Forbidden Best Friend's Brother (Forbidden Small Town Bad Boys Book 5) by Holly Jaymes

Author:Holly Jaymes [Jaymes, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-31T23:00:00+00:00

13

Risking It All

Victoria

The minute we got back to our cabin after our walk and boozed-up hot chocolate with Emma and Tucker, I walked to the other side of the house to find the hot tub.

“Jeez, it’s right outside the TV room. How did I not notice it?” It sat on a small deck with a glass roof above it.

Pax checked the controls. “Looks like it’s ready to fire up if you want to get in.”

I made a face. “I didn’t bring my suit. Dammit. I wonder if Allie has one that I can borrow.” I shook my head. “I’ll just go in my bra or something.”

Pax swallowed. “That’ll work, I guess.”

I arched a brow. “Do you have another suggestion?”

“Nope. Not a one.”

The way he said it made me wonder if he was thinking I didn’t need a suit at all.

“You into skinny dipping, Pax?”

“Can I plead the fifth?”

I laughed and headed into the cabin. It was getting cold and I still had some work to do.

I called my marketing director, Galen Dunne to see how our campaign for the new Radiance line was coming. Galen was a big social influencer in beauty and fashion like me, and we’d become good friends over the years. When I started my business, it was a no-brainer to bring him on with me as a marketing director. On occasion, he was my plus one to events, even though his tastes were for the opposite gender to me. I loved him like a brother, and truly felt like he was a substantial part of my success.

“We’ve got it all plotted, but are waiting on the deal with Lisbeth. Is that nearly done?” he asked.

“Nearly.”

He made a fffttt sound. “I thought it was a done deal?”

“She said it is.”

“Does she know that you can skyrocket her exposure to the stratosphere?”

I laughed. “I may have mentioned my millions of followers.” Those followers were probably wondering why I wasn’t posting pictures of me and Pax in wedded bliss. We’d discussed it, and both decided that was too much of a lie. If asked, we’d say we were too lost in wedded bliss to post on social media. A lie too, of course, but in a real marriage, I wasn’t sure I’d be posting honeymoon pics then either.

“Can you send me the campaign?” I asked him. “I’d like to see what brilliance you’ve created for Radiance.”

“It is brilliant, but I’d like to go over it with you,” he said.

I could hear confusion in his voice about my situation. Like the rest of the world, except for Emma and Tucker, I was lying to him too. When he discovered the truth, he’d be pissed. But for now, I needed to keep up the image of Pax and I having a real marriage. But I was sure he and the rest of my staff wondered why I was working while on my honeymoon.

“Can you come out to Eden Lake and meet me? Maybe next week? We can go over things then.”

“Ah…yeah, sure.

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