“Not sleep with his wife, for starters,” Astrid said. “Relax. “Would you do it right now?”
“Here?” I asked. “I had one. “You said I didn’t fight for you last time,” I said, trying my damnedest to keep from tearing up. We’ve been friends for years, and whatever happens between you two won’t change that.”
I nodded, leaned back against the seat, and closed my eyes, thinking about the conversation with Natalie, savoring that last kiss we’d shared before I left her office. Her eyes studied the office’s carpet for the next few moments while I simply watched, trying to find the magic words that would change her mind. “I—”
“You felt this way while with Jessica, didn’t you?”
I was reluctant to admit it. Combined with how relatively tall she was, she looked like she could have walked right off the set of a fantasy movie where she had a part as some elven or fairy noble. “Are you and William settling in okay?” I asked.
