Chapter 35

“What are you doing?” Nathan asked, approaching him.

“Calling a cab or something.”

“No.” Nathan shook his head and took Barnaby’s phone out of his hands. He took a deep breath. “I’m-I’m an idiot.”

“Forget it. You’re just not that into me. I get it. Can I have my phone back?” He was on the verge of seriously losing it and he didn’t want to do that in front of Nathan. His cool rejection was killing him, but there was no way Barnaby intended to let Nathan know that.

Nathan slipped Barnaby’s phone into the pocket of his own pants. “Barnaby, I’m sorry. I just realized what an absolute ass I am. When I first work up, I freaked out a bit. I mean, you work for the firm and you’re Travis’s assistant and we’re so different and I had a bit of panic attack.”

Barnaby nodded, but he didn’t really want to hear why he was a mistake to Nathan. Since he was a kid, he’d had the ability to tune out stuff he didn’t want to hear, and now was the perfect time to use that skill.