The Billionaire's Deal: The Complete Story: An Alpha Billionaire Romance by Kaswell Crystal

Author:Kaswell, Crystal [Kaswell, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-09-07T07:00:00+00:00

Episode Three

Chapter Fourteen

The smell of coffee hits me the second I open the door. Lizzy is at the kitchen table, nursing a cup and working on her laptop.

She looks up at me and raises an eyebrow. "Dinner must have gone pretty well."

"When did you get back from Sarah's?"

"I left when I got your text." She nods to the coffee pot. "It's fresh."

"Did you eat?"

"Waiting for you." She finishes something on her computer and presses it shut. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, fine." I'm still standing in the doorframe, door wide open behind me. Not the most believable line at the moment. I pull the door closed and pour myself a cup of coffee.

"How was dinner?" She polishes off her coffee and holds out her cup like she's asking for more.

"You know families... there's drama."

"Yeah." She looks to the table. "Sarah's parents are like that. Divorced, you know. They can't stand to see each other."

I hand Lizzy her coffee and take a seat across from her. This is so much more comfortable than my last coffee date, but I'm still not being honest.

I will the words, but they don't come. I could show her the check, explain it that way, but I can't bring myself to do it. I can't burden my sister with this decision.

"Let's do something today." I try to push this to the back of my mind.

"You sure you're okay?"

"Late night."

"Oh yeah?" Her eyes light up.

"We're not talking about that." I take a long sip of my coffee. "Unless... are you having sex?"

"No. But if I do, I'll use a condom." She shrugs like it's nothing. "How about brunch?"

"Not the place around the corner," I say. "They don't card."

She sticks her tongue out. "You're no fun."

"It's my duty as your older sister."

***

After brunch, we go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. The spot of the future fake wedding, though Lizzy doesn’t know that. It's still too early for most of the cherry blossoms, but a few trees are sprouting soft white petals. Soon, they'll turn into a perfect shade of pink. Then they'll fall to the ground or blow away in the wind.

Lizzy grabs a seat on a stone bench and takes in the park. It really is beautiful here.

"So you want to tell me what's really going on?" she asks.

"Nothing."

She turns to look at me. "What's our deal?"

"Me and you against the world." I reach into my pocket. The check is still there. But I can't burden her with this. One of us deserves a little freedom.

"Yeah, not just Kat against the world." She adjusts her glasses. "We're partners in this. Fifty-fifty. Not Kat handles everything for Lizzy."

"It's not your problem."

"Me and you against the world. Kat and Lizzy against the world. Know what that means?"

Great. Another uncomfortable conversation. I turn my gaze to the park and watch the wind rustle the trees. The garden is free on Tuesdays. I come here once a month at least. Usually, it fills me with calm. Not so much today.

"You shouldn't have to deal with this," I say.

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