Boxed Set: The Baker & the Billionaire by Nikki Steele

Author:Nikki Steele [Steele, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

“What do you mean, I have to stay behind?”

I was incensed, standing in the living room of the cabin with the handle of my suitcase in hand. We were literally minutes away from getting into a cab and going to the airport; at least, that was what I’d thought before Erica dropped a bombshell on me.

There were three days until the next competition, and we’d both planned to take some well-deserved down time. I was heading home for our parents’ anniversary dinner. Erica would be on the same flight, but had chosen to see friends that night, instead.

And now a smug Erica was telling me that I couldn’t go. My jaw had dropped so low it almost hit the floor.

“Oh, I must have forgotten to tell you last night,” Erica cooed, her voice dripping sugary sarcasm. “There’s a big meeting with the sponsors today. If one of us doesn’t show our face, it will kill my chances of landing one.” She zipped up her puffy ski jacket and looked at me with an expression that would have made an angel jealous.

“So, what, I can’t go home? I have to miss Mom and Dad’s anniversary dinner?” I asked, feeling crushed. I’d been looking forward to getting back home and seeing our extended family, some of whom I hadn’t seen in years.

Erica shrugged. “What can I say? That’s how the world works.”

For the first time in my life I literally wanted to slap the smug look off her face. She had deliberately withheld this information from me; I might have been able to explain the situation to the sponsors had she not waited until the last minute.

“You know,” I pointed out, crossing my arms over my chest, “this is really something you should be doing.”

Erica tossed her blonde hair over one shoulder, blithely ignoring me. “You know I don’t have the first idea how any of this business stuff works. It would be a waste of time if I went,” she said.

I rolled my eyes, disgusted at how easily she managed to turn an excuse. “It’s not that difficult,” I insisted. “Learning how to fill out forms and who to talk to is critical to your success. What would you do if something happened to me? You wouldn’t have the first idea what to do!”

She sighed with exasperation. “Stop being so dramatic,” she said. “The whole point of being my assistant is to assist me. That means getting the business side of things worked out so that I don’t have to. I have more than enough to worry about. The whole reason you’re here is to take things like this off my plate.”

“You can’t bury your head in the sand,” I said, trying to get through to her. “You might not have to go through the motions of getting things straightened out, but you should at least know what needs to be done. Maybe it’s time you started doing some of this.”

“Sorry, sis,” she said, blowing me off. “I’m too busy focusing on winning.

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