Page 113 of Hunt for You

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We bantered back and forth a few more times, but my heart wasn’t really in it. And Nate could tell. But I deflected more questions and told him I had to get ready to see Gerald. By the time I logged off the message thread, I was so flat, my limbs felt heavy. My heart sluggish.

Cain had cut off the phone?

Then my email popped a screen notification because I was logged on, and I groaned out loud and dropped my face into my hands.

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FROM: Asshole (Jeremy Haines)

TO: Bridget

SUBJECT: (blank subject)

Vigorí, B? Really? You said you were done with that shit. Do we need to discuss terms again? Why did I have to hear about this from Val?

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Shit.Shit.Why the hell had Valerie told him?

The question was rhetorical. I knew exactly why she’d done it, but it still pissed me off.

But just as I was tapping the reply button, I had an idea that might serve the dual purpose of diverting Jeremy and keeping me in his good books.

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FROM: Bridget

TO: Asshole (Jeremy Haines)

SUBJECT: Re: (blank subject)

I met a guy and thought he was all talk. Turns out he wasn’t.

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FROM: Asshole (Jeremy Haines)

TO: Bridget

SUBJECT: Re: (blank subject)

Were you planning to tell me at any point?

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FROM: Bridget

TO: Asshole (Jeremy Haines)

SUBJECT: Re: (blank subject)

You jealous?

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FROM: Asshole (Jeremy Haines)