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She forked a bit of her own salad in her mouth, curiosity filling her face. “And what’s that? I can’t think ofanything.”
“He wants me to be his date to Rachel Lewis’s wedding.”
She nearly choked on her mouthful of kale and spinach. “No way—like for real?”
“Of course not,” I laughed. “He wants me to do it as like a business deal.”
“And why the fuck would he do that?” Her tone was already growing defensive. “What is he scheming up now? Because you don’t have to do this.”
God, I love my best friend.
“He wants to buy some business from her dad, and has to prove that he’s matured or some shit like that. He thinks that if he takes a girlfriend who has her life together, he can convince him.”
“And why you?” Her eyes narrowed.
I shrugged. “You’ve seen the kind of girls he surrounds himself with.”
“Aspiring models, influencers, and actresses.”
“Exactly, and so to make it worth my time, I negotiated that I would get a percentage of the business that he buys.” I sat up a little straighter, proud of my business dealings.
“Dayumgirl, look at you. You’re a freaking boss. But how do you know he’ll come through on the deal? Weknowhow Levi is. He can be a real douche.”
“He has to sign a contract, and you betterbelieveI’m going to cover my bases. Also, Levi can be a real jerk, but he’s not like that. He’s always been loyal—think about everything he’s done for Josh. I don’t think he’ll bail on me.”
She was quiet for a few moments, but then nodded. “That’s true. And he wouldn’t risk messing up his friendship with your brother over it. Josh is like his only close friend.”
“Yeah, because my brother has the patience of a saint,” I snorted, grabbing for my water bottle on my desk. “But anyway, let’s talk about rules I should put in the contract. I don’t wantanygray areas.”
LEVI
“Abso-fucking-lutelynot,” Josh roared, throwing his hands in the air. “You’re not jetting off with my sister thousands of miles away to yourex’swedding!” He was pacing around my master bedroom, his chucks squeaking on the freshly polished dark oak floors.
“Dude, relax,” I said, shoving more of my clothes into my suitcase and shaking my head. I turned to look at him. “It’s really not what you think it is. Let me explain before you give yourself a heart attack.”
Don’t get me wrong, I knew that telling my best friend was going to be a shitshow, butthiswas a little overdramatic—even for him.
“Have you slept with her?” he demanded, slamming his hand down on my suitcase, stopping me from continuing to fill it. He wasseething, his light complexion burning crimson as his icy blue eyes bore into mine. “Because I will literallymurderyou if that’s what happened.”
“What? No.” I snorted, spinning around to grab my good blazer from the closet. “I have no desire to fuck your sister, Josh. Gross.”
Well, maybe notgross.
She did have the body of a goddess—but it was still a no. She was beyond off-limits, and annoying.
Which is why she was perfect.
He jerked back, his eyes narrowing. “Then what the hell are you doing with her, Levi? I don’t like anything that’s coming out of your mouth right now, but you better start talking, or my fist is going to.”
Again, so fucking dramatic.
“Bro, I told you about Frank selling CyberSecure. That’s all this is about. I just want to prove to him that I’ve matured so I can buy his company.”
His demeanor didn’t change. “Cool, but that doesn’t explain my sister...”
I let out a sharp breath, taking a step back from him—just in case he went swinging on me. “She agreed to be mypretendgirlfriend.”
“What?” His eyes went nearly as wide as his face. “Why would she even agree to such stupidity? How will that help you buy some company? Is this about Rachel? Because—”
