One Night of Trouble by Kennedy Elle

Author:Kennedy, Elle [Kennedy, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Series, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Entangled: Brazen
Published: 2015-01-05T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“He’s good for you.”

Brett looked up from her sketchpad to find her brother’s face peering down at her. She hadn’t even heard him approach, and yet there he was, tattooed forearms resting on the counter as he eyed her in amusement.

“Who’s good for me?” she said absently, her pencil still moving over the pad.

“AJ. Duh.”

She hoped her brother didn’t notice the way her shoulders had stiffened in discomfort. “Is he?”

“Absolutely. We all love him, by the way. Dude fits right in.”

Brett couldn’t even contradict him. AJ did fit right in. It had been more than a week since she’d introduced him to her family, and he’d already hung out with them several times since the barbecue. The night before, she and AJ had gone out for drinks with her brothers, which had turned a tad chaotic when Jordan and his on-again/off-again girlfriend Jessica had gotten into a screaming match.

Brett hated the woman, and to this day, she still had no clue what her brother saw in such a high-maintenance, manipulative bi-otch. But she’d been impressed by AJ’s composure during the fight. He hadn’t cut and run like she’d expected, and once the squabbling couple had left the pub, she and AJ ended up having a great time with Rob and Mike, whose shrilly impressions of Jessica were spot-on.

“Seriously, every time I see you, you’ve got a big goofy smile on your face. I’d totally bust your balls about it if it weren’t so frickin’ cute.” Rob was positively beaming at her. “My little sister is in love. I’m so proud.”

She rolled her eyes. “I’m not in love. AJ and I are just casual.”

Rob didn’t look convinced. “If you say so.” He shrugged. “Either way, it’s nice to see you happy for a change. I’m glad you kicked that fucker Troy to the curb.”

“Don’t remind me.” Her chest tightened at the mention of her ex. “God. I can’t believe he turned out to be such a jerk.”

“Forget about him. You’re with a guy that makes you happy now, and that’s all the matters.”

Brett faltered as the words sank in. She supposed she was happy. What she and AJ had might be casual, but she was perfectly content with that.

Though she had been making an effort to keep a slight distance from him. Not reveal too much, not push him too hard. She and relationships were like a bottle of alcohol and a loaded gun—not a great combo. When she was in love, she forgot about the rest of the world, so eager to please her partner that they ended up walking all over her.

Fortunately, she and AJ had fallen into a routine she could live with. He came over to her place, they had sex, hung out. Sure, they’d been making a point to see her family so Brett could push her responsibility agenda, but there were no heart-to-hearts, no promises, no longing glances.

And she didn’t mind at all.

Liar. You mind.

Nope, she wasn’t listening to the yearning voice in her head.

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