All In (Caldwell Brothers Book 5) by Charles Colleen

Author:Charles, Colleen [Charles, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2018-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Troy

After Joslyn runs out of IHOP with her phone glued to her ear, confusion threatens to drive me insane. I can’t read her – she’s like a goddamned book in a foreign tongue – and every interaction leaves me unsure of where we stand. I’ve never met someone so feisty and tempestuous – not to mention surprising – in my whole life, and I don’t quite know how to handle it.

Who are you fooling, Cass? You can’t handle her. Best you just chalk this one up to a lust coma and move on with your womanless existence.

I tuck Joslyn’s cash away for the next time I see her and foot the bill. Nixon will be pleased. I consider his reaction as I stroll out into the hot Vegas sunshine. Joslyn and I had breakfast together, and we didn’t argue once – that has to be some kind of leadership sign for sure. But as much as I want to tell myself that I’m only getting along with Joslyn for Nixon’s sake, deep down I know that’s not true.

Part of me still wants to impress her. To turn her head and heart. Because her good opinion is rarely bestowed, so it’s worth more.

And I wonder if Joslyn feels the same way. I head to the Armónico and spend the day walking the floor, making sure no one counts cards or sneaks in their own dice. It’s funny, really. Catching thieves and cheaters at work used to be my favorite pastime. I never found it boring. But today, my heart’s not in it. My mind keeps drifting to Joslyn, and whatever was so important that she had to run off in the middle of breakfast like that.

Whatever was more important than me.

“Hey, Troy, got a second?”

Turning around, I see Nixon standing behind me. It’s rare to see him on the floor in the middle of the day. Most of the time he’s holed up in his office, or out in meetings.

“Yeah,” I say, frowning. Shit. I hope he’s not going to chastise me about Joslyn, I think as I follow Nix into the exec elevator that leads to his office suite. Once inside, he shuts the door, and I flop down in the chair across from his desk.

“So, Troy–”

“Look, whatever she told you, I swear, we’re getting along.” I pop up again, and pace his office, unwilling to sit down in the face of my ready defense. “We’ve been running in the mornings together, and we even got breakfast together today. Everything’s good with us. I promise.”

Nixon gives me an amused look. “Troy, what are you rambling on about?”

I narrow my eyes, realizing I just spilled my guts in an unnecessary soap opera episode of sex gone wrong. “Joslyn. I thought you brought me in here to chew me out.”

Nixon laughs and rears back. “No. Although I am pleased to hear that you’re getting along with her. I know she can be tough, but she’s the best fitness instructor I’ve ever hired.

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