(2 Book Box Set) Loving The White Billionaire: 2 & 3 by Monica Brooks Page A

chubby guy, but he had a good heart.”
    “A good heart! Meaning he never got out of the friend zone!”
Jeremy jested.
    “Oh! Do you need some Antarctica for that burn?” Dillon
teased.
    “Oh please! Look at me now. You really think I’m worried
about how I looked back when I was a teenager?”
    “That’s true, Axel and I evolved while you stayed in the
baby fat stage,” he said towards Dillon, “And you still look like a
prepubescent teenager,” Matt commented towards Jeremy while sitting back
proudly, his hands behind his head.
    They seemed to laugh off the insults like they were used to
it. I kept my laughter down to a minimal; they didn’t know me as well. They
were already standoffish I didn’t want to make it any worse. I sat back and
mainly watched as the conversation carried on without me. I laughed a little
here and made a funny comment there, but mainly I let the men have their fun.
    Matt and Axel were deep in conversation about politics while
Dillon and Jeremy talked amongst themselves. I didn’t clearly hear what they
were talking about, but every now and then, one of them would look over at me
with a less than approving look on their faces. They only did this because they
thought I was paying attention to Matt and Axel.
    Finally, I turned my head in their direction just as one of
them looked over. Shocked, Jeremy looked away and continued talking to Dillon
like it never happened. Though I could see that he was embarrassed by the red
tint of his cheeks, I decided not to gloat; that was so childish and not at all
conducive.
    Though I was keeping my composure, I was extremely
uncomfortable on the inside. I decided to ignore the two jerks who sat side by
side and paid more attention to the adults in the room. They were now on the
discussion of travel. Matt brought up San Francisco, and when I said that
that’s where I was born and raised, Matt and I engaged in conversation.
    “Born and raised huh?”
    “Yes sir,” I responded.
    “Hey, I’m only thirty-six! You can call me Matt,” he said in
a playful manner.
    “I’m sorry, it comes with the job. Everything is super
formal; sometimes it’s hard to turn it off.” As I said this, I could see Dillon
roll his eyes out of the corner of my eye.
    “Well, that’s totally understandable, how soon after college
did you find work, I hear it’s a tough market out there,” he said with
interest.
    “It did take me a while to find something, but once I did I
was set,” I said with a smile, “I’ve been working there for almost a couple
years now.”
    “Good for you!” he said sincerely. At first I felt that I
wasn’t going to like this Matt character, but as the night went on, I felt that
he wasn’t so bad after all.
    “Thank you very much,” I said with a smile before looking
over at Axel. He looked prideful as he leaned forward in his chair and gave me
a wink.
    “So you know the city like the back of your hand, tell me,
what are really popular places to open up a business?” He asked sincerely; no
joke intended.
    That’s when Dillon coughed up a humorless laugh in my
direction. Matt and Axel turned to look at him with the same question. Dillon
shrugged his shoulders, I could tell he was racking his brain for something to
say, some lie to save his ass. When he finally did, he laughed.
    “She looks about fourteen, what would she know about
business?”
    “Plenty, she’s an accountant like my mother,” Axel said, I
heard in his voice that he was slightly offended by his comment.
    “Besides, it only takes a street savvy person who knows her
city to know about foot traffic,” Matt said in my defense.
    “I understand, I do look like I’m a moment away from braces
and acne,” I joked causing Matt to laugh with sincerity. I had a feeling that
he was growing to like me.
    Just like Dillon and Jeremy noticed, and they really didn’t
like it. Both of their faces grew tense. I actually caught Jeremy roll his
eyes. Furrowing my eyebrows