He leaned forward on the table and grinned. “Why do you care so much? You left her when she was seventeen. Are you still in love with her?”
As a lawyer, I knew never to answer a question that might come back to bite you in the ass. “If you treat her the same way you treat all your other hookups, I’ll come down here and make sure that you never take another breath.”
“Threatening a cop. Nice. I like your style. Idol threats aren’t really my thing, but it was a nice effort.”
“It’s not an idol threat.”
“Yeah,” he nodded after a moment. “We’ll see about that.” There was something off. He was smirking at me, like he knew something I didn’t. It made me itch. Surprises were never a good thing, and I had the feel that Carter was full of surprises.
“I took care of it for you,” Anna huffed, sitting back down in her chair. “Are you happy now?”
“What did you do?”
“I told them to email me with their credentials and to set up a time when we could meet to go over their ideas.”
“See?” Corduroy smiled up at me. “That didn’t take long. I guess you can go now, you know, since the crisis is averted. I’m sure you have lots of lawyerly things to do in the city. Maybe some criminal to put away or something. Oh, wait,” he said, snapping his fingers. “You’re a divorce lawyer. Never mind, here I thought you saved innocent lives or something. I guess that’s me.” He slid his hand across the table and grabbed Anna’s hand. She let him and even smiled at him. She liked him. I turned to leave.
“Oh, and Robert, Eric invited us for Thanksgiving dinner. It’ll be good to see you there.”
My jaw clenched in anger as I stared at the crowded room in front of me, but there was nothing more I could say. I was pissed, but making a scene in the bar wouldn’t do me any favors. I would just add to the gossip. Taking a deep breath, I walked away from them and refused to look back.
Anna
“Why did you do that?” I hissed as Robert stormed out of the bar.
Carter looked at me in confusion as he drank his beer. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Yes, you do. Why would you tell him that we’re going to his brother’s house for Thanksgiving? I didn’t agree to go, and now you’ve invited yourself along. Are you trying to start a fight?”
He smirked at me, a sexy little dimple peeking out of his right cheek. “It’s cute that you don’t know what’s going on.”
My brows furrowed in confusion. “What are you talking about? I know what’s going on here. You’re pushing his buttons. You’ve always had a rivalry with Robert. Is that what this is all about? You’re trying to one up him?”
He shook his head slightly. “Anna, do you think I would go out with you because I’m trying to prove that I can have you?”
Well, when he put it like that, it did sound ridiculous. “It just seemed like you were trying to make him jealous.”
“Maybe I am, but not for the reasons you think.”
Again, he was talking in riddles. “I don’t understand men. I haven’t seen Robert in thirteen years, and now he’s suddenly around when he’s always avoided me. And you! You’ve never shown interest in me until today, and now suddenly you’re challenging Robert like you’re going to fight a duel.”
“I’d win,” he grinned. “I have the bigger gun.”
I shook my head and took a bite of my burger. “Wow, that’s real original.”
“Hey, he started it with his whole lawyer thing.”
“What is this about? Really?”
He leaned forward and took my hand in his. “This is about me liking you and nothing else. I know you have history with Robert, and I’m not trying to step on any toes, but if he’s not what you’re looking for, I’m taking my shot with you.”
I was so confused. “Why would you think that I would be interested in Robert? Or that he would be interested in me? We haven’t been together in thirteen years. That was…” I glanced out the window. “That was two horny teenagers that thought they were in love.”
He watched me for a moment. It was almost like he was calculating what he should or shouldn’t say. His eyes dipped and