Jax approached me confidently, but I remained frozen at the top of the stairs in shock. I couldn't believe that it was really him. After all this time, he was here, and he had asked to see me… "Talia?" My name was a question on his lips, and it drew me back to the moment. I blinked a few times to regain my composure and then stepped toward him; until I was told otherwise, Jax was just like any other client. "I'm honored you called for me to meet with you here today, sir." Jax's brow creased. "Sir? When did I become sir?" "Around the same time groups of adoring fans started waiting outside for you." Jax laughed and stepped aside, gesturing to a table for me to follow him to sit there. This was by all accounts one of the most desirable places in this city, but we were the