Adam Bomb by Kilby Blades

Author:Kilby Blades [Blades, Kilby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-821-3
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

BY the time four hours had passed, Levi and Elle had shot the hell out of every good location. Elle had called ahead for food, which awaited them in the family suite. No sooner had they sat down with dim sum takeout from a place nearby than did a very sweaty Adam walk in the doors.

He was out of breath—soaked from running, which meant that he had run long and hard, because the day was cool and Adam never ran inside.

“Hey, sis,” Adam said, placing his hands on her shoulders. He bent to kiss the top of her head. “Hey, man,” he continued, walking over and clapping Levi on the shoulder. “How’d it go this morning?”

He asked the question friendly enough, but the light didn’t reach his eyes.

“Photogenic as ever,” Levi said without thinking.

It wasn’t until both Adam and Elle gave him looks that Levi remembered Adam wasn’t supposed to know.

“Now all I have to do is make the two of you look as united but not-in-love as possible.”

The looks they gave him were even weirder then.

“You’d be surprised,” Levi defended. “It’s hard to convey relationship between two same-aged people who aren’t a couple.”

Elle blinked. “I don’t think that will be a problem….”

The next hour was spent with Levi attempting to do just that. By the time the press interviews started in the Presidential Suite at two, Levi had been shooting for six hours without much of a break. Since today was the only day the outlets that wanted both of them could interview them at the same time, there were interviews scheduled clear through 8:00 p.m.

At least Levi felt calmer as he eased into the art and Adam eased into the interviews. Watching Adam field questions had that effect. He was so smooth… so sincere… such a pleasure to watch. It was bittersweet, knowing that at the same moment Levi was letting Adam go, America was about to fall in love with him.

“Who are your biggest influences, Adam?” Levi didn’t know the name of the interviewer—a newscaster he recognized from television.

“Too many to name,” Adam responded in his low, calm voice. “Growing up in a hotel gives you influences from people all over the world. In New York alone, we have employees born in more than thirty countries. I learned more from them, in the back of the house, than I learned from any school.”

From there the questions became more pointed. Most of them were directed to Adam even though Elle was sitting right there.

“Why did you decide to give the CEO position to your sister?” another interviewer asked.

“First things first, Robin—I didn’t give Elle anything. Kerr Hospitality Group is rightfully hers. She’s served as COO for going on five years, and she’s got a spotless track record. Family business or no family business, anyone with Elle’s experience should have been a contender for the role.”

“But you weren’t a contender. Why?” A look of exaggerated concern came over Robin’s face as she turned her question to Elle.

“Our late father held outdated views of women in business,” Elle replied in an utterly rational tone.

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