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sick of it. She’s always getting mad when I do the right thing. I’m not budging this time.”
    I shook my head. “You should still go after your wife.”
    Sean didn’t move.
    “Then I will.” I moved out of the booth then pulled Cassandra with me.
    That got Sean off his feet.
    We went outside and saw Scarlet standing just a few feet away, trying to stop crying.
    I came to her then placed my arm around her. “It’s alright.”
    ‘Take me home,” she said quietly.
    “Of course.” I turned to Sean. “I’m taking her back to the house. Because you’ve abandoned your husbandly duties.”
    Sean gave me the death stare.
    We got into my Jaguar and drove back to the house. There was nothing to o pressing happening at work anyway. It was nice being the boss. I could play hooky whenever I wanted. And so could my girlfriend.
    When we came to the house, I walked Scarlet inside then sat with her on the couch. Cassandra rubbed her back but didn’t say anything. Sean came inside a second later.
    I raised an eyebrow. “Come to your senses?”
    “No.” He put his bag down then moved to the opposite couch, away from Scarlet.
    “If you aren’t going to comfort her, why are you here?”
    “Just because I’m upset with her doesn’t mean I don’t care. But I still want my apology.” He leaned back and didn’t look at us.
    I rolled my eyes. “You guys are the weirdest couple ever.”
    Scarlet leaned back on the couch then closed her eyes. “Thanks for taking me home. I didn’t want to sit in a car with him.”
    “Understandably so,” I teased.
    She smiled. “Cassandra is a lucky girl.”
    “I know,” Cassandra said.
    I wrapped my arm around my girlfriend. “You like her, Scarlet?”
    “I think she’s perfect.”
    “I do too.” I kissed her forehead then held her close. “I’m taking her to meet my parents soon.”
    “Oh god,” Scarlet said. “I’m so sorry.”
    Cassandra laughed. “You aren’t making me feel better about this.”
    “I’m not trying to,” Scarlet said firmly. “Just concentrate on Andrew. He’s the sweetest man in the world. He’ll make you feel comfortable. And just go along with whatever Diane says. And be stuck up and snotty. The ‘classier’ you are the better.”
    Sean shook his head but didn’t say anything.
    “And if she doesn’t like you, don’t let it bother you,” Scarlet said. “Because everyone else thinks you’re fantastic.”
    “Okay,” she said. “I guess I feel a little better now.”
    “And I’ll still love you anyway,” Mike said.
    “Because I give you sex,” she teased.
    “Really good sex.”
    She blushed at his words and looked down.
    A knock on the door caught all our attention.
    “Who comes over in the middle of the day?” I asked.
    Scarlet shrugged. “I don’t know. It might be Monnique. She refused taking a key.”
    Olga answered the door then my dad stepped inside.
    “Howdy,” he said.
    Sean im mediately stood up and greeted Dad. I did the same and hugged him.
    My dad stared at both of us. “Working hard, I see.”
    Sean shrugged. “We took a long lunch.”
    “I called the office and they said you were both out. I figured Sean was here with his wife, and I didn’t want to drive all the way to the city to see Mike.”
    “What’s up?” I asked.
    “We’re having a gala for the company. We haven’t formally announced it, but I wanted to give you two a heads up.”
    “Why the hell are we doing that?”  I asked. “And what’s a gala?”
    “It’s basically a fancy party for all the employees,” my dad said. “There will be anice dinner, booze, and prizes. It’s just to show our appreciation to the workers.”
    “Do we have to go?” I asked with a disgusted look on my face.
    My father gave me a stern look but didn’t answer the question.
    “What do we need to do?” Sean asked, always the professional one.
    “Nothing. Just show up,” my dad said. “But you’ll need to make a speech, saying how much you