Lean on Me by Helenkay Dimon

Author:Helenkay Dimon [Dimon, Helenkay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, General, Contemporary, Fiction
ISBN: 9781426894510
Google: rVZh7IRwt2UC
Amazon: B008O53QEU
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2012-10-21T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Mitch went back to the office only long enough to pick up some paperwork and head out again. Cassidy was waiting in the car, not knowing they were about to go on a quick shopping run for whatever essentials women needed and the ones he wanted—groceries and condoms. He’d almost made it out of his office without getting stopped. He turned the lock and closed the door…and ran right into Spence.

“You’re leaving early,” he said.

For a guy who spent most of his time outside, Spence sure was hanging around the office a lot lately. “Need to run an errand.”

“Is this errand called Cassidy?”

It was about her, and their dinner and his peace of mind. “I do have other parts of my life, you know.”

“If you say so.”

Since Spence wasn’t moving and people milled around them, Mitch decided not to fight the conversation. “Did you need something?”

“Just watching out for you.”

“I’m a little old to need help.”

Spence crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the office wall. “I find that stupidity doesn’t really have an age limit.”

Mitch wondered if he’d come off this annoying when he was trying to help Austin through his troubles with Carrie. “Go ahead. Say whatever you need to say.”

“I tried to talk to Allan today.”

But that was too much. Mitch grabbed for patience. “About Cassidy?”

“No, the weather.” Spence scoffed. “Of course, Cassidy.”

“Want to tell me why you thought you needed to stick yourself in the middle of this?”

“Well, she’s trespassing on my property and has you tied in knots. Seemed like stepping in was the smart thing to do.”

“I’ve got this under control.”

“Haven’t seen your common sense this twisted up since Susan.”

Hearing his ex’s name tore through Mitch. She no longer had a hold on him like she once had, but the way she’d dumped him had left a well of anger he struggled to control. When other women walked into his life, he measured them by how close they came to Susan. Not that he wanted to duplicate her. It was the exact opposite. He vowed to bolt rather than walk down that road a second time.

With Cassidy he didn’t see Susan. On the surface, yeah. They both wanted out of Holloway at some point in their lives and craved something bigger from life. But the similarities ended there.

“This has nothing to do with Susan,” he said, knowing the truth of the comment as he spoke.

“You sure?”

“I’ve dated other women since Susan left.”

Spence mumbled something. “So you are dating Cassidy?”

Damn. “Don’t twist my words.”

Spence glanced at the ground as he moved some gravel around under his shoe. When he looked up again, a new determination filled every inch of his face. “There’s a lot of talk about Cassidy and how she treated Allan.”

“I don’t want to hear it.” Mitch hated that part. The woman he’d sat with at the diner and listened to at her mother’s grave was not spoiled or uncaring like the gossip portrayed her. The public story and the private pieces he’d put together didn’t match at all.

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