He could see Emma smile his way in her fake office face, the one she used to greet business acquaintances, and was distracted by his phone vibrating in his pocket. Swiping it out, he saw Brianne’s name on the screen and hesitated.

Old Jake had openly dated in front of Emma, had openly had women in the same hotel suites, and if he wanted to go back to that, then he had to ignore how sick to his stomach answering this call in front of her was making him feel and get back to being that ...