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Kristina to come up. I decided I wasn’t going to let him drop the subject.
“What exactly happened?” I asked, looking at Mack. “Logan said a car going the opposite direction hit him when the driver fell asleep, but that’s about all he’s told me.”
Mack’s glance at Logan before answering my question wasn’t lost on me. “That’s about all I know, too. I was just worried about him since he was drifting in and out of consciousness. But the doctors there gave him the clearance to fly so I guess it wasn’t very serious.” Mack smiled at me and winked. “I’m just a worrywart by nature, I guess. Don’t let my manliness fool you. I’m a softie at heart. I cry at Hallmark commercials, too.”
I didn’t smile at his joke. It was obvious that Mack was censoring what he was saying, because he had gone from concerned to joking in a matter of seconds, all from a glance at Logan.
“Let’s not talk about the accident,” Logan interjected. “It sucks that it happened but I’m fine. I’m sure there are a lot more interesting things to talk about.” Logan looked at Mack and grinned. “Like your love life. Is it as dismal as ever?”
Before Mack could answer, we were interrupted by the waiter. After he spent ten minutes listing all the specials before letting us order, Mack smirked at Logan.
“Since when is my love life dismal? I personally think my love life is terrific.”
Logan shook his head and turned to me. “Every time I see this guy, he’s with another woman.”
“And the problem with that is…?” Mack asked with a grin. He winked at me before continuing. “Just because you found the love of your life doesn’t mean we’re all so lucky. Or maybe I just have a lot of soulmates. Who says you just have to have one?”
“I guess that means you have a soulmate for every day of the week,” Logan replied drily. “I don’t know how you have time for anything else, when you’re juggling so many women.”
Mack leaned towards me conspiratorially. “Don’t listen to him. I’m a true romantic at heart. I’m just looking for the perfect woman. I have to kiss a lot of frogs before I meet my princess, right?”
I arched a brow. “I don’t think the perfect woman exists. And if she does, I doubt her ideal match is a Lothario. Or a lawyer, while we’re at it.”
Instead of being offended, Mack laughed. “Which is more offensive: being a lawyer or a so-called Lothario?”
I pretended to give it serious thought as I furrowed my brow. “It’s hard to say since both are similar in so many ways. They both take advantage of people, they’re too smooth to trust, and they always tell you what you want to hear, even if it’s a lie.”
Mack smiled even wider and nodded his head towards Logan. “Need I remind you that your soulmate is a lawyer as well?”
I laughed, putting my hand on Logan’s arm. “Logan is an exception. He’s a noble lawyer.”
Mack raised his eyebrows. “Isn’t that an oxymoron?”
My laugh fizzled out when I saw the way Logan was looking at us. He didn’t look displeased, exactly, but he didn’t look too pleased either. I wondered if I was being too chummy with Mack.
My thoughts were interrupted by the waiter bringing our food to the table. Before my fork was even raised, a cell phone started ringing. Logan sighed and pulled out his phone, frowning at the screen.
“I’m sorry, guys. I have to take this call for work. It’s from an international time zone, so it’s my only chance to talk to them.”
I gave Logan a quick smile. “Don’t worry about it.”
“I’ll take this out into the lobby so it doesn’t interrupt your dinner.” Logan dropped me a quick kiss before standing up. “Go ahead and start without me.”
My pulse quickened as I watched him walk across the restaurant. This was my chance. I was alone with Mack and I could finally ask him about Kristina. The problem was that my throat felt like it was closing up from nervousness.
I was aware
“What exactly happened?” I asked, looking at Mack. “Logan said a car going the opposite direction hit him when the driver fell asleep, but that’s about all he’s told me.”
Mack’s glance at Logan before answering my question wasn’t lost on me. “That’s about all I know, too. I was just worried about him since he was drifting in and out of consciousness. But the doctors there gave him the clearance to fly so I guess it wasn’t very serious.” Mack smiled at me and winked. “I’m just a worrywart by nature, I guess. Don’t let my manliness fool you. I’m a softie at heart. I cry at Hallmark commercials, too.”
I didn’t smile at his joke. It was obvious that Mack was censoring what he was saying, because he had gone from concerned to joking in a matter of seconds, all from a glance at Logan.
“Let’s not talk about the accident,” Logan interjected. “It sucks that it happened but I’m fine. I’m sure there are a lot more interesting things to talk about.” Logan looked at Mack and grinned. “Like your love life. Is it as dismal as ever?”
Before Mack could answer, we were interrupted by the waiter. After he spent ten minutes listing all the specials before letting us order, Mack smirked at Logan.
“Since when is my love life dismal? I personally think my love life is terrific.”
Logan shook his head and turned to me. “Every time I see this guy, he’s with another woman.”
“And the problem with that is…?” Mack asked with a grin. He winked at me before continuing. “Just because you found the love of your life doesn’t mean we’re all so lucky. Or maybe I just have a lot of soulmates. Who says you just have to have one?”
“I guess that means you have a soulmate for every day of the week,” Logan replied drily. “I don’t know how you have time for anything else, when you’re juggling so many women.”
Mack leaned towards me conspiratorially. “Don’t listen to him. I’m a true romantic at heart. I’m just looking for the perfect woman. I have to kiss a lot of frogs before I meet my princess, right?”
I arched a brow. “I don’t think the perfect woman exists. And if she does, I doubt her ideal match is a Lothario. Or a lawyer, while we’re at it.”
Instead of being offended, Mack laughed. “Which is more offensive: being a lawyer or a so-called Lothario?”
I pretended to give it serious thought as I furrowed my brow. “It’s hard to say since both are similar in so many ways. They both take advantage of people, they’re too smooth to trust, and they always tell you what you want to hear, even if it’s a lie.”
Mack smiled even wider and nodded his head towards Logan. “Need I remind you that your soulmate is a lawyer as well?”
I laughed, putting my hand on Logan’s arm. “Logan is an exception. He’s a noble lawyer.”
Mack raised his eyebrows. “Isn’t that an oxymoron?”
My laugh fizzled out when I saw the way Logan was looking at us. He didn’t look displeased, exactly, but he didn’t look too pleased either. I wondered if I was being too chummy with Mack.
My thoughts were interrupted by the waiter bringing our food to the table. Before my fork was even raised, a cell phone started ringing. Logan sighed and pulled out his phone, frowning at the screen.
“I’m sorry, guys. I have to take this call for work. It’s from an international time zone, so it’s my only chance to talk to them.”
I gave Logan a quick smile. “Don’t worry about it.”
“I’ll take this out into the lobby so it doesn’t interrupt your dinner.” Logan dropped me a quick kiss before standing up. “Go ahead and start without me.”
My pulse quickened as I watched him walk across the restaurant. This was my chance. I was alone with Mack and I could finally ask him about Kristina. The problem was that my throat felt like it was closing up from nervousness.
I was aware
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