about jeopardizing my career?”
Now, that wasn’t something she should have to worry about. This had gone far enough.
“Just settle down. You’ve got me all wrong—” he began, feeling better than he had since the moment she tore out of the bar.
“Save it. I haven’t got you at all.” With a cock of her head and a patronizing smile, she added, “Nor do I have any desire to get you.”
“No, Cali, really, you—”
“Please! I’m not interested. If you’ll give me the key and the address, we can say goodbye now and get on with the fallout from this freaking disaster.” Her fury seemed to burn away as he watched. She slumped against the wall, her face slackened and her lids closed. “Please.”
Jake caught her chin between his finger and thumb and forced her to look at him. “Let me finish.”
Sure he had her attention, he softened his voice and lowered his face an inch closer to hers. “I didn’t realize Amanda still referred to me as her brother-in-law, because, lawfully speaking, I’m not. The ‘poor wife’ you’re referring to remarried four years ago, and has been living quite happily with Paulo ever since.”
Her mouth dropped open, making Jake’s curve.
“I. Am. Not. Married.”
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