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Seventeen
“Are you...whistling?” His sister, Gia, hovered in his office doorway, one eyebrow so high on her head she resembled a cartoon character.
“Can’t I have a good day?”
Or a good week? A good couple of weeks?
He and Addison had fallen into a great rhythm since they’d returned to the office. They worked together, flirted with each other, and yesterday she’d come into his office and shared her Pestle & Pepper takeout.
She’d spent a few nights at his house when the evening went too late. No arguments from him. He liked her in his bed. Even if she was grouchy in the morning before coffee.
“You can have a good day—” Gia dropped a file folder on his desk “—but when you smile like the Joker, it makes me suspicious.”
Addi sailed by the doorway but evidently didn’t notice Gia until she blurted, “Hey, handsome... Oh, uh, I meant to say Bran. Wow. So unprofessional. Hi, Gia. I didn’t know you were here.”
Nice recovery, Ad.No way was Gia going to let that go.
“Hi, Addi. How are you?” Gia folded her arms, her smirk evident.
“Fantastic.” Addison straightened her shoulders and pasted on a smile that was a little Joker-y as well. “I was coming in to update Bran on his schedule.”
“Do you mean ‘handsome’ here?” Gia jutted a thumb at her brother.
“Leave her alone.” He stood and crossed the room, both females’ eyes on him. He kissed Addi’s forehead and faced his sister. “You caught us. We’ve been...dating. Try not to run and tell everyone within earshot so that we can have some peace, will you?”
“Well, well. Will office romances never die?” His sister’s eyelids narrowed.
“You’re one to talk.”
“Jayson and I don’t count.”
“Uh-huh.” He leaned forward to murmur into Addi’s ear. “We’ll talk later.”
“Yes, um, sir. Bran. Thanks.” Addi left the office, shutting the door behind her.
“You should be nicer,” he told his sister.
“How in love with you is that girl?” Gia shook her head.
“She’s not in love with me.” He scoffed. “Who needs love?”
“Everyone on the planet?”
Ignoring that, he opted for a cavalier response. “Don’t worry about me, sis. I get plenty of lovin’.”
Gia groaned.
“Addi and I have compatibility. Companionship. We like spending time together.”
Gia chuckled. “So you feel the same about her as you did Rusty.”
“Best dog over.” He gripped his chest. “I can’t talk about him. It’s too soon.”
“You were eleven.”
“Don’t put a bunch of labels on Addi and me. It’s not healthy. As far as you’re concerned, we’re just—”
“Dating?”
