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isn’t hot. Obviously he’s totally hot. But Jonah would’ve killed me if I even looked at Ray! Besides, he wasn’t interested in me.”
Mia doesn’t make any secret of the relieved sigh that she lets out. She knows Ray had been with other women, he’d told her as much. But there was something that wouldn’t have sat well with her if he’d taken advantage of a girl as vulnerable as Amanda, and as young.
Mia’s cellphone buzzes insistently. She ignores it. Whatever it is, this is more important. She turns her attention back to Amanda until the vibrating phone interrupts her again and she knows it must be Eli.
“I’m sorry. I have to get this.” She throws Amanda an apologetic look, nudging the tissues towards her again and picking up the call in one smooth motion. “Eli.”
“Where the fuck have you been? I’ve been calling and calling!” His voice is loud and angry in her ear.
Mia turns around so her back is to Amanda; the last thing this woman needs is to overhear Mia’s problems with men in addition to dealing with her own. “I’m in the middle of an appointment, Eli, with a client. I can’t just go running to pick up the phone whenever you decide to call.” She doesn’t temper her tone; she figures that if he hasn’t tried to, she doesn’t need to bother.
“A client, sure . You mean one of those basket cases who are more important to you than I am.” His voice is whiny in her ear.
“Is that why you called, Eli? To tell me what you think of my work, because if it is, I really do have to go.” She swallows her angle as she flashes an apologetic smile over her shoulder at Amanda who is watching her back with a shocked expression. Mia wonders if she can hear what Eli’s saying.
“I called to check that you were all right. But now I’m wondering why I bothered! Is he there? Is that why you didn’t answer before, because you’re with him? Are you fucking him in your office?” Eli’s voice has reached a bellow and he’s virtually spitting with rage.
“What the hell is the matter with you, Eli?” She looks at the cellphone in her hand as if it had grown a head. “I’ll talk to you once you’ve calmed down and you’re ready to have a conversation like a rational human being.” She ends the call and switches it to silent so it won’t disturb them when he inevitably calls again. She takes a deep breath and turns around to face Amanda.
“Sorry about that.” She avoids Amanda’s eyes, acutely aware that she’s probably heard everything about their dysfunctional relationship or ex-relationship, whatever it was.
“He sounded angry.” Amanda chews her bottom lip as she watches Mia.
“He’s a little upset at the moment.” Mia stops short of rolling her eyes at her own understatement.
“Because you’re in love with Ray.” Amanda says the words as if she’s finishing Mia’s sentence.
“What?” Mia looks at her shocked.
“It’s okay, Mia. You don’t have to say anything. I’m pretty good at reading people. When your boyfriend is beating you up it pays to be able to tell what’s going through his head when he walks through the door. Sometimes it can be the difference between getting hit and not. You pick things up quickly.” She shrugs as if it were that simple and Mia feels her heart clench again. “Did that guy ever hit you?” Amanda nods towards the phone sitting on Mia’s desk.
“Eli?” The idea is so ridiculous it’s not even worth thinking about. “Of course not. He’s not like that.”
Amanda nods in understanding, looking wise beyond her years. “That’s what I used to say about Jonah.” She leaves it at that, not pushing the point.
Mia stares at her, still trying to process everything they’ve talked about. She shakes herself, getting the idea of Eli’s raging temper out of her head. “Now, we still have to deal with your problem. Jonah may not know you’re here, but
Mia doesn’t make any secret of the relieved sigh that she lets out. She knows Ray had been with other women, he’d told her as much. But there was something that wouldn’t have sat well with her if he’d taken advantage of a girl as vulnerable as Amanda, and as young.
Mia’s cellphone buzzes insistently. She ignores it. Whatever it is, this is more important. She turns her attention back to Amanda until the vibrating phone interrupts her again and she knows it must be Eli.
“I’m sorry. I have to get this.” She throws Amanda an apologetic look, nudging the tissues towards her again and picking up the call in one smooth motion. “Eli.”
“Where the fuck have you been? I’ve been calling and calling!” His voice is loud and angry in her ear.
Mia turns around so her back is to Amanda; the last thing this woman needs is to overhear Mia’s problems with men in addition to dealing with her own. “I’m in the middle of an appointment, Eli, with a client. I can’t just go running to pick up the phone whenever you decide to call.” She doesn’t temper her tone; she figures that if he hasn’t tried to, she doesn’t need to bother.
“A client, sure . You mean one of those basket cases who are more important to you than I am.” His voice is whiny in her ear.
“Is that why you called, Eli? To tell me what you think of my work, because if it is, I really do have to go.” She swallows her angle as she flashes an apologetic smile over her shoulder at Amanda who is watching her back with a shocked expression. Mia wonders if she can hear what Eli’s saying.
“I called to check that you were all right. But now I’m wondering why I bothered! Is he there? Is that why you didn’t answer before, because you’re with him? Are you fucking him in your office?” Eli’s voice has reached a bellow and he’s virtually spitting with rage.
“What the hell is the matter with you, Eli?” She looks at the cellphone in her hand as if it had grown a head. “I’ll talk to you once you’ve calmed down and you’re ready to have a conversation like a rational human being.” She ends the call and switches it to silent so it won’t disturb them when he inevitably calls again. She takes a deep breath and turns around to face Amanda.
“Sorry about that.” She avoids Amanda’s eyes, acutely aware that she’s probably heard everything about their dysfunctional relationship or ex-relationship, whatever it was.
“He sounded angry.” Amanda chews her bottom lip as she watches Mia.
“He’s a little upset at the moment.” Mia stops short of rolling her eyes at her own understatement.
“Because you’re in love with Ray.” Amanda says the words as if she’s finishing Mia’s sentence.
“What?” Mia looks at her shocked.
“It’s okay, Mia. You don’t have to say anything. I’m pretty good at reading people. When your boyfriend is beating you up it pays to be able to tell what’s going through his head when he walks through the door. Sometimes it can be the difference between getting hit and not. You pick things up quickly.” She shrugs as if it were that simple and Mia feels her heart clench again. “Did that guy ever hit you?” Amanda nods towards the phone sitting on Mia’s desk.
“Eli?” The idea is so ridiculous it’s not even worth thinking about. “Of course not. He’s not like that.”
Amanda nods in understanding, looking wise beyond her years. “That’s what I used to say about Jonah.” She leaves it at that, not pushing the point.
Mia stares at her, still trying to process everything they’ve talked about. She shakes herself, getting the idea of Eli’s raging temper out of her head. “Now, we still have to deal with your problem. Jonah may not know you’re here, but
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