“Nexcom is a big pond, and I’m not saying Parker & Mitchell are little fish, but they’re not worth the trouble you’re going through to get them.” “You’re worth all the trouble, Jasper. And I needed a way in.” The sunlight beamed down on him through the balcony doors at his back, removing all shadows, highlighting the raw honesty in his eyes. He wanted a place in my life, but I wanted to maintain what my life had been without him. Safe in its predictability. Reliable in its boredom. “You could’ve knocked on my door—” “And you would’ve turned me away,” he argued.
