just didn’t feel right. If I was going to have any
chance with Kennedy, I couldn’t let old Hope have an arsenal of information she
could obsess on to destroy us before we had a chance. I took the folder and
put it in my nightstand to avoid temptation.
***
I was surprised not to hear from Kennedy on
Sunday night after the weekend that we shared. I was sad and disappointed when
I didn’t hear from him on Monday or Tuesday either.
Chapter 8
Franklin Jenner was thirty, two years
younger than his older brother Kennedy, but he acted like the older brother
most of the time. When the family business was passed down from their late
father, the brothers split it up and each took the helm in different segments.
Franklin operated the shipping company, while Kennedy took the financial
division and Garrett, the youngest brother, took the biomedical operations.
Franklin did well with Jenner Shipping International, and lived a comfortable
lifestyle. He didn’t quadruple the business as Kennedy had done after taking over
the finance operations, but it was still a multimillion dollar paycheck each
year.
Franklin married his high school sweetheart
at twenty one and was the very proud father of six year old Emily and three
year old Joseph. After their parents died, Franklin took over the family
tradition of hosting Tuesday night family dinner. Garret was out of town, so this
week it was just Franklin and Jenner sitting on the balcony after dinner
enjoying a glass of Hennessey.
“I saw Mikayla at the Children’s Hospital
Fundraiser this weekend. She said you were in New York on business again. And
she sounded pissed off.” Franklin sounded amused.
“It’s over with Mikayla but she won’t give
it up.” Kennedy emptied his glass.
“So what’s up in New York? Anything you
need a hand with.”
Kennedy dragged his fingers through his hair
and let out a deep breath. He needed to talk to someone. “I met a woman
there a few weeks ago.”
“You mean a real woman or a Mikayla
prototype?”
“A real woman. One I can’t seem to stop
thinking about and is making me lose my mind trying to keep myself in control.”
Kennedy poured another two fingers into his glass and stared up at the sky
looking for the answer.
“Holy. Shit. You met a real woman!”
Franklin slapped Kennedy on the back playfully. “It’s supposed to be a good
thing when you can’t stop thinking about a girl big brother. Why the long
face?”
“All I want to do is talk to her and see
her. It’s killing me to keep my distance. I can’t focus and I think my staff
is hiding when they see me I’m so miserable.” The stress on Kennedy’s face was
evident.
“Well, why are you keeping your distance
then? Is she bad news?” Franklin knew his brother hadn’t been in a real
relationship in a long time, but he was pretty sure Kennedy was smart enough to
know that keeping your distance in a new relationship wasn’t normal.
Kennedy tossed back the second glass and
turned focused on the sky. “No, she is an angel inside and gorgeous outside.
And she has no idea that she is perfect.”
“Well with that combination, you better not
take too much time to figure out why you are keeping your distance, because you
can bet there will be a line of guys behind you.” Franklin stood and put his
hand on his brother’s shoulder, unaware that his dad did the same thing when
giving his sons serious talks growing up. “Look, someday you are going to
have to let someone
chance with Kennedy, I couldn’t let old Hope have an arsenal of information she
could obsess on to destroy us before we had a chance. I took the folder and
put it in my nightstand to avoid temptation.
***
I was surprised not to hear from Kennedy on
Sunday night after the weekend that we shared. I was sad and disappointed when
I didn’t hear from him on Monday or Tuesday either.
Chapter 8
Franklin Jenner was thirty, two years
younger than his older brother Kennedy, but he acted like the older brother
most of the time. When the family business was passed down from their late
father, the brothers split it up and each took the helm in different segments.
Franklin operated the shipping company, while Kennedy took the financial
division and Garrett, the youngest brother, took the biomedical operations.
Franklin did well with Jenner Shipping International, and lived a comfortable
lifestyle. He didn’t quadruple the business as Kennedy had done after taking over
the finance operations, but it was still a multimillion dollar paycheck each
year.
Franklin married his high school sweetheart
at twenty one and was the very proud father of six year old Emily and three
year old Joseph. After their parents died, Franklin took over the family
tradition of hosting Tuesday night family dinner. Garret was out of town, so this
week it was just Franklin and Jenner sitting on the balcony after dinner
enjoying a glass of Hennessey.
“I saw Mikayla at the Children’s Hospital
Fundraiser this weekend. She said you were in New York on business again. And
she sounded pissed off.” Franklin sounded amused.
“It’s over with Mikayla but she won’t give
it up.” Kennedy emptied his glass.
“So what’s up in New York? Anything you
need a hand with.”
Kennedy dragged his fingers through his hair
and let out a deep breath. He needed to talk to someone. “I met a woman
there a few weeks ago.”
“You mean a real woman or a Mikayla
prototype?”
“A real woman. One I can’t seem to stop
thinking about and is making me lose my mind trying to keep myself in control.”
Kennedy poured another two fingers into his glass and stared up at the sky
looking for the answer.
“Holy. Shit. You met a real woman!”
Franklin slapped Kennedy on the back playfully. “It’s supposed to be a good
thing when you can’t stop thinking about a girl big brother. Why the long
face?”
“All I want to do is talk to her and see
her. It’s killing me to keep my distance. I can’t focus and I think my staff
is hiding when they see me I’m so miserable.” The stress on Kennedy’s face was
evident.
“Well, why are you keeping your distance
then? Is she bad news?” Franklin knew his brother hadn’t been in a real
relationship in a long time, but he was pretty sure Kennedy was smart enough to
know that keeping your distance in a new relationship wasn’t normal.
Kennedy tossed back the second glass and
turned focused on the sky. “No, she is an angel inside and gorgeous outside.
And she has no idea that she is perfect.”
“Well with that combination, you better not
take too much time to figure out why you are keeping your distance, because you
can bet there will be a line of guys behind you.” Franklin stood and put his
hand on his brother’s shoulder, unaware that his dad did the same thing when
giving his sons serious talks growing up. “Look, someday you are going to
have to let someone
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