Alex POV: Charles, The Knight In Shining Armor The ringing of my phone startles me. I pick it up, about to silence another press inquiry, but the name on the screen stops me.“It's Jack, Dana's brother,” I say. I stare at the name in surprise. We had exchanged numbers during the funeral in New York. I remember that rainy evening on the balcony. I smoked and drank whiskey with Dana's protective brothers, trying to earn a shred of their respect. Stanton looks up from his laptop. "I can imagine exactly why he would be calling you right now. Can't you?""It can't possibly be to thank me for getting her off the hook, do you think?"Stanton lets out a dry, cynical bark of laughter and says, "Thank you? Don't flatter yourself, Alex."I answer: "Jack. Hi.""Hey," he replies and I can sense the uncomfortable awkwardness. "How's it going? Er . . . look, this is weird for me.""No, man, it isn't," I say quickly. "What's up?""Well, um, Dana has no idea I'm making this phone call," Jack says,
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