Except she didn’t want to talk about her parents with anybody in L.A.
“What are you doing here?” Vanessa asked. “You aren’t…” She stopped, taking a quick glance around the arrival lounge. No one in Justin’s family flew commercial. The Sterlings had more money than they could spend in ten lifetimes.
“I’m here to pick you up.”
Then it hit her; he was the one who’d sent those men. She waited for anger to surge, but instead resignation pooled in her belly. He’d made it clear how furious he was with her. “You’re dead to me” was pretty final.
Now his gaze was raking over her. “If you were going to come to Chicago, you could’ve at least dressed for the weather.”
“Oh.” She looked down at her dark navy skirt suit and open-toe stilettos, perfect for February in L.A.
“Do you have anything warm in your luggage?”
She shook her head. “I didn’t really, you know. Pack.”
The muscles in his jaw bunched, but he came over and draped his own coat around her. It was toasty and smelled of winter and chocolate and Justin. In his Italian suit, Justin’s shoulders looked so wide and comforting. Before she could get a hold of herself, tears sprang to her eyes, and she blurted, “My parents are divorcing.”
Something shifted in his expression, and she could swear she’d glimpsed a hint of softness underneath the hard mask. And it only made her want to cry harder because he’d been such an amazing friend and support to her, and she’d pushed him away.
“I’m sorry.” She wiped the tears. “I shouldn’t have come.”
There was a long, agonizing moment, and she wondered which way it was going to go. “No, it’s okay,” he finally said. “We can talk in my car.”
“Where are we goi—?”
“Where else? To my place.”
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