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so fast that I didn’t notice it. I’ve never before seen even the slightest weakness in Wade’s facade. Rebecca must be a really sensitive subject.
    “That’s… complicated,” he says. “She and I used to be a thing. But that’s over and done with—she just hasn’t fully accepted it, yet.”
    Now that I’ve got him on the defensive, there’s no way I’m going to back down.
    “Well, that sounds like something you need to work out with her,” I say. “Frankly, it’s none of my business. Just like my relationship with Calvin is none of yours.”
    Wade completely abandons his usual charm and gives me a long, hard stare. I can almost see the wheels turning in his head as he tries to figure out what to say to me.
    Did he really expect to call me in here and win me over like this? Why does he even care if I’m with Calvin? It’s not like anything has ever gone on between Wade and I in the first place. Sure, there had been a little attraction at the beginning, but it had quickly passed.
    Finally, he takes a deep breath and leans back in his seat. He regards me in a casual way before speaking.
    “I guess I was wrong about you, after all,” he says, as though he’s just realized something.
    I frown.
    “What is that supposed to mean?”
    He gives a nonchalant shrug of his shoulder.
    “You just never struck me as the kind of girl that would be okay with an open relationship, is all…”
    My breath catches in my throat. What in the world is he talking about?

Chapter 10

    Sofie

    I stare at Wade, blankly.  
    An open relationship? I’ve been making it pretty clear that Calvin is the only person I’m interested in. It should be obvious that I’m not trying to date anyone else, shouldn’t it? So, what in the world would ever give him the impression that Calvin and I are in an open relationship?
    “What are you talking about?” I ask.
    He flicks his hand in a dismissive gesture.
    “I mean, I’m not one to judge—I just thought differently of you.”
    I shake my head, frustrated.
    “I’m not in an open relationship,” I say.
    Wade’s eyebrows rise in forced surprise.
    “Then I don’t understand…” he begins, his brow scrunching together. “Didn’t you just say that you and Calvin worked everything out? That you don’t have any more secrets?”
    A tiny sense of dread knots in my stomach. I don’t like where this is going.
    “Yes…”
    Wade tilts his head, fixing me with a look.
    “Then you know all about his private sex room… Don’t you?”
    Private sex room?
    First he accuses me of being in an open relationship, and now he expects me to believe that Calvin has some secret sex room? Wade is even crazier than I thought.
    “I think you’re really confused about something,” I say. “Calvin doesn’t have anything like that.”
    Another smirk pulls across Wade’s lips. This time it illuminates his whole face.
    “Oh, there’s definitely some confusion going on, but it’s not from me… It sounds like Calvin hasn’t told you all of his little secrets…”
    The smug look on Wade’s face is infuriating. But, for as angry as he’s making me, my response lacks any real conviction.
    “This is just another one of your lies,” I say. “Just like when you told Calvin that you slept with me…”
    Wade rolls his eyes and lets out a loud sigh. He gives me another patronizing look.
    “Fine, I admit it, I lied to him.” His eyebrows rise. “Happy, now?”
    I frown, startled by the sudden admission.  
    “Why did you tell him that?”
    Wade leans forward and me an intent stare.
    “Because I care for you, Sofie. Isn’t that obvious?” He holds my gaze with those blue eyes of his. “I know what Calvin is all about. I told him those things hoping it would scare him off. He’s probably just sticking around with you to rub it in my face…”
    “You don’t know anything about him,” I say. “He’s sticking around for me, not because of some macho-guy-thing, or whatever you think it