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More silence.
I check the screen to see if she hung up. “Aura?”
“Yes, I’m here. Um… I would love to, Kalum, but the truth is… I don’t have anything to wear.”
“That is not a problem. I can have someone pick you up and take you shopping. Of course it will be on me.”
“I can’t let you spend money on buying me clothes.”
“Aura?”
“Yes, Kalum.”
“Please do this for me. I know it is last minute, but I don’t trust anyone else to go with me.”
I tap my fingers on the desk. I’m sweating and almost to the point of begging. The anticipation of getting her to agree is killing me.
“Okay, I’ll go.”
I fist-pump the air like a five-year-old who got what he wanted for Christmas.
“I’ll have my assistant pick you up within the hour. Oh… and don’t worry about LJ. I’ll have Camila watch him and send over new toys he can play with. We’ll be back late.”
“Okay.”
39
AURA
He wants to take me out to a business dinner. I’m nervous. I call Exie because I have no one else I can talk to about this. I feel excited and guilty, all at the same time.
“Yes, sis?”
“I have a problem.”
“What is it?” she says in a serious tone. “Who do I need to get rid of?”
I laugh. “Nothing like that. I have enough trouble with your parents.”
“I’m sorry, Aura. My brother didn’t think things through. I don’t agree with them, and if you need anything, I will send you whatever you need.”
“I know you are stuck in a bad place. I appreciate the offer to help me, but we’re good.”
“How is the Kalum situation going? Is he still hiding you away in the Hamptons?”
“Yes. I got a job.”
“Fuck. Why?” she whines.
“Independence.”
“My brother would kill me if he knew I allowed this shit. Come on, Aura.” She moans. “You know he would be upset about you getting a job while taking care of LJ.”
“I like it, Exie. But that’s not why I’m calling. Kalum asked me to go with him to a business dinner with his associates. I agreed, but I have no idea what to wear. He is sending someone to pick me up and take me shopping.
She snorts. “It took him long enough.”
“What do you mean?”
