The Next Play: Part One by Rhyannon Byrd

Author:Rhyannon Byrd [Byrd, Rhyannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: *This eBook is meant for readers 18+ due to mature content.
Published: 2016-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

“So when do you think you’ll pop the question?” Jonah asked, smirking into his computer’s camera. He was sitting behind his desk in his sun-bathed office, talking to his cousin Sean on video chat, and enjoying giving the guy a hard time about his girlfriend, Natalie.

“Jesus, don’t say that! You’ll scare her off. I’m still trying to get her to agree to move in with me.”

He laughed at Sean’s panicked expression, knowing damn well that Natalie was dying to share living space with him. Shit, he wouldn’t be surprised if the two ran off to Vegas to get married before the end of the year. He only hoped he got invited to come along so that he could be one of the first to congratulate them.

Though Sean had used to live only a few miles from Jonah’s apartment building, his cousin had needed a change of scenery after a nasty divorce and had relocated down to San Diego earlier that year, since his mom, older brother, and younger half-sister were already living there. It’d been a great move for Sean, but Jonah missed having him around. Sean and Paul Cartwright were the only family he had that he’d ever wanted anything to do with, and now that they were both in San Diego, he was determined to get down there and visit as often as he could.

For some reason, he suddenly found himself wondering if Jocelyn had ever been to San Diego. Did she enjoy the beach? Surfing? Mexican food? Getting her hot little body fucked in the ocean?

Damn it! Why in the hell am I even wondering about these things? Not like we’re ever going anywhere together. I just want to nail her, and she just wants to pretend like I don’t turn her on.

“So any news on your old man?” Sean asked, jerking him away from his frustrating thoughts about Jocelyn and back to the conversation.

He scowled at the question, wondering why Sean always felt the need to bring that asshole up. Carter Cartwright was the last goddamn thing Jonah wanted to waste his time thinking about.

And, yeah, there was news. Carter had actually had his secretary try to set up a meeting with him through Greg the day before, but Jonah’s longtime assistant had known to shut that shit down on the spot. But he didn’t feel like sharing any of that, so all he said was, “Nothing that I can’t ignore.”

Sean looked worried, but he could obviously tell by Jonah’s tone that it wasn’t something he wanted to talk about. Instead, they jawed about the football games that would be taking place that weekend, as well as the basketball teams they were pulling for.

“Before you go,” Sean said, “tell me how Gabe’s doing.”

“What can I say? Engaged life suits him. Guy walks around with a perpetual boner and wide-ass smile every damn day of the week. It’s irritating as fuck.”

His cousin laughed. “Yeah, like you’re not happy as hell for him. You’re not fooling anyone, Jonah.

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