realization, my pulse quickened. "She's family."Or at least, I wanted her to be.
How in the hell had I not seen it sooner?
Chase gave me a dubious look. "Oh yeah? Doesshesee it that way?"
Fuck.
No. She didn't.
My fault. Not hers.
But I couldmakeher see it – and maybe figure things out for myself along the way.
Suddenly I didn't want to wait.
I stood. "I'll be back in a bit, alright?"
Chapter 57
Cami
In my darkened bedroom, I stared at my cellphone. Mason's text was still on the screen. It said,"Can you talk?"
I bit my lip.Yikes.Where had I readthatbefore?
I wassolonging to hear his voice, but the thought of actually talking to him after everything that had happened – well, I wasn't quite sure I was up for it.
I texted back,"About what?"
His reply came in an instant."Us."
Us?
I scoffed under the covers. There was no "us," unless he meant our boss-employee relationship. And eventhathad taken a serious beating.
When a couple of minutes passed without me texting him back, he texted again."Say yes. You know you want to."
It was similar to what he'd texted me a few weeks ago. The first time, it had been funny. Now, all I felt was anger, mostly at myself.Because he was right.
Ididwant to.
And that was the whole problem. Almost from the beginning, I'd been all too willing to fall into his arms, into his bed, or cripes, into his pantry.
I was just about to tell him to forget it when I considered recent events. Mason had not only come to my rescue. He'dalsomanaged to deliver all of my things – including my purse – to Arden's place in the middle of a raging blizzard.
It was ironic in a way.Even the phone I was using now – I wouldn’t have it if it weren't for Mason.
But had I thanked him?
No. Not even by text.
This wasn't like me.
Plus, I still owed him an apology. Correction –multipleapologies. Even now, when I considered how I'd cussed him out on the roadside, I couldn't help but feel totally ridiculous.
A guy rescues you, and you yell at him? That wasn't exactly normal, was it?
I sighed.The sooner I got this out of the way, the sooner I could move past whatever I was feeling.
