Ash watched as Leo took in her and Burke standing together—not uncommon. Maybe she’d never come to his company barbecue before, but this year things were different.
He realized she was holding hands when he was about ten paces away, and all of his features darkened. She felt something inside her boiling too, and she narrowed her eyes at him.
“Hey,” he said as he approached and then stopped. “What’s going on here?” At least he wasn’t interested in beating around the bush.
“Nothing,” Ash said. “Where’d Genevieve go with the kids?” Ash loved her nephew and her niece, and they loved her too.
“Brooklyn had to go to the bathroom, so Gen took them both in so we could eat afterward.”
“Yeah, we’re just waiting too,” Burke said. “The line’ll die down soon enough.”
“You’re holding her hand.”
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