Complicated (Aiden & Olivia Book 2) by Stephanie Julian

Author:Stephanie Julian [Julian, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moonlit Night Publishing
Published: 2017-07-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Aiden

Half an hour before Olivia is supposed to arrive, my front door opens.

I know who it is because the perimeter alarm notified me someone had turned onto the lane and the security camera revealed my visitor’s car.

A car I knew well because I’d bought it.

“Aiden!” My sister manages to draw out my name to six syllables. “Hey, Aiden, where are you?”

I intercept Giselle in the foyer. My sister always manages to put a smile on my face, but tonight… Damn it, I’ve got to get rid of her.

“Hello, little sister. What’s wrong? What do you need?”

Her eye roll is worthy of an Olympic gold medal, but she throws her arms around my neck and hugs me tight. I return the affection before she pulls away and crosses her arms over her chest.

“Why do you always assume something’s wrong or that I need something when I come to visit?” She doesn’t give me time to answer, just blithely rolls on. “Come out with me tonight. I haven’t seen you in forever! And I promise this isn’t a ploy to introduce you to someone. Even though you seriously need to get out.”

When she finally stops for a breath, I take in the vision that is my twenty-three-year-old sister. We share the same dark eyes and dark hair. But that’s where the resemblance ends.

She’s five-ten and slim as a runway model, and a carbon copy of her mother, an actual Paris model who managed to get my father to propose.

Dressed for a night at the club in black pants and something silver on top that might’ve been a shirt before someone took a scissors to it, she wears stiletto-heeled pumps that give her an extra four inches of height, bringing her eyes level with mine.

I love the fact she doesn’t give a shit that she’s going to tower over most other men she might meet tonight.

“Good to see you too, Elle. But I can’t go out with you tonight and I could’ve saved you the trip out here if you’d called.”

Her brows rise and she gives me a look I remember well from her childhood. “See, I knew you’d say that, which is why I’m here.”

I grin, even though I know she’s going to be pissed at me. “Not tonight, brat. I’m busy.”

Her long-suffering sigh is overly dramatic but gets her point across. “You’re always working. You know that’s not good for you.” Her hands move to her hips. “And you’re going to hate this but I’m going to say it anyway. You need to be a little more like Dad and get away from the business more.”

Because it’s coming from Giselle, I don’t get my back up. She’s one of three people in the world I allow to talk to me like this. The other two are my brothers.

“I would if I could but I am busy tonight. I’ve got a conference call in fifteen minutes.” I make a show of looking at my watch, selling the lie. “And someone’s got to work so you can have all that play money.

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