Two Become One by Weston Parker

Author:Weston Parker [Parker , Weston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Star Key Press
Published: 2022-12-29T05:00:00+00:00

21

JAKE

When I got to the office, I was weirdly disappointed about not running into Max in the lobby or the elevator. We’d never run into each other there before, but still. Part of me had been hoping we would.

As soon as I started wondering why I’d have been hoping to run into her, I shut down the train of thought immediately and focused on the day ahead. It wasn’t a super busy one, but I needed to go into it with a clear head nonetheless.

I’d barely sat down behind my desk when my phone rang and I picked it up without even checking who it was. It didn’t really matter. I needed to be distracted, or I’d go back to thinking about Max.

After she’d left, I’d taken a shower and then crashed, but somewhere in the middle of the night, I’d woken up with her on my mind. I didn’t remember dreaming, but I’d been hard as fuck and aching to sink back into her, but she hadn’t been there.

She’d turned me down when I’d told her she could stay. What the fuck was up with that, anyway?

I really wouldn’t have minded and—Stop. Fucking. Thinking. About. Her.

“Hello?” I said into my phone when I remembered I had it pressed to my ear.

Tristan’s voice came over the line. “Jake, are you there now? I think I lost the connection there for a minute.”

“I’m here.” I didn’t tell him he hadn’t lost the connection, only my attention. “What’s up?”

“I had a meeting with a client in the building next to yours, but they canceled at the last minute and now I’m already here. Do you want to grab breakfast?”

“Yes.” At least if I was with Tristan, I wouldn’t be thinking about her. “Where do you want to go? There’s a diner down the block that makes mean eggs. It’s called Fred’s.”

“Fred’s it is,” he agreed. “See you there in a few?”

“I’ll see you there.” Getting up, I put my phone and my wallet back in my pockets and breezed right back out again.

My assistant gave me a funny look but didn’t ask me where I was going or when I would be back. I’d checked my calendar before I’d come in, though. I knew I had no early meetings to postpone, and I’d be back soon enough.

Tristan was already at the diner when I arrived, and he grinned when I sat down across from him. “Just the smell of grease in this place is enough to give me heart disease. I fucking love it. I ordered you a coffee.”

“A big one?”

He rolled his eyes. “A mega. They said it’s the biggest one they’ve got.”

I groaned happily. “Thank fuck. Why do they even make regular-sized cups? I really don’t get it.”

“Because not everyone runs on caffeine and sex,” he said dryly. “Speaking of which, you’re in a good mood this morning. How was therapy? You had your session yesterday, right? It seems to be having a positive effect on you.”

“Nah, it’s not the therapy.

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