Love Songs for Skeptics by Christina Pishiris

Author:Christina Pishiris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2020-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

18

Temptation

I was still feeling antsy the next morning, brushing my teeth so hard that I made my gums bleed. I’d pissed off Simon, and now I didn’t know if I could trust Nick to tell the truth, never mind stick to his promise to give me the Marcie interview. I had a missed call from him, but he hadn’t left a message. When I did talk to him, I wasn’t sure what I would say, or what he could possibly do to make me trust him again.

I owed it to Mike to tell him what had happened. So the first thing I did when I got to work was swing by his office. He smiled broadly when he saw me, and my stomach lurched. I’d bet the magazine on Nick’s honesty; Mike had taken a personal financial hit—maybe telling him about this mess wasn’t the best move.

“Morning, Zoë. I trust you’ve got over your catastrophic Sunday.”

I was pulling back a chair and froze. He was talking about Risk—wasn’t he?

“I’ll get you next time,” I replied, with fake bravado.

He shook his head. “I got a call from Nick Jones earlier.”

Oh. He knew.

I had a moment of irritation at the crappy little bromance they had going on.

We had to talk it out now—walking away was no longer an option.

I slumped into the chair opposite Mike. It was a gorgeous old captain’s chair, upholstered in green leather. I had no idea where it had come from; the chairs on my side of the office where all black plastic, and if you were lucky, they had a lever to adjust the height.

I wasn’t lucky.

“What did Nick have to say?”

“You’re doing a great job. He says you’re interviewing Jonny tomorrow and Marcie next week.”

What?

Was Nick telling the truth or just playing Mike? I could believe he’d set up a Jonny interview without giving me much warning, but was he really going to follow through with Marcie?

“I have to admit, Mike, this is news to me. I missed a call from him this morning. I’m just surprised that’s what he wanted to tell me.”

Mike peered at me. “Well, why else would he be ringing at the crack of dawn? Unless the two of you are having a tumultuous affair you’re not telling me about.”

He chuckled, and I tried to mirror his smile. “I did find a stray sock in my bedroom. I guess it must belong to one of my other lovers.”

I went back to my desk and dialed Nick. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but if we started arguing, with the office empty at least I wouldn’t have an audience.

“Zoë? Thanks for returning my call.”

He sounded cordial enough, but I wasn’t about to let my guard down.

“I hear I’m interviewing Jonny Delaney tomorrow. Did you have a specific time in mind, or do I have to clear my whole day?”

I hadn’t meant to sound tetchy, but it was breathtakingly arrogant of him to tell Mike before telling me.

“I tried calling, but you didn’t pick up.

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