Revised Rules by Hanleigh Bradley

Author:Hanleigh Bradley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hanleigh Bradley

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Landon

W

hen I’d offered to give Aurora a lift to the Battersea Heliport, I hadn’t realised how hard it was going to be to say goodbye. I should have offered to give her a lift to the airport instead. At least then I’d have had her company in the car for a fifteen-mile car journey, with city traffic of course. I could have kept her with me for hours. I could have held her hand and talked to her about how excited she is about her trip to L.A.

As it is, even with the traffic, we’re at the heliport within half an hour and suddenly we’re looking at each other, a little bit awkward and somewhat despondently. I’m more than tempted to drop everything and jump on the helicopter with her so that I can go with her to L.A. but I know she is looking forward to a week with her dad and I don’t want to get in the way of that, especially after everything that’s happened recently. Not to mention, that my own father’s health is seriously declining and I can’t afford to be out of the country right now.

We kiss goodbye, and I have to remind myself that it’s only for a week, just one short week apart. It’s not something I ever want to repeat.

I stand on the tarmac as I watch the helicopter rise into the air. She waves goodbye and then she’s gone, on her way to Biggin Hill Airport where she will take a private jet to L.A., all expenses paid by Stone Publishing. When I can no longer see the chopper on the horizon, I walk away, and it’s the hardest thing I’ve done all week. As I make my way to my car, I think about what I’m going to do with my week. Aurora had insisted that I make plans. She’d told me; I wasn’t allowed to spend the whole week working. At her demand, the bossy little thing that she is, I arranged to spend a day with my little brother and go out with my friends; Jarrod and Jack for drinks and I’d decided it was finally time to talk to Jarrod about our parents’ relationship. It is a conversation I’d rather not have, but I don’t want our parents’ mistakes to get in between our friendship. With that in mind, I’ve invited Jarrod around to the apartment for a curry and a few beers this evening.

My mobile buzzes.

“Peters,” I answer without even a glance at caller ID.

“Hey bro.” Ayden’s voice is light and amused.

“Hi, Ayden.”

He must hear the disappointment in my voice. “She’s only going to be gone a week; she’s really got you whipped, hasn’t she? Fancy that; my big brother all loved up!”

“Fuck off,” I growl in irritation. I don’t like the way he makes it sound like I’m weak.

“What evs. What are you doing tonight?” He asks, unaffected by my mood.

“Jarrod is coming over,” I tell him.

“Oh.” He sounds disappointed. There’s a moments silence.

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