“Did you not hear me the first time I said to shut the fuck up?” “Just surprised you don’t care more about her.” He shrugged. “Or maybe it’s not that surprising, given your reputation.” The edges of my sight grayed out, my vision tunneling and my aggravation levels topping out. My frustration was at a record level. Even worse, I was frustrated about being frustrated. No one got to me like this. Ever. Because I did care, and he was lucky for it. I cared about James too much to throw everything I knew in his face. I never would, but damn if I didn’t want to. Hell, I’d love to send out a
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