seems relaxed and happy, even though we’re in company. Idly, I wonder
why he can’t always be like this—not controlling at all.
“Hope you packed your hiking boots,” he says, his voice warm.
“We’re not going skiing?”
“That would be a challenge, in August,” he says, amused. Oh—of course.
“Do you ski, Ana?” Elliot interrupts us.
“No.”
Christian moves his hand from my knee to clasp my hand.
“I’m sure my little brother can teach you.” Elliot winks at me. “He’s pretty fast
on the slopes, too.”
And I can’t help my blush. When I glance up at Christian, he’s gazing
impassively at Elliot, but I think he’s trying to suppress his mirth. The plane
surges forward and starts taxiing toward the runway. Efficiently, Natalia runs
through the plane’s safety procedures in a clear, ringing voice. She’s
dressed in a neat na一vy short-sleeved shirt and matching pencil skirt. Her
makeup is immaculate—she really is quite pretty. My subconscious raises a
plucked-to-within-an-inch-of-itslife eyebrow at me.
“You okay?” Kate asks me pointedly. “I mean, following the Hyde business?”
I nod. I don’t want to think or talk about Hyde, but Kate seems to ha一ve other
plans.
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“So why did he go postal?” she asks, cutting to the heart of the matter in her
inimitable style. She tosses her hair behind her as she prepares to
investigate the matter.
Eyeing her coolly, Christian shrugs. “I fired his ass,” he says bluntly.
“Oh? Why?” Kate tilts her head to one side, and I know she’s in full Nancy
Drew mode.
“He made at pass at me,” I mutter. I try to kick Kate’s ankle beneath the table,
and miss. Shit!
“When?” Kate glares at me.
“Ages ago.”
“You never told me he made a pass at you!” she splutters. I shrug,
apologetically.
“It can’t just be a grudge about that, surely. I mean his reaction is way too
extreme,” Kate continues, but now she directs her questions at Christian. “Is
he mentally stable? What about all the information he has on you Greys?” Her
grilling Christian this way ma
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