Shameless Expectations by Adrian J. Smith

Author:Adrian J. Smith [Smith, Adrian J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ereka Press
Published: 2024-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

nineteen

Monti: Come to the library.

The text was sent, and Monti didn’t know what else to do. But she was pretty sure Fallon was already back at her desk, and there was no way she was walking through the halls of the house with Athena on the loose. She needed to clear her head and think about what a fucking idiot she was.

She had kissed her client.

To be fair, Athena had kissed her. But it wasn’t like Monti had stopped her. It wasn’t even like Monti had tried to break up that first kiss. She’d dove right back in and deepened everything. She’d moved with her heart and not her head. And it had felt amazing.

Monti was so used to being alone on the road that she hadn’t realized how much she longed for that particular connection. She hadn’t noticed how lonely she really was. But being with Athena was no different than anyone else. Athena was nothing serious. The connection they felt was manufactured by the nature of their relationship.

That’s all this was.

At least that’s what Monti kept telling herself. When the door opened, Monti jerked with a start. She sighed when Fallon walked in and closed the door behind her. “What the hell did you say to her?”

“Nothing!” Monti was immediately on the defensive. She’d nearly forgotten their fight in the middle of all that had happened with Athena. She really needed to find an exit plan soon because she was messing everything up here. It wouldn’t be easy to leave if she stayed much longer.

“You said something. She stormed through there and holed herself up.”

“Oh. That.” Monti wrinkled her nose, guilt swimming into her belly like it owned the place. “That has nothing to do with our argument.”

Fallon narrowed her eyes, judging whether or not Monti was telling the truth. This was almost too much. Monti’s head was spinning, and she was longing for that one thing she never seemed to find. Peace. Would she have it if she left right now?

“What the hell did you say to her?” Now Fallon was mad, but it wasn’t filled with hurt anymore. She was justifiably angry, even if she didn’t know what it was over yet.

Monti sighed heavily and ran her hand through her hair, pulling at the roots. No way in hell was she going to tell Fallon what had happened. “I didn’t say anything to her. We rescheduled for Thursday.”

“Thursday?” Fallon gave her a disbelieving look and plopped into the chair Athena usually sat in. “I don’t believe you.”

“I don’t know what you want me to tell you.” Monti eyed her over.

“Oh my God, you like her!” Fallon’s voice raised up sharply.

Monti couldn’t lie. Fallon knew her too well and lying would be too hard, and damn it all to hell, Monti didn’t want to lie. “She’s gorgeous and I’m a lesbian. Can you blame me?”

“She’s my boss!”

“I like how that’s your go-to objection. Not that she’s my client.” Monti pressed her thumb to her chest. “I understand the boundaries.

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