Return To Sender (The Hart Brothers #2) - J. S. Cooper Page 0,29
her again. "Now you see why I call him the worst boss ever, right?"
Lucy grinned as I heard Wade let out a low hiss. I laughed and turned to look at him. "Or did you seem to think you're the best boss ever?"
"I'm the best..." He paused as he looked behind me at Lucy. "I won't continue that comment as I don't want your friend to think poorly of you."
"Think poorly of me?" I raised an eyebrow.
"For sleeping with your boss." He winked at me. "That's one way to try and get ahead."
"You pig. It was nothing like that." I gasped. “I never slept with you to get ahead. And also what would I be getting ahead with? Being a personal assistant to another asshole.”
“And that’s my cue to leave.” Lucy chuckled as she stepped back.
“Wait, I’m coming with you.” I moved away from Wade. “I’m sorry I disturbed you on your urgent business trip. The one that required you to leave first thing in the morning before I even woke up. Email me whatever tasks you need me to do and I’ll do them.”
“The flesh is deer.” Wade shouted behind me as I was exiting the cabin.
“What?” I turned to look back at him. “What are you talking about?”
“The meat in the sink.” He walked to the cabin door. “It’s venison. And the blood you see, it’s from a deer and an elk.”
“I’m confused. What are you talking about?”
“I was hunting, Savannah.” He frowned. “What did you think it was?”
‘I don’t know. All I saw was blood all over the place and flesh in the sink. I thought…” My voice trailed off now. I didn’t want to sound like a drama Queen, but I had thought it was human flesh. I thought some sort of Hannibal Lector was living in the forests behind his house, but I didn’t want to tell him that. “Where’s Henry?”
“He went with…he went to fish.” Wade frowned. “Why?”
‘No reason.” I frowned now. “Why did you hide when we entered? And why did you have a rifle?”
“I didn’t know who was entering my property and I was protecting myself.”
“But this cabin is on your property.” I looked at Lucy who was staring at us and listening intently. “Why would you be hiding out like a fugitive.”
“I wasn’t hiding out like a fugitive. This is a monthly occurrence for me. I like to hunt. I like to live in nature. I like to be one with the land.”
“Why did you leave before I woke up?”
“Things are, how can I put this? They’re complicated.”
“What’s complicated? What are you hiding out in the woods? Is it because we slept together?”
“Why would I hide in the woods because we slept together?”
“I don’t know why you do half the things you do. Why are you such a creep?”
“How am I a creep?”
“You came into the house, didn’t you? After you said you were going away. You left the French doors open and you left mud on the ground.”
“What are you talking about Savannah?” His voice rose and he was super serious all of a sudden. “What mud on the floor? And what doors? I haven’t been back to the house since I left. I knew if I saw you, I wouldn’t want to stay away.”
“But then if it wasn't you….” I shivered. So it had been Gordon then?”
“Has anyone else been at the house?” Wade questioned me. “Asides from your mutt and friend?”
“No,” I lied and then I sighed. “Well, Gordon, but…”
‘The guy you met in town?” Wade sounded jealous. “What was he doing at my house?”
“He just wanted to keep me company, that’s it.”
“Where did he keep you company?”
“In your bed.” I snapped. “Where do you think?”
“Do you think that’s funny, Savannah? You jump from my bed to another man’s.”
“It’s not like that.” I sighed. “And stop twisting this on me. You’re the one that lied.”
“I didn’t lie.”
“Hey guys, can we do this back at the house?” Lucy interrupted us. “I hate to get into the middle of this, but I don’t feel comfortable leaving Savannah out here in the woods with you and now I don’t think I feel comfortable being in the house by myself. Yes, I have Jolene, but she’s a lover, not a fighter.”
“I’m coming, Lucy. I’m over this crap.” I stared at Wade and shook my head. “This isn’t even worth it. I’m done.”
“What do you mean, you’re done?”
“I mean, finite. I’m out. Deuces baby.”
“We have a contract. You’re not going anywhere.”
“Keep your money.