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shoulder. “Take it from someone who has made a lot of mistakes and has a long list of regrets. Don’t worry about it. When Taryn sees how successful your business venture is and how happy Brogan is working with you and Asher, she’ll relax. Heck, you two might even become friends.”
                  Meredith snorted. “That’s the second time I’ve heard that from someone and I have to tell you, I can’t imagine being friends with Taryn. That woman can freeze you with the lift of an eyebrow.”
                  Rob laughed and then his face froze. Meredith turned slowly and saw what she expected to see. Taryn standing right behind her with her salad in her hand.
                  Taryn sneered at Rob and then tilted her head and looked at her as if she was looking at a bug. “If you’re done gossiping about me, your salad is ready.”
                  Meredith fumbled with her wallet and pulled out a few bills. Taryn took them with a snap of her wrist. “Enjoy your lunch,” she said coolly and turned on her heels and walked away.
                  Meredith sighed miserably and glanced at Rob who was wincing. “Just my luck. I’m trying to make things better with Taryn and then I go and make things worse. If you see Taryn, would you please tell her I’m sorry and that came out wrong. I mean, I’d love to be friends with Taryn. Being her enemy isn’t that much fun,” she said feeling a little sad about it and hopped off the stool.
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                  Rob watched her go and frowned at Meredith’s retreating back. He shook his head and looked over to where Taryn was talking to three waiters. It might be time to talk to Taryn about giving Meredith a little break. Sure, she’d caused a horrifically embarrassing scene last year. But no one was perfect and he’d caused his own fair share of scenes. Taryn had too. It might be time to let bygones be bygones.
              He watched as Taryn finished up and then waited until she turned in his direction. She gave him a grumpy look and he smiled. She followed him back to his office and shut the door before sitting down in a chair.
                  “Don’t even start, Rob. You know that woman is a menace to society. For heaven’s sakes I turn around and she’s switching the channel to an X-rated show. She probably did it just to get us in trouble,” she said with a lift of her chin.
                  Rob laughed and sat back in his chair, resting his head in his hands. “Knock it off, Taryn. You know she was just trying to get it off the golf channel. Jeez, even I think watching golf is tedious. Give her a break.”
                  Taryn stared at him in surprise. “You did not just say what I think you said. You just said to give Meredith Jensen a break? Are you crazy? This is the woman who was so obsessed with Kam last year that she went after Bailey right here in your very own restaurant. The woman is cracked.”
                  Rob frowned at his sister and sat forward. “The woman was in love with Kam and heartbroken. Can you seriously have no compassion for that? How did you feel last year when you and Brogan broke up? Huh? Now picture Brogan moving on and dating a gorgeous blond and leaving you in the dust. What would you have done in her shoes?”
                  Taryn looked stunned for a moment and then looked down at her hands. “I’d probably want to tear whoever Brogan was dating apart,” she said softly.
                  Rob sighed and nodded his head. “There’s no probably about it. What we have here is a woman who is surprisingly like you . You might want to give her a break.”
                  Taryn looked up at Rob already shaking her head. “She hates Bailey. How can I possibly be friends with someone who hates my sister? It’s called family