Gray nodded then stood up and left. Hunter sighed and left his office, heading down to Cady’s office. He stopped just outside.
“Cady, we’re all going out for drinks, why don’t you come with us?” Jaron asked.
“Thanks, but I’ve got plans.”
“Yeah? Must be some hot guy since he seems to take up all your Friday nights,” Jaron replied.
“Something like that,” Cady said with a laugh that sounded forced. Hunter frowned, nodding at Jaron as he left the room.
He stepped inside. Cady looked up and smiled at him. “Hey, what’s going on?”
“What plans have you got tonight?” he asked.
She frowned. “I don’t think that’s any of your business.” She stood and grabbed her wallet and phone.
“I didn’t know you knew anyone in Dallas. Who is he?”
She blew out a frustrated breath. “What makes you think it’s a he?”
“Don’t try to convince me you’re into women, I felt the way you responded to my kiss.” It probably wasn’t wise to remind her about that kiss but he was feeling predatory. Jealous.
Shit, get yourself under control man.
“It could just be a friend.”
“Every Friday night? Who is he?”
He didn’t have any right to ask, but it wasn’t going to stop him from demanding answers.
“Nobody, all right? I made the plans up.”
“Why?”
“Because I don’t want to go out for drinks.”
He closed the door, stepping in front of it when she went to leave.
“Are you happy here, Cady?”
She shrugged. “It’s fine.”
Now there was a glowing response. She was unhappy and he hadn’t realized. Fuck, he didn’t want that.
“You don’t sound happy.”
“Well, I kind of thought that by now I’d be doing more than sitting around on my ass and answering the phone. If you wanted a secretary you should have hired one.”
“So you’d rather get out on jobs, is that what you’re saying?”
She placed her hands on her hips, looking up at him with sparks in her eyes. “Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. You can’t keep me in this office forever, Hunter. I can understand why in the beginning, I’d have been a hindrance. But I’ve been training with Jaron and Tiny. I’m good, Hunter.”
“You’re right.”
She opened and closed her mouth, looking at him in confusion. “I am?”
“Yes, you need to start somewhere. But before I send you out there I have to be sure that you know how to work as part of a team and so far I’m not seeing that. You have to open up and let people in. You’ve erected this barrier between you and everyone else and that’s not how a team works.”
She narrowed her gaze. “It was just drinks. I’ll be fine when I’m out on a job.”