“I’m disappointed, Becky.”
“I don’t really care if you’re disappointed. I can’t do it.”
“It’s not that you can’t do it, you’re just too chicken shit.”
“Knock it off, Knight,” Cap growled.
The woman, Becky, took a step back, shaking her head slightly. “I just can’t…”
Another man stormed into the room, obviously pissed off. This new revelation had me sitting up higher in my seat, eager to find out who the new player was.
“Coop,” Cap said, trying to deflate the situation, stepping in front of him, but the guy, Coop, stormed right past him.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” he demanded.
“I need help and your woman is being a pussy,” Knight sneered.
My eyebrows shot up as I glanced over at Blake to catch her reaction. She looked just as surprised. In a flash, Coop had his hands fisted in Knight’s shirt and was tossing him up against the wall. Knight did some crazy move and next thing I knew, Coop was shoved up against the wall. Knight had him locked down, unable to move without breaking his arm. I was kind of having a man-crush at this very moment.
“You can end this, Becky. Just say you’ll do the fucking job and I’ll let your boyfriend go.”
Coop gritted his teeth, trying to break the hold. “You don’t have to do anything, Becky. He’s just being an asshole.”
Becky moved forward and quirked her lips to the side as she considered her options. Cap was shaking his head in exasperation and Hunter was grinning. What the hell was with these guys? Wasn’t anyone concerned about what was happening? Or was this just another day at the office?
“Fine, I’ll do it,” Becky finally said. Knight grinned at her and released Coop, slapping him on the shoulder of the arm that he had just torqued behind the man’s back.
“See? Wasn’t that easy?” Knight asked.
“You’re an asshole,” Coop bit out.
“Glad I still live up to my reputation.”
“Are we done here?” Cap asked.
Coop shook his head and walked over to Becky, having a quiet argument with her before storming out of the room. I was dying to know what that was all about, but like Hunter said, I wouldn’t be told until I was part of Reed Security. If I ever became part of Reed Security.
“Well, I’m here,” Becky said, crossing her arms over her chest. “What do you want from me?”
“I need you to start searching through files at a bioengineering firm.”
“What am I looking for?”
Knight smirked at her. “Well, I don’t want to hold you back. Let’s just say, anything that looks suspicious.”
She looked at him deadpan and headed out of the room, shouting over her shoulder, “Thanks for narrowing it down for me.”
“So, where do we go from here?” Blake asked.
“I have training to get started. If you want, you can join in. Otherwise, just hang out until I have more intel.”
Blake mumbled something about needing a release and walked out of the room, followed by Cap. I wasn’t really sure what to do now, but I could use a good workout. However, I wasn’t sure I wanted to train with Blake. She would most definitely try to kick my ass in front of everyone, and while I knew that she was very skilled, that didn’t mean I wanted to get shown up in front of everyone.
“She’s a pistol,” Knight said as he walked over to me.
“No, she’s the bullet.”
Knight smirked at me, shaking his head. “I can see why you like her.”
“I never said I did.”
“Right. You’re just screwing her for the sake of screwing her.”
“You got a problem with that?”
“Not at all,” he said, shaking his head slightly, but I didn’t buy it.
“She’s psychotic. She threw me through a window.”
“She’s a woman that likes a challenge,” he countered.
“She’s a woman that likes to kick my ass. I’m not really into that shit.”
He walked away, almost like he was disappointed in me. I didn’t get it. Why would Knight give a shit about whether or not I was interested in Blake? He pulled a file out from under a stack of other files and tossed it across the table to me. I caught it before it slid off the table, but I didn’t open it.
“What’s this?”
“Your woman is as clean as they come,” he said, nodding to the file. “I went through every file she ever touched. There’s not a single time that she’s ever bent the law or didn’t follow through. She doesn’t play the bullshit games that her colleagues play and she doesn’t care to belong to the boys’ club.”
“And what does any of this have to do with me?”
“You can trust her.”
“And why would I do that? I don’t trust anyone.”
“But you especially don’t trust women. She’s not gonna fuck you over.”
I gritted my teeth in anger. I didn’t like that he knew where my thoughts were headed and I didn’t want someone interfering in my life to play matchmaker.
“Whatever you think I need or want, just forget about it. I didn’t ask for your advice and I don’t need you throwing your opinion around.”
I stood, but he moved quick, blocking my exit and gripping my shoulder tightly. He pressed the file folder against my chest. “You can’t go through life without a single person you can trust. Believe me, I’ve been there. Now, I’m definitely not one to play matchmaker. I really don’t give a fuck what you decide to do, but right now, you need people on your side so you can fight what’s coming. She’s someone that would be good to have in your corner.”
He walked out of the room, leaving me holding the file against my chest. I looked down at it, trying to decide what to do. I didn’t want to think that I needed anyone, and I definitely didn’t need a woman in my business right now. Besides, if she was this good person that always followed the
