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“Where are you? We’re at your apartment,” he said.
I sat up straight in my desk chair. “Wait, what? Who’s we?”
“Me and Elijah. We came to see you. You’ve clearly been going through something given all your texts and phone calls, so now it’s our time to help you.”
My heart swelled with fondness for my older brother. “You guys didn’t have to come all the way here.” I knew that it was a long drive for both of them, but since we all lived in the same state, I guessed they decided to do a road trip.
“Well, we did, so are you coming to meet us, or what?” Liam asked with a laugh.
“I’ll be home in ten,” I said, and headed out of there. I was supposed to talk to Richard, tell him that I was leaving, but I couldn’t quite bear to do it yet. Spending some time with my brothers would help matters, certainly.
When I arrived at the penthouse, my brothers were standing outside the gate. Liam was holding a bottle of expensive tequila.
“From the missus,” he said with a laugh, and I chuckled. I liked Jasmine quite a lot. She kept my quiet, introverted brother on his toes.
“Where are your families? You didn’t bring the kids?” I asked.
“At home,” Elijah answered. “Jo said we needed some brother time.”
“We’re just missing Carter,” Liam said softly, and I sighed.
Of course we were missing Carter. I knew that Liam, as the oldest, wanted us all to be together again, but with what happened with Carter...I didn’t know if that was possible.
“We’ll still have fun,” Elijah insisted, motioning for me to open the gate. When I did, they hopped into my little sportscar, Liam in the back. I laughed at his long legs pushing up the driver’s seat.
We drove into the parking lot and went inside the house, Elijah immediately started looking for shot glasses.
“In the top cabinet,” I called, and he returned after going into my fridge for limes, with six shots.
“Double shots?” Liam asked incredulously.
“Don’t be a pussy,” Elijah taunted, and Liam sighed and shot them both back, sucking on the lime that Liam had cut.
I took my shots too, clinking my first shot glass with Elijah.
I grimaced as the burn went down my throat.
“So, what’s up with you?” Liam asked. “Clearly something’s wrong.”
“Yeah, you never call us unless you need something,” Elijah accused and I snorted out a laugh, my head feeling a little fuzzy already from the two shots. I hadn’t eaten today. Did I eat yesterday? I was kind of a mess.
“It’s a girl,” I said flatly.
“Obviously, it’s a girl,” Liam drawled.
Elijah nodded. “Exactly, tell us something we don’t know.”
I sighed. “She’s Richard’s daughter.”
Liam raised an eyebrow. “Oh, so you’re in the same situation I was in.”
“Yeah, but it’sdifferent, Liam.”
“How the hell is it different?” Elijah asked. “You’re dating your best friend’s daughter. It’s the same thing.”
“Liam doesn’t work with his best friend,” I pointed out, and Elijah rolled his eyes.
“Oh, so different. Much more dramatic,” he joked.
