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But still, something inside me wasn’t meshing.I glanced past Jenner to where Hannah was seated at her desk. With her profile aimed in my direction, I watched her tug my favorite lip. Jesus, all I could think about was that lip bobbing over my crown, sucking the cum out of me.“Declan?”I cleared my throat. “There isn’t a goddamn thing we can do about Hannah’s internship ending. The girl has to graduate and study for the bar. What, does he want her to put that on hold for him?”Jenner laughed, rubbing his hand over the side of his beard. “I don’t think he’s saying that at all.”Really, neither was I. Something far larger was eating at me, but it was much easier to channel my anger to Walter.Jenner stepped inside my office, his back now against the wall. “You want to talk about the elephant in the room?”Hannah, goddamn it.I was sure he was curious about why I hadn’t spoken to Dominick and why he hadn’t heard anything more about our relationship—if there even was one or if we’d fizzl
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“Okay … about what?”My computer dinged, and an email from Walter appeared on my screen. Even though I was working on several other cases, he wasn’t just my most needy client; he was also my highest paying. No matter what time or day he reached out, I made myself available.Like now.I clicked on the email, reading his list of questions, the demandingness of his tone prickling my nerves.“Declan?”I finished reviewing his list of needs, each one adding to this nagging feeling in my chest, one that made me gnaw my lip. “What?” I looked over at her, realizing I was snapping at the wrong person. “Jesus.”“Don’t even tell me you’re going to turn into an asshole right now.”God, that fucking mouth.I wanted to remind her that I was still her boss.But I held in my breath instead, working the anger through my body so it wouldn’t erupt. “I’ll meet you at your place tonight. I’ll be there whenever I’m able to drag my ass out of this office.” I attempted to lighten my tone as I added, “Now, I’
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“When you came into my office on the first day of your internship, we briefly spoke about the night at the bar, and you asked me if you did anything inappropriate. I wasn’t honest with you, Hannah. I should have been.” His eyes were pleading with mine. “Fuck, I should have been. I didn’t want to lie to you … but I did.”My heart began to pound.The knot in my throat was moving into my chest. I couldn’t stop it; I couldn’t slow it down.I knew exactly what he was going to say, and the anxiety was paralyzing me.“Declan—”“No, I need to get this out.” He stood, bringing the beer with him, and he walked over to the windows just to the left of me, leaning his back against the ledge.“We were flirting with each other at the bar. I swear, you were giving me every sign that you wanted something to happen between us. Damn it, I could even feel the fire coming off your body.” He lifted his beer to his mouth but looked at the rim and lowered it.“I didn’t want to wait to have you. I asked if yo
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“You have no idea what it’s like to start a job you’ve wanted your whole life, only to find out your boss is someone you’ve slept with. Someone who’s going to be teaching you, mentoring you, spending countless hours with you. And what made that feeling even worse”—she stopped to fill her lungs, appearing like she was pushing against her chest to make that happen—“was that after the alley, you had stood me up. You had just left, and you’d made me feel like I wasn’t even worthy of a good-bye.”She wiped her eyes with the back of her sleeve. “When I walked in, expecting to see Christopher as my boss but finding you, I panicked. I didn’t have the courage to tell you—my new boss—how shitty you had made me feel that night. I definitely didn’t have the courage to tell you how much it had hurt to see the picture of you and Madison. With your faces pressed together and her lipstick all over your mouth, I knew you’d kissed her right after we had sex in the alley. Honestly, it was like you’d pun
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“What happened between us after you lied is irrelevant. It’s completely dismissible. You were selfish. You acted like a jealous teenager. You didn’t give a fuck about how your lie could affect me. But you know what surprises me most about this conversation? That you want to be a litigator, and a massive part of your job is studying evidence and drawing a factual conclusion. You know what you did the moment after you walked out of the alley? You assumed a bunch of bullshit.” I dragged my teeth across my lip. Again and again. “And not a word of that bullshit was correct.”She drew in some air, her chin quivering. “Madison sent a photo to our law group, and your lips were covered in the same color lipstick she was wearing. Madison has a reputation for sleeping with everyone. She’s been with professors, mentors—hell, she even slept with Dominick at one point. When I looked for you, you were gone, nowhere to be found. That’s the evidence I had, that’s the way I pieced it all together, and
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I didn’t feel that way now as I stood with my back to the door, hearing her sob before I walked to the elevator.In fact, I felt even more fucked up than before we talked.As I got into her lobby, I pulled up Dominick’s number and held the phone to my ear while it rang.“Declan,” he answered, “can I call you back? I’m in the middle of something and—”“No need to,” I replied. I was going to pour myself some scotch when I got home, and I needed to be of sound mind when I had this conversation with him. “Just make room in your schedule for me tomorrow morning. First thing. I need to talk to you.”“Are you all right, buddy?”I got into my car and started the engine. “I’ll see you at eight tomorrow.”I hung up and placed my phone in the cupholder and pulled onto the street, weaving my way through the cars. I wasn’t more than a hundred yards from Hannah’s building when a text came across my screen.HannahNothing has hurt me more than seeing you walk out that door …TWENTY-FOURHANNAHI sa
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As he leaned forward, his cuff links hit the top of his desk, and his stare hardened. “Does Declan know the truth now?”“Yes. It came to a head last night.” I dropped my hair and clutched my stomach. “I’m telling you this because there was a reason why he didn’t want me as his intern, and that’s my fault. He spent the last semester thinking …” My voice trailed off. I swallowed. I pushed the emotion away. “He thought he had hooked up with a woman who didn’t remember any of it, and that led to some really heavy and really shitty thoughts.”“Jesus, Hannah.”I whispered, “I know.” I raised my hand. “But I had my reasoning—a reasoning that I made very clear to him last night. He’s not innocent either, Dominick. We’re both in the wrong.”He remained silent, staring at me, his gaze telling me he was processing.“I know you warned him, which I love you for, but that warning came a little late.” I uncrossed my legs and moved to the end of the chair. “He tried, Dominick. I can’t say I did becau
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His hands were at his sides, and as he lifted one, it briefly grazed my waist. The touch was light. If I hadn’t been paying attention, I probably would have missed it. His hand continued up to his face, his palm landing on his forehead, lowering to his nose, mouth, and off his chin.“I am.”That was all it took, and I could barely breathe.“If you need anything, I’ll be at my desk.”He didn’t respond.He just stared into my eyes.But there was emotion that passed between us, lasting for several seconds before he broke our eye contact and walked to Dominick’s door.I didn’t turn around to look at him.I just headed in the opposite direction, and when I went by Ford’s office and saw that he was inside, I stepped in and closed the door, pressing my back against it.He glanced up from his desk. “Are you all right?”“No.” I shook my head. “Yes.” I finally brought the coffee up to my mouth and took a long drink. “No.”He pointed at a chair. “Sit.”I fell into the seat and set the coffee on
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