Liam, on the other end of the line, let out a low, amused chuckle. "Oh? Last I checked, you turned me down flat."
During the years I dated John, I'd gone out of my way to avoid interacting with any guy who wasn't him.
It all stemmed from one incident back then. A senior in my major had wanted to help me out, and he'd hooked me up with an insanely good, once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity. The pay was great, and it would have let me build real, hands-on skills in my field.
But the second John found out about it, he'd turned the offer down on my behalf without even asking me first. Then he'd deleted the senior's contact info right off my phone.
He threw a fit that lasted three whole days. To calm him down, I didn't sleep a wink for seventy-two straight hours.
So even when it came to John's
