Chapter 114

As she cleaned up the kitchen, the football game played on. Her ex missed a touchdown and a muffed extra point. By the time she’d thrown her fourth load of laundry today into the washer and finished up the list of groceries she’d never gotten to shop for, the opposing team had kicked a field goal, too.

So much for his interest in the Bengals and the Cardinals.

Vaguely, she wondered what Zy was doing tonight. The better question was probably who, and it was none of her business. What they’d shared had been brief and fleeting—and mostly in her head.

Except…that horrible afternoon in the conference room, he’d begged her not to sign that agreement. She’d heard it in his voice. Seen it in his eyes. He hadn’t wanted her to be off-limits. And she’d been so tempted to tear up that agreement because she’d been falling for him.

But she’d had no choice. And ten minutes later, he’d called Madison so he could hook up with her, apparently not for the first time. That had h