“What about your parents?”
“Divorced when I was young.”
“Siblings?”
“A brother.Stepbrother.If that counts.What I should say is I have a stepbrother I know about.Haven’t kept up with my dad for years.And you know, he could have twenty kids and his life wouldn’t change at all.”
Another smirk.
“Your mother remarried?”Slightly obvious question.“Do you get along with him?Your stepbrother?Where is he?”
“In the Pacific.”She switched her frown to him and he laughed.“Yeah, terrifying, isn’t it?”
“Dyce,” she said.“Zane Dyce is your brother?”
“Stepbrother.We don’t advertise it.”
“I can’t believe I didn’t know this,” she said, swatting his arm.“And you tell me I hide things?”
“You didn’t ask.”
“I want to meet him.”
“You said that already.If you want to go to the island, we’ll go to the island.”
“I don’t want to go now.We have this Hope party to plan.”
“I’m not planning your party.Flowers and glitter.That’s woman’s work.Ah, but you need me to direct you.You need a man in charge, don’t you, Babycakes?”
“You want to pull over and I’ll prove who’s in charge of this friendship?”
He flashed her a wink.“Anytime you want to be on top, Babycakes…”
“I can’t believe I didn’t know you’re related to Zane Dyce.Forget the hotel.We’re going home so I can embargo sex.”
“Good luck trying.Do you want me to pull over and prove who’s in charge of this friendship?”
She let that one slide on by.Wouldn’t be right to gouge out his eyes while he was driving and all.
“When’s he coming home?”she asked.
“Dyce?I don’t know.”
“Will he come back for the Hope party?”
“If I ask him to come, he will.Do you want me to ask him?He’ll ask why, and if I tell him it’s for a girl, he might expect a reward.”
“And maybe I’ll give him one.Is he richer than you?Better hung?”
He laughed.“He’swaytoo easygoing for you.I don’t think the guy knows how to argue.”
“He’s one of the biggest tech geniuses of his generation.He’s CEO of a worldwide—”
“What does he look like?”
“What?”
“Zane Dyce, tell me something about him other than his name.”
