Okay, thatwasa lie. One Jenna felt bad about. But she didn’t want to get into that whole sordid mess. If she told Elle she’d been fired, she’d have to explain why.
And that was the exact conversation she was trying to avoid.
“You, uh…hear anything from Adrian?” Elle tried—and failed—to sound casual.
Ah…the real reason for this little chat.
“He’s with me right now, in fact. Well, I’m in the bathroom. He’s waiting for me. We’re actually about to have dinner.”
Jenna smirked.Let’s see what she thinks about that.
“He’s there? I mean…I-I thought you told him to leave town?”
“I did. He didn’t listen.” Shocker. “But something tells me you already knew that.”
The pause that followed was priceless.
“Okay, fine.” Elle broke like Jenna knew she would. “Gabe told me Adrian was sticking around town.” There was another pause and then, “Are you mad at me?”
“No.” Jenna lowered the toilet seat lid and plopped down with a sigh. “I know Gabe sent him out of love.”
“He does love you,” her friend stated sincerely. “So do I.”
“I know. I love you guys, too.”
“So…dinner, huh?”
“What?”
“You said you and Adrian were about to have dinner.”
Jenna knew that tone. “It’s not like that.”
Really? Because that kiss he gave you earlier suggests otherwise.
Question was, did she even want to risk letting her guard down with him a second time?
That’s the problem. I don’t know.
“So whatisit like?” Elle’s prodding voice tore through her inner thoughts.
Shit. What should she say? That Adrian brought her here from the hospital after he gunned down a guy while saving her life mere hours ago?
No, she wouldn’t—couldn’t—tell her everything. It would only upset her, and Elle needed to stay calm for the baby.
Plus, Jenna would never hear the end of how right she and Gabe were about her not coming here.
She did have to give hersomething, though…
“I was in an accident.”
Truth.
“What?”
“I’m fine,” Jenna rushed to assure her friend. “It was no big deal. Some guy ran a stop sign and hit the cab I was riding in. Adrian was nearby, so he gave me a ride here.”
Only a partial lie, that time.