Her Submission by Jones Lisa Renee

Author:Jones, Lisa Renee [Jones, Lisa Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Contemporary
Amazon: B07N6LQNRF
Goodreads: 43894942
Publisher: Julie Patra Publishing
Published: 2019-04-23T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Abbie…

“Abbie!”

I’ve just stepped on the elevator when Cat appears in the doorway and joins me. “Thank goodness. I was afraid I missed you.” She settles her hand on her belly. “I’m not as fast as I used to be right now.”

“I like you, Cat,” I say, as the elevator doors close. “I sincerely like you. I’d love to get to know you, but I’m not changing my mind about what just happened in that conference room.”

She turns me to face her. “You came to Gabe for help.”

“I was going to Reid for help. To hire him. Gabe and I crossed paths unexpectedly.”

“Because it was meant to be.”

“Because he got unlucky. Wrong time, wrong place.”

“Abbie—”

The elevator stops and a cluster of people shove their way inside, forcing us into a corner together. Cat casts me a dismayed look, clearly wanting to continue the conversation, but not about to do so with an audience. Kudos to her for good judgment. This isn’t something any of us want spread around. We stand there, two sardines in a can of a dozen while she, no doubt, thinks about how to change my mind, and I think about how to let her down easy. She’s Gabe’s sister. She loves him. One of the things I like about her. It’s also one of the reasons she should understand where I’m coming from.

The elevator dings at the lobby level and Cat and I allow the crowd to exit before we do the same. “Let’s go next door and get coffee,” she suggests, clearly having decided on a strategy that involves me committing to a sit-down conversation. Smart.

“I need to talk to my mother.”

“Call her, after you talk to me. Abbie. Please. Sit down and talk to me.”

“Cat—”

“If you won’t sit, I’ll go with you. Where are we going?”

I sigh. “You aren’t going to let me off the hook, are you?”

“No, I’m not.”

“Where’s the coffee shop?”

“Next door. We need to watch for the press, though. We just left our security behind. Let’s take the side door.”

She motions me to the right and we start walking. A few minutes later, we’re at a table with drinks in hand, both of us splurging on a sugar cookie as well. “I need this,” I say, taking a bite with loads of icing.

“I don’t,” Cat says. “I’m reigning in the eating, but I’ve been pretty good. A little treat shouldn’t hurt too much. I’m just trying to keep the dieting hell after birth to as short as possible.”

“Gabe’s looking forward to being an uncle,” I say, reminded now of his comments.

She sits up straighter, leaning in closer. “He talked to you about the baby and being an uncle? What did he say?”

“He hasn’t said it to you?”

“No.” She sighs. “Me and my brothers were at odds for a long while. I thought—I thought they had a lot of my father in them. I know better now.”

The father that Gabe and Reid seem to think is capable of horrible things, and yet, Cat thought her brothers to be the same.

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