Scarlett POV
Thank goodness the business trip kept me busy enough that I barely had time to think about anything else.
Unfortunately, my ex-husband seemed determined to remind me he existed.
He called several times, asking when I'd be back.
The tone alone sounded suspiciously like a husband waiting for his wife to come home.
"Scarlett?"
I looked up.
Ryan had turned around and was watching me. There was a faint crease between his brows.
"Are you all right?"
My phone was still in my hand.
"I'm fine."
"Who was that?"
His eyes dropped briefly to my phone.
I hesitated.
"Just..."
I almost said Jaxen.
Then I remembered exactly how annoying my ex was.
"My downstairs neighbor."
"He keeps complaining about the noise. I'm barely even home, so I don't know what his problem is. He's a
