On the Fly (Crimson Romance) by Kenyhercz Katie

Author:Kenyhercz, Katie [Kenyhercz, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2013-03-18T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Wednesday, November 2nd

Sneaking into work early didn’t prove hard. Much easier to get up when you never actually fell asleep. The empty office floor soothed her ragged nerves. Day two of avoiding Carter, and things seemed to be working well. Jacey nursed a steaming mug of coffee and jumped when her door swung open.

Madden. At work before eight. This could not be good. She hadn’t spoken to him since Halloween night, and he looked like he wasn’t about to let her off the hook. Releasing a slow breath, she set her cup on the desk. Hopefully, the tremor in her hands wasn’t too visible. “If we could never talk about that night, I would really — ”

“Jace.” He closed the door even though they were the only ones there and sat on the edge of the chair facing her desk.

The seriousness in his tone and his lack of expression drained the blood from her face. “What … ?”

“That night I thought … I thought you went home with Phlynn. I didn’t think you’d be at the house. So I brought Linden back with me. We got in late. I guess you were already asleep. Look, I know it was a stupid idea, but I think I might like her. And I wanted to keep her distracted so she wouldn’t think any more about seeing you guys. But I guess you left that wig by the door, and she must have seen it on her way out.”

Linden. For all the times he reprimanded her for saying Carter, she wanted to smack her brother across his preppy boy-band face. If it was dangerous for her to get involved with a player, it was suicidal for Madden to fall for the reporter. “Must have?”

He dropped the entertainment section of the morning paper on her desk.

“They gave her a column?” Jacey stared with the now-familiar sensations of horror and numb awe at “The Sinners Report.” A bi-weekly commentary dedicated to ruining her life. This one highlighted her “raunchy night out” with the guys. She held her face in her hands and groaned. Panic tightened her chest, and she focused on breathing.

Okay, what were the facts? Linden East knew she dressed up and went out on the town with her team for Halloween. Was that so bad? She could spin it. Maybe. She pushed out of her chair and headed for the door.

“Uh, Sis, where you going?”

“To make a deal with the devil.”

• • •

Quiet discussion stopped dead when Carter walked into the locker room. Emotionless eyes darted to him then away as his team suited up for the morning skate. Heads lowered as he passed, and not even Reese would meet his gaze. “What’s going on?”

No one answered at first. Finally, Reese handed him a folded section of newspaper. The bottom dropped out of Carter’s stomach, and the hair rose on his forearms and the back of his neck. A reaction he was getting accustomed to. And sick of. The Sinners Report. “What the hell?”

“Yeah … we were thinking the same thing.

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