Chapter 24

Clark sat up, glanced briefly at the clock, and picked up the phone. “Babe?”

A deep chuckle answered. “It’s been a while since you called me that.”

“What the fuck do you want, Aaron?”

“That’s more what I’m used to. Hey, I know I should have called you at the firm, but I guess you left early yesterday. I tried you there first. Since we’re old friends—”

“We are not friends,” Clark growled.

“Whatever, old lovers, then. I thought I’d call you at home. How are you, Clark?”

“Fuck you.”

Aaron laughed again. “All right. Down to business, I guess. I called to ask you about a résumé I received.”

Clark frowned. “A résumé?”

“Uh-huh. Funny how everyone who works for your firm eventually wants to leave. Now you can’t even keep new hires.”

Clark swung his legs off the bed and sat on the edge. His heart beat hard in his chest. “Stop with the games, Aaron. What do you want?”

“My firm got a résumé from Thomas Harrigan. I wondered if you thought he was worth hiring.”10