Lexie only allowed herself to cry for a minute. Maybe two. Then she somehow gathered herself back together and straightened. Jason didn’t let go of her as she wiped her eyes. “I called the police,” she said, her voice much too high.
“You did?”
“You ran out with a fire extinguisher,” she said. “Steve was barking his fool head off.” The dog now sat at Jason’s feet, utterly nonplussed.
“I’ll go change.” He started to ease away from her, but she latched onto his elbows.
“Change?”
“Yeah, I’m the bodyguard. I can’t be wearing sweats. That’s what the boyfriend does.” He hurried around the steps and took them two at a time up to his bedroom. Lexie felt lost and alone, and even when Keller Investments had indictments against them, she hadn’t felt like this. She’d had her family in her corner,
