She wasn’t convinced she had anything to hide. The whole thing with Andrew felt like such a gray area. Plus, she was a terrible liar.
“Look, I don’t see how this is any of your business, but I ended up going to the Plaza that night. It was a last-minute decision, and I was meeting someone. I ran into Andrew and we walked around. It was nothing.”
Gavin made a humming noise between his lips. “Didn’t look like nothing.” His accusatory tone coupled with a lift of his eyebrow caused a spark of anger inside her.
Squaring her shoulders, she asked, “Is there something you want to say, Gavin? What are you after?”
A slight smile formed on his lips. “I just think it’s interesting. You’ve played hard to get with me from the start, and then this guy snags you within a few weeks of showing up to your clinic. Is it because he has cancer? You feel bad for him, or something?”
“You’re an asshole.” The words spilled out before she could stop them. “First of all, no one has ‘snagged’ me. Nothing happened. Like I said, we ran into each other that night. Second, I haven’t played hard to get with you, I’m just not interested. Not before, and definitely not now.”
Her hands shook and her face was on fire, and she pushed past him, ducking into the stairwell. She ascended one flight and paused at the landing, attempting to calm her racing heart.
Even if she hadn’t stepped over, she was walking a very fine line. On one side was a man who, against her better judgment, she wanted to get to know. On the other, her dream job. Was she playing with fire?
She wasn’t sure how far she could take a friendship with Andrew without risking her career, but she did know one thing.
She had to be more careful.