Ash. She needs help with something. Maybe it will help to take your
mind off of things."
I dropped the file off in the office then led her to the
front door and out onto the porch.
"Are you staying with me?" she asked.
I turned back to her and thought about that. I shouldn't
have to think about it because if I didn't stay with her, then I wasn't doing
my job. The job that was actually a favor to my boss, but was still my job. I
shouldn't have to think about it at all, but being close to her was driving me
crazy and I needed a minute.
"I won't leave you there, but I'll keep my distance. I
promise you will be safe, I'm just not big on girl stuff." We made our way
to the sidewalk and headed toward Luke's house, now Ash's house.
Emily chuckled when she caught up to me, "Girl
stuff?"
I nodded and shoved my hands in my pockets so I wouldn't
reach out and grab one of hers like I wanted. What the hell is going on with
me? "She said she needs advice so yeah… girl stuff."
It was silent for the rest of the short walk to Ash and when
I glanced over at her, her cheeks were flushed pink and she looked like she was
smiling and deep in thought.
She grew up with a douche for a brother and imbeciles for
parents. I don't know what her social life was like, but from the looks of it,
she didn't have many girl friends either. Ash and her would get along just
fine.
We climbed up the porch and the door swung open before we
could even knock. I'd have to talk to Luke about that shit. Ash should be more
careful in the future, especially with Emily around.
"Yes! Come in, I need your help," my sister all
but shouted and dragged Emily through the door and down the hall to her
bedroom.
Luke's bedroom.
Ugh, just what I needed to think about.
I went straight to the kitchen and started rooting around
for junk food that I knew I wouldn't find.
Dad had originally said he didn't want Ash involved in this
whole situation. Didn't want her to have to stress about me and what I had to
do for the next few months after what she'd been through. When she was the one
who came up with the plan for Emily to act as my girlfriend so no one would
suspect anything about her real identity, it was a moot point. We needed her.
Dad hadn't been happy about it, but Ash was smart and Luke wouldn't allow
anything bad to happen to her; so now they were all involved. Part of me wished
they weren't, but seeing Ash's face at the idea of having a girl to hang out
with was enough to get me to stop arguing about it.
When I opened the fridge and saw the banana cream pie on the
shelf, I knew I would feel much better in a few minutes.
"Con!" Ash shouted from the bedroom.
"Yeah?"
"Dinner tonight at Dad's. Don't touch the pie, it's for
dessert."
Damn!
Chapter 3
Emily
Ten minutes after arriving at Ash's house, Emily's stomach
was hurting from laughing so hard. Ash needed advice on which bathing suit to
take with her on her vacation with Lucas and what lingerie to bring along as
well. She only felt uncomfortable about it for a moment, then realized that Ash
was honestly the most genuine person she had ever met. Plus, she had a really
dirty mind.
"Thank you so much for your help, Emily. Lucas is going
to shit his pants when he sees me in this."
"Well, I hope not."
Ash laughed and shook her head, "Yeah, I guess not, but
still. I wanted something sexy enough to overshadow this ugly sling and it's
been a pain in the ass to keep him from seeing all of this. I'm not a very good
liar so he always knows when I'm hiding something. It's those damn dimples that
get me every time."
Emily just watched as Ash carefully folded the lingerie she
had picked out and put it in a small bag.
"So you're going to be at dinner tonight right?"
Emily shrugged, "I don't know."
"Well, I'm inviting you. Plus, it's at Dad's so you're
going to be there anyway. I want you to meet Lucas."
From what Emily could tell, Lucas Shade and Ash Brannock
were soul mates and very much in love. She had only
mind off of things."
I dropped the file off in the office then led her to the
front door and out onto the porch.
"Are you staying with me?" she asked.
I turned back to her and thought about that. I shouldn't
have to think about it because if I didn't stay with her, then I wasn't doing
my job. The job that was actually a favor to my boss, but was still my job. I
shouldn't have to think about it at all, but being close to her was driving me
crazy and I needed a minute.
"I won't leave you there, but I'll keep my distance. I
promise you will be safe, I'm just not big on girl stuff." We made our way
to the sidewalk and headed toward Luke's house, now Ash's house.
Emily chuckled when she caught up to me, "Girl
stuff?"
I nodded and shoved my hands in my pockets so I wouldn't
reach out and grab one of hers like I wanted. What the hell is going on with
me? "She said she needs advice so yeah… girl stuff."
It was silent for the rest of the short walk to Ash and when
I glanced over at her, her cheeks were flushed pink and she looked like she was
smiling and deep in thought.
She grew up with a douche for a brother and imbeciles for
parents. I don't know what her social life was like, but from the looks of it,
she didn't have many girl friends either. Ash and her would get along just
fine.
We climbed up the porch and the door swung open before we
could even knock. I'd have to talk to Luke about that shit. Ash should be more
careful in the future, especially with Emily around.
"Yes! Come in, I need your help," my sister all
but shouted and dragged Emily through the door and down the hall to her
bedroom.
Luke's bedroom.
Ugh, just what I needed to think about.
I went straight to the kitchen and started rooting around
for junk food that I knew I wouldn't find.
Dad had originally said he didn't want Ash involved in this
whole situation. Didn't want her to have to stress about me and what I had to
do for the next few months after what she'd been through. When she was the one
who came up with the plan for Emily to act as my girlfriend so no one would
suspect anything about her real identity, it was a moot point. We needed her.
Dad hadn't been happy about it, but Ash was smart and Luke wouldn't allow
anything bad to happen to her; so now they were all involved. Part of me wished
they weren't, but seeing Ash's face at the idea of having a girl to hang out
with was enough to get me to stop arguing about it.
When I opened the fridge and saw the banana cream pie on the
shelf, I knew I would feel much better in a few minutes.
"Con!" Ash shouted from the bedroom.
"Yeah?"
"Dinner tonight at Dad's. Don't touch the pie, it's for
dessert."
Damn!
Chapter 3
Emily
Ten minutes after arriving at Ash's house, Emily's stomach
was hurting from laughing so hard. Ash needed advice on which bathing suit to
take with her on her vacation with Lucas and what lingerie to bring along as
well. She only felt uncomfortable about it for a moment, then realized that Ash
was honestly the most genuine person she had ever met. Plus, she had a really
dirty mind.
"Thank you so much for your help, Emily. Lucas is going
to shit his pants when he sees me in this."
"Well, I hope not."
Ash laughed and shook her head, "Yeah, I guess not, but
still. I wanted something sexy enough to overshadow this ugly sling and it's
been a pain in the ass to keep him from seeing all of this. I'm not a very good
liar so he always knows when I'm hiding something. It's those damn dimples that
get me every time."
Emily just watched as Ash carefully folded the lingerie she
had picked out and put it in a small bag.
"So you're going to be at dinner tonight right?"
Emily shrugged, "I don't know."
"Well, I'm inviting you. Plus, it's at Dad's so you're
going to be there anyway. I want you to meet Lucas."
From what Emily could tell, Lucas Shade and Ash Brannock
were soul mates and very much in love. She had only
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