My Ex-Stepbrother by Love Annabelle

Author:Love, Annabelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-08-27T00:00:00+00:00

“Wait, you got Ben to help you strip wallpaper?” Rob, Ben’s bandmate, is sitting across the dinner table from me, eyes wide.

“I demand photographic evidence,” Ella, his girlfriend, chimes in with a giggle.

“I wish I had some!” I reply with a smile. “You will just have to take my word for it.”

“Good enough for me,” Rob says.

“Is it that hard to believe that I can do some manual labor?” Ben asks, using his chopsticks to pick up a piece of sushi.

The four of us are eating at a trendy sushi restaurant—and I’m having a great time. I was apprehensive about meeting “Hollywood types” like Rob and Ella, but they’re both so low-key and unassuming in person, I immediately feel at ease.

“I mean, I never thought I’d see the day,” Rob says leaning back with a grin. He and Ella are seated next to each other in a booth, while Ben and I are seated together on the booth opposite them. Throughout the night, Ben has been giving me light touches under the table, out of sight. He can’t keep his hands off me and it’s had me on pins and needles all night—in a good way.

“Clearly, you’re a good influence on him, Lacy,” Ella adds with a wink.

“Not to mention talented! We heard your poem,” Rob adds.

“Oh gosh, don’t remind me,” I cover my face with my hands, embarrassed.

“Hey, don’t hide! You’re a star now,” Ben says, poking me with a chopstick.

“Ew, don’t get that fishy chopstick on my dress,” I protest laughing.

“Would you listen to her?!” He looks at Rob and Ella in amazement. “One day in LA and you’re already a diva!” he says to me teasingly.

“Have you been here before?” Ella asks curiously, leaning forward. Her hazel eyes bore into me as she swishes her long blonde hair over her perfectly tanned bare shoulder. It’s hard to believe that someone so beautiful can be as nice as she is. She’s wearing a white strapless minidress that barely covers the essentials up top or down below—but somehow, she makes it look classy.

“Nope, first time. I appreciate you all showing me around. And this place is amazing!” I gesture to the restaurant. It’s small and romantic, with a dark, moody vibe. Our table is discretely tucked away in a corner, away from prying eyes. Ben mentioned that he’s arranged the discrete nook for us in advance. Given that he’d been out of the public eye for so long, it would have been total mayhem with the paparazzi if he’d suddenly made a super high-profile appearance now. And I’m more comfortable in this more intimate setting.

“Well, we certainly hope to see much more of you around here, Lacy,” Rob says with a smile, giving Ben a meaningful look.

“Yes! I need a fun girl to join when the boys go all rock’n’roll on their nights out,” Ella chimes in. “So, Ben,” she turns her attention to him, looking serious, “don’t fuck this up, okay?”

“Hey, hey, how did I become the villain at tonight’s dinner?” Ben pleads, his hands up defensively.

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