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“Then I think we are set,” he said and stood up with her.
“I’ll walk you out,” Elise said. There was nothing he could say so he let his sister do that and then went back to his office to finish up and get the hell out of there.
Chloe was going to pick up pizza and bring it to his house. They hadn’t even talked about if she was staying the night and he didn’t want to bring it up.
He’d be happy if she did, but to him, it was still one of those things he’d rather just let happen right now.
He looked up when his door shut to see his sister standing there with her arms crossed. “You’re such a jerk.”
“What?” he asked. He had no idea what this was about. He was completely professional the entire time Chloe was here.
“Chloe,” Elise said. “You’re her date tonight and you’re playing some game and I want to know what it is and why?”
“What are you talking about?” he said, keeping his face straight. How the hell could she have figured this out? No way.
“Royce. I drove by your house on New Year’s Eve. I saw the car in your driveway, remember? I just walked Chloe out and was standing up there talking to Stephanie when I saw Chloe pull out. I’m not sure why I even noticed, but I did and then I realized it was the same car because it had a Clemson sticker in the back window.
Oh shit, how could he have forgotten about that?
“You think that is the only black Honda with a Clemson sticker in the back window?”
“And you know the color and the kind of car she drives,” Elise said, putting her hands on her hips.
Son of a bitch. He was trapped and had no way out. His sister was half his size, but damn when she was wound up there was no way to get past her. She was meaner than a defensive lineman and he was the running back with the football and being charged.
“Lower your voice,” he said.
“Tell me what is going on. Why is this a secret and what was that game you were playing?”
“You need to swear to secrecy,” he said. “Or I’m not saying a word about anything.”
“Fine. I do. I’m trying to understand what is going on unless you just don’t want her bosses to be worried this is a conflict.”
“No,” he said. “If her bosses found out they’d be jumping for joy along with Dad.”
Elise’s eyes bugged out of her head. “Oh my God. Are the Fierces trying to set you two up and you know it?”
“Yes,” he said. “We found out back in November. I guess she’s known for a while, but I didn’t. She told me. Then I realized Dad was in on it.”
“No way,” Elise said. “Dad wouldn’t.”
“Really? Because I can tell you what he’s done so far.”
He filled her in on the day the plans were missing when he showed up. Then Chloe showed up without him knowing. The conversations on New Year’s Eve and then the change in tactics.
“Urgh! I never thought Dad would do that. Why?” she almost screeched.
“Lower your voice. And don’t think your name hasn’t come up because I can assure you it has.”
He told her about the latest conversation. “Never going to happen,” she said firmly. “Yet you’re falling for it.”
“No,” he said. “We aren’t. It’s not like that.”
“Then what is it like?” his sister asked.
“Does it matter? I don’t want you to think ill of Chloe.”
Elise frowned and then laughed. “You asshole. Are you just using her for sex?”
