Nicholas Cocker (Cocker Brothers Book 16) by Faleena Hopkins

Author:Faleena Hopkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hop Hop Productions Inc.
Published: 2018-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

M ADISON

A s I tug my dress to modesty, Nicholas shuts the driver’s door and looks over the gear-shift at me. “I promised somewhere nice and then we got ambushed.”

“It was nice,” I smile, adding with genuine honesty, “I like them. They’re so in love. Kaya’s adorable.”

He pulls out of the parking lot while asking, “What’d you think of my cousin?”

“Ethan’s funny. So are you.”

“Yeah? My family keeps telling me I used to be funnier.”

“The two of you had us laughing our heads off.”

“Charlie’s a good egg,” he nods, distracted. “Never expected Ethan to marry someone so adult. She’s his age, but seems older, you know? The CEO of a company. My cousin is a fucking goofball. His patent and that genius mind of his, is what made him rich, but he’s not the team-player type so I’m surprised he locked it down so young, and so rich.” Glancing to me, Nicholas explains, “Ethan was a lone wolf, like most computer programmers. Loved his alone time. I guess it’s one of the reasons he’s happy to stay home with Kaya. He can work from anywhere and he loves that kid. Man, he loves her. And now he’s got a boy coming. I can only imagine how he’s gonna feel about that little guy.”

Thinking of Mr. Schweis, my gaze remains fixed on the sleek dashboard. “I don’t understand how some people don’t love their children.”

A car honks at us and we look over to see Ethan and his family, also in a Tesla. He flips off Nicholas, who returns the favor, laughing. “Yeah, go home, you jerk!” he shouts through the glass. They wave at each other before their car disappears. We turn in the opposite direction, merging with traffic on Peachtree. “I got this model because he has them.”

“Them?”

“He’s got three Teslas.”

“What?!”

Nicholas laughs, “We weren’t kidding about how rich he is. But it hasn’t gone to his head—that was a joke.”

“I figured.”

As he pokes around the playlist and drives with one knee, Nicholas shrugs, “Money just makes you more of what you are. If you’re a dick already and you get a bunch of cash, sure, you’re a bigger dick. I have this work associate, what an asshole. I literally walked out of a lunch on him. But he’d be that way even if he was poor, trust me.” Turning up the volume on an R&B hit, Nicholas mutters, almost to himself, “Your character is what defines you. That’s everything.”

Sliding my hand absently over my seatbelt I watch him, thinking, Yes, and that’s why I’m so reluctant to let you in.

“Ethan’s solid. You can trust him. I’d never doubt his word, ever. But I guess that’s true of most of us.” He flicks a proud look my way. “Good grandparents. And my Grams—she’s incredible. Fucking ancient and sweet as peach cobbler and whipped cream.” Driving with his wrist casually over the steering wheel, he throws me a gorgeous smile.

“Grams?” I ask, wanting to know everything about him.

“My great-grandmother.”

“She’s still alive?”

Appalled, he barks, “Fuck yeah she is! And she’d better stay that way.

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