(Cole)
I stared at my office door for a second after Ryan spoke.
Of all the people I wanted to deal with tonight, Avery sat somewhere near the bottom of the list. That woman had a talent for appearing exactly when my patience was already gone. Tonight definitely qualified.
Ryan stayed near the doorway while watching me carefully.
“You want me to send her away?” he asked.
“Yes.”
Ryan didn’t move.
Of course.
“She said she’s not leaving without speaking to you first,” he added calmly. “And judging by the look on her face, she meant it.”
Naturally.
I leaned back slightly in the chair before rubbing one hand across my jaw. My conversation with Lena still sat too clearly in my head for me to deal with Avery properly right now. Jade potentially lying about the baby changed the entire ba
