CHAPTER 281

Her gaze zoomed to the flowers on the table and then back to him. “What are those for?”

“They’re not given out of guilt, if that’s what you’re thinkin’.”

She frowned. “Why would I think that?”

Was India really going to play dumb? “I heard you and Cat talkin’. Brought to mind Ma tellin’ me when I was a kid that eavesdroppers never hear anything good about themselves. Guess she was right. But then again, I didn’t exactly hear you leaping to my defense, Indy, when Cat started in on my character—both past and present.” He looked at her with a mix of misery and anger. “I expected more from the woman I’m dating.”

“How was I supposed to respond? Anything I said would’ve been the wrong thing.”

“Some of the things she said were an outright lie. Any positive response about me or our relationship would’ve been better than the flip crack that we’re just havin’ fun and you weren’t pickin’ out wedding announcements.”

“Aren’t we just having fun? Dating for kicks? Nothing serious, right? Especially s