Charade by J.S. Cooper

Author:J.S. Cooper [Cooper, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, 2015
ISBN: 9781476791012
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2015-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

five

“I can’t believe you’ve been dating David for two months and I haven’t met him as yet.” Rosie voiced her disapproval over the phone.

“Well, I’m not sure how long it’s going to last,” I sighed. “We don’t have much in common and I didn’t want to get your hopes up by introducing you.”

“Get my hopes up?” Rosie sounded annoyed. “Obviously, it’s going well enough if you’re still seeing him.”

“We see each other about once a week,” I murmured, unsure of what to say. David was getting really antsy about not having sex and I knew that he was no longer as patient about my abstinence policies as he had been in the beginning. As far as I could tell, it was all about getting me into bed now. That was his sole goal. “I don’t want to introduce him to my friends when I haven’t even been able to meet his family.”

“You want to meet his family?”

“I wouldn’t mind meeting his brother,” I acknowledged. “It just never seems to happen, though.”

“Why do you want to meet his brother?”

“I just want to know his family a bit better. See where he comes from, what kind of people they are, that sort of thing.”

“Aww, I see. Makes sense. Is this because of your dad?” Rosie’s voice was low and my heart stilled. What did she know?

“What do you mean?”

“I mean now your dad is dead, you don’t have any family, so you’re trying to latch onto the family of those close to you. But remember, Bianca, you can’t just get an insta-family. That’s not how life works. Be patient.”

“I know, I know. It’s not about wanting an insta-family. I’m just saying that it would be nice to meet some of his relatives. I want to know that he actually wants to be with me. I don’t want to sleep with him and have him just dump me.”

“Most guys don’t like to wait for sex.”

“I’m not making him wait on purpose.” And I wasn’t. The truth of the matter was, while I did find David attractive and while we generally had a good time when we hung out, I wasn’t interested in David as anything more than a friend. So while I did kiss him, at the back of my mind I was always thinking about my investigation.

“Let’s have dinner this week,” Rosie said decisively. “Maybe we can make it like a double date. You bring me and David can bring his brother.”

“You’d like to date his brother?” I was surprised.

“Wouldn’t everyone?” Rosie burst out laughing.

“I don’t know. I don’t know anything about him, other than he’s the CEO of Bradley Inc.”

“I hear he’s absolutely gorgeous.” Rosie’s voice softened. “And of course, he’s brilliantly smart, deceptively evil, and wonderfully charming. The fact that he’s an enigma makes him that much more attractive.”

“Wow, you’re really selling him.” I laughed. “If I didn’t know better, I’d say you knew him already.”

“Well, that’s just silly,” Rosie said. “How’s the writing going, by the way? See any good movies lately?”

“I’ve seen so many movies in the last two weeks, it’s not funny.

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