For the First Time by Stephanie Doyle

Author:Stephanie Doyle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“I DON’T KNOW why you won’t let me pay for the dry cleaning.” JoJo whispered the words even though the music was peaking to a crescendo.

“I thought you said it was an accident,” Mark whispered as he leaned close to her so as not to be overheard.

“It was, but I should still pay for it.”

“Shh, this is the good part.”

It was the Sunday matinee performance and this time Mark had suggested they watch Sophie from front row seats. By now between rehearsals and performances she had seen and heard the performance many, many times and JoJo knew exactly where they were in the production. They were twenty minutes into the final number, which meant the show would be over in a few moments. Sophie wasn’t even playing at this point.

Mark was being intentionally stubborn by not letting her pay for what was an accident. Sort of.

Yes, his comment about dating Nancy had taken her off guard. And yes, something that might have felt like irrational jealousy temporarily overcame her. Which was why she threw the fried stick at him. Accidentally.

To clarify, JoJo was not that person. She wasn’t someone who became territorial over a man because she’d never thought about claiming a man. Or having a man. Or a man being hers. She was now, and had always been, completely independent. She wanted it to stay that way.

Nor was she someone who acted without thought. She liked to believe she was always in control of her actions. Except for that night when she had acted on instinct and he’d ended up with a shirt full of sauce and a mozzarella stick in his lap.

After he’d kissed her!

“Also,” she said softly with her lips close to his ear so she wouldn’t disturb the people sitting next to them—was that aftershave he was wearing? “You have to know I one hundred percent do not care if you want to date Nancy. In fact, I encourage it. Maybe if you make her your little life mission, I won’t have to find another job.”

“Okay, got it,” he whispered back. “You don’t care.”

Only it didn’t sound like he believed her. “I don’t!” This was loud enough to earn a shush from the woman on her right.

JoJo sank a little farther into her seat and closed her mouth, figuring it wasn’t fair to those around her that she was having a bit of a mental meltdown.

Yesterday, she’d purposefully stayed away from Mark and Sophie. Only showing up for the performance and leaving after it. She had an excuse: signing a lease on her new apartment, which was month to month so she wasn’t stuck with it once she was officially out of work. Sophie understood. But Mark made chicken noises when she finally turned up.

Not that he seemed to care that she didn’t want to meet them for breakfast before the matinee today, either. No, he’d even suggested she take the day off completely. However, Sophie was her job and JoJo had no plans to shirk her responsibility just because she had a.

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