His Raging Addiction

Chapter 11

"Good," I pushed away from my desk. "How are you Momma Bear?" I cheesed.

"Good, I wanted to make sure you were coming to my baby shower this Saturday it starts at noon."

"Yeah, of course, I'm coming. I already got your gift picked out for you."

"Okay Good, I'm glad. I want everything to go perfectly, this is my first baby after all. I want you to meet my husband Evan too. I think you guys would like each other."

"Looking forward to it," I giggled, watching her skip back to her desk.

Moments later I was making my way to Reid's office. My therapist was right, I did need some closure if I was going to be working here which means I needed the truth.

I raised my hand to knock on the door when the muffled sounds of voices arguing stopped me in my tracks. It sounded like they were arguing behind the thick wood. I pressed my ear against the door to hear them clearly.

"Reid you can't tell her anything. You hear me?"

"She deserves to know what we did Kai, what I did. I owe it to her after all these years"

"It's not safe. All you would doing is putting her in more danger. I get you missed what you had but you shouldn't have hired her. It's best to keep her in the dark."

"Last time I checked I was the one in charge and I could hire whoever I wanted. I don't need your opinion or your permission!"

"Well, you should have!  Then I could have told you that you were out of your damn mind!" I heard the slam of a fist on a hard surface. I winced the sound echoing throughout the room. "If you cared about Jade you would have stopped thinking with your dick and left her the fuck alone."

"Don't you dare question my intentions," Reid yelled. "We needed a new Civil Engineer and I got us one. Like it or not Jade is what we need right now. She may hate me, but at least I know that she wouldn't betray us like the last one did. May I remind you, the one you picked?"

Betray?

"Alright guys, yelling at each other won't help anything. Let's talk about this another time. Reid, please just be careful whatever you do. Kai, we can trust Reid to make the right decision. We've been best friends since diapers." Dylan's calm voice carried to the other side of the door.

"Yeah, whatever," Kai began to sound clearer as if he was heading to the door.

I scurried away from the door, nervous someone would open it and find me on the other side at any time. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding when I made it back to the safety of my own office.

A knock on my door, made me spin on my heels, my spine straightening into a tight rod. Reid stood in the doorway, his eyes solemnly staring down at me. "Jade?" He raised a brow, "are you okay?"

"Yes, hi, what's up." I squeaked, casually leaning on my desk trying to look as cool and composed as ever.

"I came to ask about the Evergreens project. How are things with the new construction crew?" He closed the door behind him and took a step closer. A line or irritation lingered on his forehead, one that my fingers itched to smooth out.

"Good, things are going good, I have a scheduled visitation for tomorrow. You know to make sure everything is running smoothly." I nodded my head.

"Tomorrow? At what time?" His brows raised with interest.

"11 am sharp."

"Perfect, I have nothing on my schedule at that time."

My mouth dropped open in shock "You want to come with me?"