CHAPTER 12: PATRICK
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The little tease was dismissing him. Him! Patrick stepped into the room, closing and locking the door. A soft sigh escaped her lips but she didn’t turn around. She moved toward the curtain, pulling it aside so she could continue watching the show.
He stood, torn between what he should do and what he wanted—so f*****g badly—to do.
Her phone beeped and she pulled her it from her pocket. She smiled and texted someone. He moved closer and she looked up at him, surprised.
“I thought you left.” Her eyes were huge in her face as if she’d been caught doing something wrong, which she had.
When he saw the name Jake on her screen, jealousy rushed through him. “You were meeting someone here?”
“What?” She tucked her phone into her pocket. “No. I mean, it’s none of y
