Chapter 395

DRAKE “Isee now why you keep this here,” I say to Nathan as I stare at Mom’s painting of the beach. He steps up beside me. “It’s calming, right?” I nod. “Mindful.” “Are you nervous? About today, I mean?” he asks, concern in his voice. I shake my head. “Nope. I’m eager to get everything out in the open, actually. And more than a little ecstatic about having my secretary back.” I don’t add that I’ve already fucked her on my desk once this morning. I swear she wears those sexy little outfits just to fuck with me. He clears his throat. “How’s she doing?” Obviously, he knows what happened to Amelia two weeks ago and that the Ryans were involved in the aftermath, but for legal reasons, I haven’t told him the details of what went down. Plausible deniability is our friend when shit gets shady. “She’s doing well. Better than well. She’s fucking incredible, Nathan.” He offers me a knowing smile. I’ve got that same sappy, pussy-whipped tone to my voice that he has when he’s talking about Mel. “An