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Chapter 53
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2026-03-04 15:55:49
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Dana POV: At Kathie's Birthday Party Derek follows me through the living room, hot with his argument. “It’s the fear of rejection, Dana. That’s what’s holding you back from telling him.”I stop at the kitchen island and turn to look at him, my phone in my hand. “No, it’s not just that. Look.” I show him my phone which is open to Jodie’s Instagram, and thrust it in his face. The latest story is still up. It shows her hand in Alex’s at what looks like a restaurant. The caption is sprinkled with hearts and wine emojis. In the picture, he's smiling from ear to ear. He looks happy being with her. Derek takes the phone, and scrolls. He shrugs. “So what? Jodie posts about him all over her Instagram. So what? That’s what girls like this do. She’s a baddie.”“She’s not a baddie.”“Of course she is. I’ve checked her out too.” He hands the phone back. “Alex doesn’t even know it, I’m sure. Or he does but he’s just taking her for a ride. It’s you he loves. That’s why he’s taking you to lunc
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Alex POV: He Is Afraid Of Rejection Stealing glances at something you're not supposed to want anymore is tough. Trying to keep my eyes on the road and ignore the very attractive outline of Dana beside me is even tougher. “Music?” I ask, motioning at the dashboard. “Yup.”I put something on from an indie artist we both used to enjoy together on cool nights. Sufjan Stevens’ Chicago starts playing and a little smile breaks on her lips. I sigh, happy I'm making her happy. She’s in a white dress today, printed with these bold red flowers that matches her hair. She has a huge matching red sunglasses perched on her nose, making her look like a picture from an old GQ magazine. And her skin is the color of peach this morning. Her red handbag ties the whole look together without trying too hard.“Your dress is beautiful,” I say, trying to make small talk. She says, “thanks.” Not the loud, expensive kind of beautiful Jodie chases. This is quiet and effortless. I’ve always wondered how s
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Dana POV: She Confesses About Her Marriage To AlexAs the elevator carries me back up, I hold the pocket watch by its chain, letting it dangle like a pendulum in front of my eyes. I love the way the gold catches the overhead light, swinging in slow, hypnotic arcs. Tick-tick-tick, like something alive. Like a baby. I still don’t know what it means. He said it's a compliment from The Club of Eight, but it feels more like an invitation to a party I had no intention of attending. My phone rings against my hip and I answer. “Hey, Hymar.”“Dana! Kathie’s birthday is tonight. I completely forgot to mention it at the Maurice Denis thing. She’d love it if you came. It's last-minute, I know, but—”“I’ll be there,” I say before he can apologize again. “I’ll grab a gift for her too.”He exhales, relieved. “She’ll be so happy. Eight o’clock. I'll send you an address. See you then.”I hang up just as the doors slide open on our floor. Alex is coming out of his office at the same moment, looking
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Dana POV: Colt Wuckert Visits Back in the office, Derek is behind his desk, and he looks somewhat like dad for a moment that I stop and gape at him. He looks up and his face splits into a grin.“Looks like you and Alex are getting along now,” he says, teasing. “Maybe that’s what you needed all along, to be friends with him.”I drop into a chair and sigh. “Maybe I’ll make a better friend than a wife.”He shakes his head. “Don’t be so defeatist. But yeah, I agree, there’s life after marriage.”In my head, the correction is instant and bitter: life after a fake marriage is what my aching heart hears. “I want to tell you something weird, Derek. Don’t freak out.”He looks at me sharply and says, “No. Any time you say ‘don’t freak out,’ I lose sleep for a week. So unless you want Jack and Eddie to hear it too, keep it to yourself.”I frown. “Why would you tell Eddie and Jack?”“Because I need them to share the mental load of processing whatever this is. Sorry.”I lean back, tired, and st
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Dana POV: Dana Gets A Meeting For CillianThe meeting wraps and as we file out of the conference room, Alex falls into step beside me.“Lunch?” he asks.That thrill, that romance of being with him creeps up my body and a quick yes almost drops from my lips.I reply instead, “I’d rather not. Jodie might throw a fit.”He laughs and the sound of it makes my legs weak, I want to lean against him, just put my hands around him. I hold back a smile and give him a deadpan stare.“I miss the blunt way you used to talk to me,” he says.“Hm.”More ripples spread through my chest of that sweet feeling of attraction. He misses me? What does that even mean coming from him now? I feel the familiar pang of anxiety, the one that whispers maybe I’m reading too much into it, maybe I’m hoping for something that isn’t alive anymore.Larry catches up with us, clapping Alex on the shoulder. “I’d love to join you two for lunch. If that’s all right.”I seize the lifeline. “I’d love that too.”We step out onto
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Dana POV: Alex Logan And Larry GouldDerek is waiting by the coffee station, eyes wide the second he spots me.His voice drops to a whisper. “This morning when I got here, everyone was talking. They’re saying the boss, that is Alex Logan, bought a bunch of art from some New York auction. They believe the artist is a staff here, but no one could figure out who. Then I walked past the conference room and . . . Dana, those are your paintings. What the hell is going on?”I set my bag down, buying a second to breathe. “It’s a long story. But here’s the short version: Alex bought them off me. He used them to drive up bids on a whole collection of Maurice Denis works. Genius move, apparently. Eddie thinks so too.”“Oh.” He frowns, processing what I’d just told him. “Okay, that’s . . . wild. Anyway, we’ve got a meeting downtown. Board wants me to look at annexing this high-end furnishing outfit. They’ve got a factory pulling timber from Brazil, but they’re drowning in debt from shipping costs
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