I don’t have the patience to run around in circles. “I agree, but that usually means you tell me I’m only ever going to be a fuck buddy to you and you don’t give me any reasons why. “And you can’t pull that shit you pulled yesterday. “You can’t run from me,” he said tightly. So what if he was an animal in bed? So what if I was happy to hear from him? I was still mad at him. Following me around the country was entirely unnecessary. Jackson Rutledge was a busy guy with his pick of women. Something inside me tingled with pleasure that he’d gone to the trouble of tracking me down. Jax’s deep, sexy voice slid across my senses, bringing with it a rush of heated and beloved memories. Grabbing the receiver off the bathroom wall, I tucked it into the crook of my neck and said, “Hey. The Atlanta Mondego was being turned into a destination with a capital D, and I would soon have the dust on the soles of my Jimmy Choos to prove it. Knowing I probably took a lot more time than Chad did to unpack, I expected he was ready to head down to see the construction site of his restaurant in the very same hotel we were staying in. I’d just hung my makeup bag on the towel rack when the room phone started ringing. Being in love with him wouldn’t change that. I was determined to uncover the reason why. Maybe I shouldn’t take it so personally, maybe it was just business, but there were some things you just didn’t do to someone you love and screwing up their job-an adored job at that-was one of them. I wasn’t sure I’d ever forgive him for fucking me over like that. Jax’s investment in Pembry Ventures still stung. Shaking my head, I headed into the bathroom. “Maybe he’s going to put voting booths in every Pembry-backed restaurant,” the other one said.

God knew why I’d tuned in to a midday talk show, but I certainly hadn’t expected to see the man I loved on the screen.or to listen to the glamorous hosts dish about how hot he was. I scowled at the television in my hotel room as I unpacked my toiletries.

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