Child Star by J. J. McAvoy

Author:J. J. McAvoy [McAvoy, J. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781943772308
Amazon: B015YDZC1Y
Goodreads: 27281588
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2015-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Amelia

“You can open your eyes now,” he said to us.

Dropping my hands, I’m not sure what I expected to see, but shiny stainless steel pots and a freshly polished flatbed fully stocked with vegetables inside the hotel kitchen was not it. I glanced over to my sisters, who looked just as confused as me.

“I got it,” Mayko said, clapping. “You hired a personal chef to make us our breakfast?”

“Close,” Noah answered, reaching for a folded apron on the countertop and tying it around his waist.

“You? You’re cooking?” I’d never seen him cook anything. I’m not even sure I’d seen him operate a damn microwave.

“Doubting Thomas, please take your seats, and prepared to be amazed.” He motioned to the stools on the other side of the tables.

Each one of us made a face as we took our seats—me in the middle, Antigone to my left, and Mayko to my right.

“What’s on the menu, Chef Sloan?” Antigone sat up, her elbows on the table. She reached for a piece of bread, but he smacked her hand with a wooden spoon.

“You’ll regret it if you eat now,” he uttered softly, his eyes never leaving hers, that devilish smirk of his stuck to his face.

Antigone slowly sunk back into her seat, holding the hand he smacked to her chest, like he had rewarded her. Snapping my fingers in front her face, she shook her head clear.

“You were drooling,” Mayko teased. But she shut up the moment he stepped up beside her, taking her hand and placing a champagne flute in it. He held on to it as he poured the chilled sparkling champagne, never letting go, even when he switched to get the orange juice. He smiled at her, filling her glass up to the rim.

“Who’s drooling now, bitch?” Antigone said. Mayko still couldn’t speak.

Noah, pretending he couldn’t hear us, skipped me and moved over to Antigone, repeating the same action. I’m sure some girls would have gotten jealous. I was trying my best not to laugh, placing my hand over my mouth. They were only being exposed to a fraction of his charm, and they couldn’t think straight. If they only knew—

“Hah!” I gasped, sitting up straighter as he came over to me. However, unlike with them, he pressed up against me completely, his lips right at my ear and his hands on either side of me.

“Drink reasonably, babe. Your fever finally came down,” he whispered into my ear. I shivered, trying to focus on anything but how close he was. That went out the window when he kissed my shoulder, though, and then moved back to his work station as if nothing had happened.

“I want one,” Mayko whispered.

“You already have a boyfriend,” Antigone reminded her.

“Not one like him,” she replied. I’m not sure what she was thinking, but she snapped herself out of it, turning to me and saying, “You think he’d give lessons on how to woo a girl?”

“Yes, because as actors, we have the luxury of time.”

“I’ll put it on my Christmas list,” she said seriously, and at that, Antigone and I broke out laughing.

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