The Society by Ellie Danes & Lily Knight

Author:Ellie Danes & Lily Knight [Danes, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: billionaire romance
Publisher: Ellie Danes
Published: 2017-04-22T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Shelby

“Don’t be mad,” I said, and shut my office door, the phone pressed to my ear. Anthony hadn’t come in yet but I didn’t trust he wouldn’t barge in. He had a bad habit of popping in at the weirdest moments.

“Uh oh,” Hannah replied. “What have you done? God, do I even want to know? You didn’t sleep with that Anthony guy, right?”

“What? No way!”

“Good, because just the way you described him gave me that creepy, stalker vibe. Or a fuckboy, know what I’m saying?”

“That’s a little harsh.”

“Oh please, he hit on you and acted like you owed him something. I think the label is deserved,” Hannah said, and crinkled what had to be a candy wrapper on the other end of the line. I envied her.

“Where are you?” I asked, and sat down at my desk. She couldn’t be anywhere near her daughter. Hannah wouldn’t use that kind of language in front of her.

“Home. In my favorite spot. And the house is blessedly empty for once. And I’m enjoying a sinful sweet, as well.” I pictured Hannah in the cupola, looking out on her enormous garden and the friendly street. “So? Are you going to give me the details or not?”

“Okay, but you have to promise not to be all judgmental.” A woman could dream.

“I can’t make that promise. It’s my right to judge you as the older sister. You got the lax rules growing up, and I get this,” Hannah said.

I rolled my eyes. She always harped on about how I’d had it easier than her as the younger child. “Ugh, whatever. Okay, here goes nothing. I went on a date with Tyler.”

Hannah’s silence said it all.

“Hello?”

“I’m here,” she said. “I’m right here. Oh, Shelby.”

“What?”

“I thought you were going to do the whole independent work and no men thing? What happened to that plan?”

“I’m still doing the work thing,” I replied. “That’s another reason I called you. I’m just doing the Tyler thing as well.”

“Wait, are you doing the Tyler thing or just doing Tyler?”

“I feel like those terms are interchangeable,” I replied, and I couldn’t keep the smugness from my tone.

“Ew, I didn’t need to know that.”

“Oh please, we’ve discussed everything from girth to technique,” I replied. “What makes this any different?”

“This is different because I don’t agree with it. I just don’t want you to get hurt.”

I opened my bottom drawer and retrieved a Snickers bar. I’d probably need the sugar high after this downer of a conversation. “I’m not going to get hurt. I’m being careful.” Was I really, though? I’d jumped into bed – uh, or onto a sofa – with Tyler after our first date. Sure, it didn’t count as an actual first date but I’d still fallen right back into that pattern with him.

I loved him but I couldn’t go crazy in love again.

“Shelby, I’m not sure this is a great idea,” Hannah said.

“Everything will be fine,” I replied. “Promise. Tyler isn’t going to make me into a crazy person this time around.

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