Sleeping With the Opposition (Bad Boy Bosses) by J. K. Coi

Author:J. K. Coi [Coi, J. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence
Published: 2016-05-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Bria came back to the office from her third lunch meeting in as many days. She’d been tapping every contact she had for new clients to replace André Cordeiro—even though he hadn’t officially terminated her retainer…yet.

She should be disappointed that she hadn’t heard from him since that morning in her office. Brandon still hadn’t finalized the guy’s account. He remained optimistic that Bria would get another chance to take it to court. But despite the hit her career would take when Cordeiro didn’t oblige, she was actually hoping she didn’t hear from him at all. If he and his wife could get over their misunderstandings, she would be happy for them.

What did that say for her cutthroat business savvy?

Bria grimaced. It didn’t help that every time she thought about André she found herself thinking about Leo.

She hadn’t seen him for three days, either. The morning after he’d shown up at her office was Saturday, and she’d awakened feeling betrayed by her own eagerness to spend the day with him…but he hadn’t been home. And he hadn’t texted her that day or the next to demand their agreed-upon date. She’d lain in bed and stared up at the ceiling listening for his footsteps every night, but heard nothing until the early hours of morning. She couldn’t help but wonder if he’d found someone else.

That hurt more than she wanted it to, and she couldn’t even be angry with him. She’d been the one insisting at every opportunity that they were done.

But he’d been right when he said she was afraid of spending time with him. Because the exact thing she’d worried about had come true. The more time they spent together, the more she’d been reminded just how much she loved him, just how good they were together, and her resolve to do the right thing weakened.

There was a sharp rap on her office door. Then three more sharp knocks conveyed both impatience and entitlement. She didn’t have to look up to know who it was.

Bria looked through the glass wall first and noticed that Brandon wasn’t at his desk, which explained how Nadia had gotten to her door without being buzzed. She came right on in, and Bria forced a smile. “What can I do for you, Nadia?”

“Richard had some ridiculous personal matter and can’t be my second in court this afternoon,” she said, tight-lipped. It was firm policy for all associates to attend court in pairs. Only partners could go it alone, but even they usually chose to have support.

Bria frowned. “Didn’t his wife go into labor this morning?” she asked.

Nadia only shrugged. “I need a second,” she said. “Are you coming?”

She nodded. “All right. What time?”

“Now.”

Bria sighed. Of course. “Then you had better drive, so I can look over the file on the way to the courthouse.”

“You don’t need to know what the file’s about,” she said. “You just need to sit there in the chair. I’ll handle the rest.”

She started to ask if that’s what Richard had agreed to but didn’t.

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