Chapter 150

“I didn’t say I didn’t want to see her. I said I didn’t want to live on top of her.”

That’s exactly where Trees wanted to be. “I’m calling bullshit.”

“Back off. I’m trying to be a gentleman, but there’s no fucking privacy here. Even the shower is so small it’s impossible to jack off.”

Despite all the shit today, Zy had to laugh. “That right? So you’re having a…hard time?”

“Shut the fuck up. Do I need to remind you that you had a goddamn hard time with Tessa before the bosses finally took pity on you?”

And just like that, he sobered. “No. Not that it matters right now. She’s barely speaking to me.”

“What the fuck did you do, not lay her right?”

That wasn’t the problem. “The job called me out last night before I could even touch her. She seemed okay, though. Tired but not mad. This morning, she came into the office looking like she’d been sobbing. But nothing I’ve said or asked is persuading her to open up. She claims she has a migraine…”