in the morning.”
Kai kept on coming. He managed to maneuver himself between her and Jared. “It’s not even three. I have some notes I need you to type up.”
“I can do that at home,” she started. “E-mail them to me.”
“No. I need you here with me.” His hand closed around her arm in a surprisingly possessive manner.
She’d never seen Kai so off-center. He was always centered. Well, except for that time she’d left the window open and the bird had flown in and he’d screamed like a girl when it landed on his head. Apparently birds were nothing but disease infused rats with wings.
He was upset. Kai was the person who talked people down from being on the edge, and yet here he was.
Who talked Kai down? Who helped him and stood by him? So often the man seemed like an island. Lovely for everyone to visit but no one lived there. No one took care of the place.
She moved her hand down, lacing her fingers with his. For a moment she was worried he would reject the affection, but his fingers squeezed around hers and he moved his body closer. Like a big old caveman who didn’t want the newer, younger caveman to take his cavewoman away.
What the hell was she supposed to do with that? Two years she’d been working for the man and he never gave her a second glance. Now Hottie McAction Star walked in and Kai was all over her.
She should have been offended. She should have thrown him her happy middle finger and driven home.
Instead, she nodded Jared’s way. “I’ll head on back to work now. You have a nice afternoon, Mr. Johns.”
As Kai led her back in the building, she could have sworn she felt eyes on her. It was so odd, but someone was watching her. She glanced back and Jared was moving toward the limo.
Her imagination must be coming back online.
She shivered and followed Kai inside.
CHAPTER THREE
Kai sat in the conference room and wondered where the hell he’d gone wrong. It was probably because he’d come back to the States. That was it. He’d made his mistake years before when he’d left the Army. He should have set up a practice in a more exotic locale. Somewhere no one could find him. Bora Bora, maybe. The wilds of Siberia would have been a perfect venue. Not a lot of veterans who needed therapy there but maybe he could counsel the bears or some shit.
And then his brother would get a fucking movie role that required him to star as a therapist to the bears and he would show up at Kai’s cave and force his way in. Jared would show up and loom over his admin like some creepy fucking stalker guy and Kori would smile up at him like she was a teen at a boy band concert.
He would be damn lucky if she didn’t quit on him since he’d behaved like an idiot.
She’d simply looked up at him as he tried to physically drag her away from Jared and suddenly her hand had been in his, gentling him and making him feel like so much less of a schmuck. She’d tangled their fingers together and walked back in the office with him, and when she’d tried to talk to him he’d run and slammed the door to his office and told her he’d see her tonight at Sanctum.
He was such an idiot.
“You look like a man who could use a drink,” a feminine voice said as the chair next to him pivoted. Eve McKay set a cup in front of him as she slid into the chair beside him. The beautiful blonde smiled. “I got you a green tea while I was getting mine downstairs.”
“Too bad it’s not a bourbon.” But that would be irresponsible, and everyone knew Kai Ferguson was the responsible one, the one who always was the voice of reason.
Eve’s eyes widened slightly. “You never drink before going to Sanctum. Actually, you don’t drink much at all. I think the most I’ve ever seen you drink is a beer.”
Because he was the sober and serious one. He was also the one who didn’t make Kori smile the way she had at Jared. She’d been frowning when he’d closed the door between them. “I was joking. It’s been a long day and it’s not over yet. Thank you so much for the tea. I can use it.”
“I’m very interested in this case. Alex sent me the file