“Have you ever been tempted to go to the dark side?”

I smiled. “No. Being a good guy pays well, I get to do what I enjoy, and there are other perks—like not going to prison.”

Jordan snorted. “Pretty big perk.”

“So there will always be things I can’t tell you. Don’t think it’s anything against you, because it’s not. It’s just my job. There are all kinds of NDAs and contracts where I guarantee silence and anonymity.”

“No, that’s completely fine. I get that.”

“But yes, I will be wrapping up that contract this week, which will be a hell of a relief for a whole range of reasons,” I said. “The biggest reason being, the boss of the company I’m working with right now is my ex. But despite our differences, he wanted the best, and me being ever the professional…” I waved my hand.

He made a face and shifted in his seat. It clearly made him uncomfortable. “That can’t be easy.”

“No. Especially after I moved out, and having to see him again, it wasn’t easy at all.”

“You lived with him?”

“Yep. For six months. It was kind of crazy, and I think moving in with him was a last-ditch effort to save the relationship. Which in hindsight was stupid. I thought it might make us closer, and apparently he thought it might make me want to sleep with him. We broke up, he moved on, and I moved out.”

“He’s the guy that slept with other people right after you broke up?”

“Three people. That day.” I threw my serviette onto my empty plate. “I know that because he brought them home. I don’t know if he wasn’t expecting me to still be there…”

“That motherfucker.”

I nodded. “Yep. I didn’t stick around to watch. I was gone before his bedroom door was even closed.”

“Good.”

“I went straight to Michael’s place, and he and Vee fed me Chinese food and vodka till I felt better.”

“They sound like my kind of people.”

“You’d like them. I know you and Michael would hit it off, and Vee would adore you.”

“Is she the one who is trying to set you up with dinner dates?”

I nodded. “Yeah. She just wants me to be happy.”

“Are you?” he asked.

I met his gaze and held it for a long moment. “I am now.”

He blushed and rolled his eyes. “Well, I am a total catch.”

I sighed happily. Happier than I had been in a long time. “Can I be totally honest with you?”

He looked stricken. “Oh God. This never ends well.”