When tears once again started glistening in her eyes, though, I realized that I may have just made a huge blunder. In nave little Courtneys eyes that ...iny ivory pendant was probably as good as a wedding ring. I could tell that Courtney was about to go into hysterics again, so I needed to change the subject fast. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, I cut her off, saying, Well first things first, we need to get dressed and I need to find some food because I am fuckin starving! Courtney,. .., I walk slowly toward Jess. She slides to her left, I move with her. Jess looks at the door, feigns left, and then runs for the door. Jessica is swift and nearly gets by me. I grab her by her hair, hauling her down onto the floor with a thud. I fall diagonally with Jess, landing atop of her. She fights with me, grabbing my hair and pulling it hard. Fuck it hurts. “YOU LITTLE BITCH!” We wrestle, I take a punch to the face. Fuck she is strong. I spin her about and pull. When he eventually reached his lawyer at home, Bryce Pierre filled him on the events of the day concerning his company, and the legal steps that Pierre had initiated to protect him.The frustration and anger that had started to build in Sean seemed to vanish instantly when Bryce relayed the details of his conversation with Amanda, and her subsequent actions on his behalf due to him being unavailable.“Please get the necessary information from Mr. Thorndike that will allow me to transfer funds. My eyes flew open and I gasped, backing up. What the hell? His hands dropped away and he stood still, watching me, then laughed and shook his head. “You’re too much, Jace. Get goin' or you’ll be late.”I slowly made my way back to my room, my lips burned where he’d kissed them. The sound of his door slamming made me jump, I turned and stared at it. Did that really just happen? What was wrong with him? What was wrong with me? My phone vibrated—it was McKinsey, wanting to know if I was still.