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Reno and Blondie—ahem, Jenna—walked in
alongside his parents.
    Ain’t this some shit? She
locked eyes with Reno and took a small glimmer of satisfaction in watching him
stumble. Their server seated them right in Indy’s line of sight, Jenna’s back
to her, Reno facing her full on.
    Couldn’t get worse, could it?
    “Hey.” Jarvis touched her hand where it lay on the
table between them, brushing his thumb over her knuckles. “Are you okay?”
    She blinked down at her hand, at his hand on hers.
Funny how a minute ago she couldn’t wait to get him alone, and now all she felt
was repulsion at his touch. She schooled her features, smiled even when her
face felt like it was cracking.
    “Yeah.” She
nodded, gaze quickly flickering to Reno’s table. He was trying not to look; she
saw it. But like her, he didn’t seem to be able to look away.
    A
train wreck.
    Jarvis touched her face, a gentle press of the pad
of one finger between her eyes. “You’re frowning.”
    “Sorry, a headache.” She
shrugged. “I’ve been battling it all day.”
    “Stress at work?”
    Stress every damn where. Jarvis sounded like he
cared. “You could say that.”
    His eyes were full of concern when he asked, “Do you
want to leave? We can take our food to go.”
    “No.” She shook her head. “No, let me— I’ll just
step into the ladies’ room and splash some water on my face.” Glancing over,
she noticed Reno hadn’t taken his eyes off her. She cupped Jarvis’s cheek.
“I’ll be right back.” She pushed her chair back and stood, noting the way Reno
followed her every move. He could say he’d moved on all he wanted, but his
actions spoke so much louder, didn’t they?
    She had to walk by their table to get to the
bathroom, and she took her time. She wasn’t above showing him all he was
missing. She finally got to the bathroom, making her way inside as the door
banged shut behind her. At the sink, she bent and splashed water on her face.
Damn the man for making her feel and act like a schoolgirl all over again.
    She was better than that, so much better. She’d been
getting along fine without him. A year. One full year
without him, and she’d managed, hadn’t she? So why now was she losing her
marbles?
    The door opened behind her, but she didn’t look up
from drying her hands.
    “You’re with him?”
    She froze. Reno’s voice curled her toes and brought
goose-bumps to her skin.
    Damn.
    Indy spun around. “Reno, how
lovely to see you again.”
    The fury in his eyes, she hadn’t seen anything like
it. Hands fisted at his sides, he snarled, “Answer the question!”
    She shook her head. “What does it matter who I’m
with, Reno? You’re already spoken for. You’ve got Jenna.” She whispered the
name. “Heard you two were making plans for a life together.”
    “How fucking dare you? You pushed me away. You let
me go.” His face was red, chest heaving. “You don’t get to blame me for your
decisions.”
    No, she didn’t. “I’m not blaming you.” She sighed.
“I’m just saying , you’ve made your choice.”
    He took a step toward her. “You did the same, with
that guy?” he asked. “You’re fucking him?”
    “Reno.”
    “Answer the question!” He took another step.
    She backed up, into the edge of the sink. “Are you
fucking her?”
    He lunged for her, grabbing her by the throat. Indy
gasped. Images flashed, of her, of them. That particular hold. He panted, pressed up against her, his breath hitting her in the face. She
stared at him, into his eyes and found his pupils dilated. The hard length of
him poked at her midsection. He remembered as well.
    “Answer the question, Indy.” He squeezed her throat.
“Is he giving you all that I gave you? Are you fucking him like you fucked me?”
    She bit her lip to stifle the sounds, the whimpers,
and his gaze hardened. Shifting slightly, he thrust a hand under the hem of her
dress, between her legs, and cupped her sex.
    “Answer me.” He held her gaze.