His Obsession: Brother's Best FriendGrumpy Sunshine: Billionaire Romance (Empire State of Love Book 2) by Nicole Baker

Author:Nicole Baker [Baker, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-07-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Roman

Friday night, and I’m officially out of reasons why I can’t hang out with the guys. But with no interest in going out and being around other women who will inevitably throw themselves at me, I decide to have the guys over at my place.

I’ve hired a chef to come prepare food. Lincoln and Kylie are coming—something that doesn’t happen very often. Kylie has a younger brother she’s had guardianship over ever since her parents died when she was sixteen. He always has basketball practice or some kind of hangout at their place that she doesn’t want to leave unattended. He just turned thirteen, so he’s in those teenage years where she knows she needs to keep a close eye on him. He’s a good kid. Lincoln absolutely loves him like a little brother now.

Chef Robin is setting up in my kitchen as I walk by.

“Can I get you a drink, sir?” he asks as he chops vegetables.

I wave a hand at him. “Get out of here, Robin. I’ll get it myself.”

Just as I’m pouring the simple syrup into my whiskey sour, my front door opens, and the guy’s bustle into my penthouse. Sometimes, I regret telling security they can be let in anytime.

“You ready to lose some money?” Dean claps me on the shoulder and continues past me.

“What is he talking about?” I ask Sawyer as he approaches.

“Walker has decided it’s a poker night. Dean’s dead set on winning back the ten grand you won from him last time.”

I let out a soft laugh, shaking my head in amusement. “That man can’t let shit go.”

“He’s worse than a chick,” Sawyer replies. “At least you don’t have to work with him like I do.”

I hear a ruckus in the hallway and look over Sawyer’s shoulder. “What’s going on out there?”

“Walker went back down really quick to get the girls. That must be them.”

Dammit, Walker. I should have known he couldn’t let it just be the guys tonight. Kylie doesn’t count; she’s one of us. But I’m not in the mood for a rowdy bunch of single women.

Speaking of Walker, he shuffles into my penthouse with five girls on his heels.

“Hey, man,” Walker greets me. “Thanks for having us over. You know I can never pass up a meal from Robin.”

I nod my head. I shouldn’t be annoyed. This is par for the course with him. Shit, I used to be part of it. Why am I suddenly so annoyed by the behavior? He’s just a young bachelor, living it up in New York City.

There’s no way my sudden distaste for the single life has anything to do with Eva. I’m probably just aging out of this type of scene. It’s completely normal, and it has nothing to do with the bombshell woman who lives below me and lives rent-free in my head.

Speaking of, when I told her I invited the guys over tonight, she never told me what she was going to do instead. Part of me is irritated, like I have a right to know where she’s going.

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