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    â€œThat’s good to know.” Patrick stood and walked across the room, pouring himself another cup of coffee. “How are things with...”
    Austin’s mind drifted again as he stared out the conference room window, exhaustion consuming his body. He hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since the fundraiser. Flashbacks of the way he had spoken to Janna continued to trouble him. There was a time when he wouldn’t have even considered raising his voice to her or uttering a mean word. And after he’d told her to stay away from him, the night had gone downhill from there. He had intended to leave the event early but not before the dinner. Of course, the first call he received Sunday morning was from his mother. To say she was pissed would be an understatement. But she’d definitely gotten his attention when she pointed out his recent failures where women were con—
    â€œIs everything all right, son?”
    Austin’s gaze lifted to where his father stood near the chair at the head of the conference table, staring at him, concern in his eyes. Glancing around, Austin was surprised to see that everyone else had cleared out.
    He closed the file in front of him and stood. “Yes, sir, everything is fine.”
    â€œThen why have you been distracted since you arrived this morning? This is our third meeting of the day and you have only interjected maybe once or twice. Normally on a Monday morning, you’re full of information, bringing us all up to date on the financials for each project.”
    Austin gathered his files and pen. “Sorry, Dad. I guess I just have a lot on my mind.”
    â€œDoes your lack of focus have anything to do with this?” Patrick unfolded a newspaper and dropped it in front of Austin. “Looks like you put on quite the show Saturday night. I’m not sure how your mother and I missed this.”
    Austin groaned and picked up the newspaper, zoning in on the picture of him and Janna kissing.
    Catwalk Queen Has a New Beauwas splashed across the top of the article.
    Janna Morgan has been on the arms of many leading men, music moguls and professional athletes, but this is the first time she’s been caught kissing anyone. According to our sources, the mystery man is an Atlanta business executive, Austin Reynolds. Is Reynolds just another notch in the model’s designer belt, or could this be more serious?
    Austin quickly skimmed the rest of the article as anger simmered within him. For almost twenty-eight years he’d managed to stay clear of any negative publicity, and Janna showed up in town and suddenly he was top entertainment news.
    Cursing under his breath, he dropped the paper on the table. How should he handle this? If he kept quiet, maybe it would just go away.
    â€œI didn’t realize you two had reunited. I spoke briefly with Janna Saturday night and she’s as sweet as I remember, but she didn’t lead me to believe that you two were back together.”
    â€œThat’s because we’re not. That...that,” he stuttered and pointed at the photo, “shouldn’t have happened.”
    â€œWell, you can’t tell by looking at the picture.” His father chuckled. “As a matter of fact, if I didn’t know any better, I would think you two were very much in love. A man doesn’t kiss a woman like that unless he still has feelings for her.”
    Austin didn’t want to have this conversation. It had taken him weeks after Janna had left for him to even tell his parents that she’d gone to Italy to pursue a modeling career. And even then the only thing he’d told them was that they weren’t together anymore.
    â€œWell, this is a good example of the media getting it all wrong.” Austin made a move to leave but stopped when his father called his name.
    â€œWhen will I have the numbers for the Dunkin project in Alpharetta?”
    Patrick and his brother had built the company