“Okay,” I scoffed. “Which is why the name is blocked, right? Is it the waitress from –“
“Wowwwww…..for real? That’s what you think of me? You know as well as I do, I’m not cheating on you.”
Actually, I didn’t know that for sure. Not anymore. I still hadn’t forgotten the convenient run-in with the waitress from the lounge. This situation only added to my mounting suspicions.
“Just take me home please. I don’t have an appetite all of a sudden,” I informed Jason snidely.
He sighed. “Sam….are we really gonna fight about this?”
Still he wasn’t giving me this person’s name, so I didn’t answer.
With a heavy sigh, he pulled off onto the side of the street. When he turned to face me, I wouldn’t make eye contact. The feel of his hand on mine should’ve made me pull away, but I didn’t.
“It’s a client, Sam. We’re in the middle of a big sale and I can’t afford to rock the boat. She’s made a few passes on occasion, but I cut her off at every turn. It wasn’t something I thought would be worth mentioning, so I hadn’t. But I swear, there’s nothing going on that you need to worry about.”
His hand went to my hair and I weighed whether or not to believe him.
My eyes shifted to Jason when he held out his cell. “I haven’t had time to sit here and delete anything, so you know I’m keeping it one hundred. Go through my texts, pics, call log….whatever you need to do to realize I’m not lying to you.”
I looked down at his phone and my hand twitched, feeling tempted to take him up on his offer; however, my pride wouldn’t let me be that petty. I shook my head, not wanting to be ‘that girt’, the one who’s always up in her man’s business. If it ever got to the point that I had so little trust in Jason, I’d end it. When I turned away he sighed again and set the phone on top of the center console.
“Do you really think I’d be pushing this hard for you to move in with me if I was trying to creep behind your back?” From my peripheral, I saw him smile. “Doesn’t make sense, does it?” he asked when he saw my gaze lower to my lap while I thought.
“If that’s all it is, why didn’t you tell me about her before?” I asked.
He shrugged casually. “Because she’s not worth you getting upset over. As soon as our business with one another is done, I’m gonna block her from being able to call me altogether. Until then, I just ignore it.”
I hated that his explanation seemed legit, mostly because I still didn’t feel settled. Again, I looked over at his phone and contemplated going through it just to put my mind at ease.
“Now can I take you to dinner?” He asked.
I didn’t respond right away which made him chuckle.
“Want me to beg? I’ll do it if I have to,” he added. When he leaned in to kiss my cheek a very faint smile tugged at one side of my mouth.
Jason shifted the car into ‘drive’ again and then pulled out.
The conversation during dinner was still a bit strained because I hadn’t shaken that feeling yet. I figured I just needed to sleep it off and I’d be back to normal by morning.
Jason walked me up to my apartment and looked around when I turned on the lamp.
“Man, it looks different in here with all Angel’s stuff gone.”
I looked around too, setting my purse and keys down on the end table. “I know. As soon as I get time, I’m gonna go shopping to grab a few things.”