Heartbreaker by Inara Scott

Author:Inara Scott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Amara, romcom, urban, millionaire, dog, San Francisco, reformed playboy, fish out of water
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Shit. He’d screwed up. Big time.

Mason didn’t have illusions of perfection. He knew that he made the occasional mistake—showed up late to meetings, didn’t call women back when he should. But this was worse. This was him being an asshole.

Worse, this was him being an asshole to Tess.

Nate grimaced. “You remember I’m supposed to be the dick, right?”

Cecilia started for the door, but Nate grabbed her by the arm. “I’m thinking he owes her an apology.”

“You’re damn right he…”

Cece was still arguing with Nate as Mason left the restaurant. He looked left and right, then saw Tess half a block away, walking at a furious pace. He sprinted after her.

“Tess, wait!”

She didn’t pause. He caught up with her in a few long strides.

“Hang on, will you?” He put out his hand to catch her, but she threw him off.

“Screw you,” she snapped, and kept walking.

“I’m sorry,” he said.

She marched forward, not looking at him. “Sorry? What for?” Her voice was cutting, but it was more than anger. There was pain there. Deep pain.

“For acting like a caveman. For being a dick to Luke and dragging you into it. I had no right to do that, none at all.”

“You want to start there?”

He stopped, confused. “Wait, what?” She continued to walk, so he hurried after her. “Was there more? What else did I do?”

“Seriously?” She turned to him in astonishment. “How about embarrassing the hell out of me by bringing up my jobs and school? How about making it obvious that I didn’t belong there?”

Mason took an involuntary step back. “All I did was mention that you were planning to be a vet—is that what you’re mad about? I wasn’t trying to embarrass you.”

“Come on, Mason. You know I don’t like to talk about that.”

“I know you’re shy about it, but Tess, it’s something to be proud of, not embarrassed about. I just thought they should know.”

“Something I should be proud of?” She stopped to stand in front of him. “Really?”

“Really,” he replied.

“You think I should be proud,” she said flatly. “Because I’m almost twenty-seven and still trying to finish my college degree.”

“Yes. You absolutely should be proud. You work harder than anyone I know. How could you not be proud of that?”

She pushed back her hair. He couldn’t help but notice that her hand was shaking. “Of course. It’s so easy for you. How could I have imagined you’d understand?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

She jabbed a finger toward his chest. “It means I’m not like you. Everything you do comes out perfect and everyone loves you for it. You walk into a room and people line up to get close to you. It’s not like that for me. It’s never been like that.”

“People want to be seen with me, but they don’t want to get close to me. Not really.”

He wasn’t sure what made him say it, but it gave her pause, just for a moment before she continued. “Look, you have a family who loves you and amazing friends, and you know damn well you can get any woman you want.

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