Stroke of Midnight by Andie J. Christopher

Author:Andie J. Christopher [Christopher, Andie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensignton Publishing Corp.
Published: 2017-01-02T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Cole couldn’t stop fidgeting in traffic. His stomach was in knots and sweat pooled at the base of his spine. Alana had insisted that they show up to her parents’ house for dinner separately. It ate at the part of him that wanted them to be together. For real together. But it made sense. And he really wasn’t ready to tell Javier that he was fucking his sister. He wasn’t sure how the hell that conversation would go. Probably not well.

It was different from the last time that he pulled up in his truck. No other guests, no valet. This time, he needed to impress Alana’s parents; he needed them to like him. He wasn’t sure how it would happen, but he and Alana were going to end up together. Going back to D.C., avoiding commitments, wasn’t going to happen.

Something had changed the night before, when she’d slept next to him. After she’d given herself up to him. He had a mission again, to do what he had to do to keep Alana in his life.

He parked on the driveway behind Javi’s Porsche. He hoped that he didn’t have “I’ve spent the last few days fucking your sister” all over his face. Javier blowing up would ruin his whole plan to impress the family.

Javier answered the door when he knocked, and immediately put a bourbon in his hand. Such hospitality. Miami wasn’t the South, not really, but it was close on that account.

“Come on in. I’m glad you’re here before Alana.”

Shit. Maybe Carla told him? He clenched his fist around his drink. “Sounds ominous.”

Javier poked him in the chest and let out a short laugh. He jerked his head towards the library. Of course, someplace where he’d think about Alana and get a hard-on.

When they were both in the room, Javier closed the door. Cole’s heart rate picked up, and he unconsciously braced himself for a punch.

Javier just smiled, and said, “I have an offer for you.”

Cole let out a short gust of breath. “What kind of offer?”

“A job.” Javier motioned to him with his drink. “South Beach agrees with you. You look tanned and happy.”

If only his friend knew that he looked happy because he was getting naked with his sister. He nodded and grunted. “Yeah. Who wouldn’t like it down here?”

“No one. This is God’s country for real.” Javier took a sip of his drink. “Relax. You look like you’ve been called to the principal’s office.”

Cole intentionally relaxed his shoulders and took a long pull of bourbon. “Stop being cryptic and hit me with it.”

“I want you to come work with us.”

Cole nearly choked on the swallow of bourbon he’d taken in an effort to seem cool. Alana would hate that idea, especially because it hadn’t originated with her. Not wanting to say something that would blow up the job offer as well as his chances of making a go of things with Alana, he wasn’t sure how to respond. He wanted to say yes, but he

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