Chapter 188

"He's just a client," Jess said.

"Has he," I said, but Jess cut me off.

"No," she said. "I made it clear that I won't see him. He and I are done."

"You realize that's tough for me to believe," I said.

"I know," she said. "I've thought about that."

"How did he find you?" I asked.

"One of my lawyer clients is his cousin," she said. "He said he had a wealthy friend who liked women who were a sure thing. It turned out to be him. I didn't even know it was Tommy until after he had already had appointments with Alix and Brittany."

Hearing her say his name was like nails on a chalkboard.

"You can understand my skepticism," I said.

"It's different now," she said. "I'm different."

"So why did you make a big production about letting Kat see him?" I asked.

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