Going in Deep by Carly Phillips

Author:Carly Phillips
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: CP Publishing
Published: 2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Over the next two weeks, Julian fell into a routine he could get used to. He woke early, worked from home as usual, then often met up with Kendall, spending his evenings at her apartment with the dogs until nearly midnight, at which point he headed home. He didn’t want to leave Alex alone overnight.

In the time she had been staying with him, she’d been a model houseguest. She went to school in the morning and worked in the afternoons. Occasionally she made dinner for them both or accompanied him to Kendall’s to eat. Or Kendall came up to his place and the three of them hung out for a while.

Julian admired how quickly and easily Kendall had taken to Alex, and vice versa. Kendall’s new easygoing personality, her calm, caring demeanor had brought Alex out of her shell. It was obvious she hadn’t had a mother figure in her life, and she looked up to Kendall.

On the nights he and Kendall were alone, they made the most of their time. There was plenty of talking and getting to know one another better, but there was also sex. Which was coming to feel like a lot more than just satisfying an itch with a woman he desired. It wasn’t something he dwelled on, not when things were going so perfectly. He just wanted to indulge and enjoy.

Tonight he wasn’t seeing Kendall, so he turned into bed early. He couldn’t sleep, and it wasn’t because Steve’s body was aligned with his, pushing him to the edge of the bed.

Needing a distraction, he reached for his phone and called the one person who always made him smile.

His sister. “Hey squirt!” Julian said, pushing himself up in bed, resigned to a sleepless night.

“Hey, pain in my ass.” Alyssa laughed.

“Is that any way to talk to your older brother?”

“It is when you haven’t introduced me to your girlfriend… and you promised.”

Julian groaned. “I know.” He’d planned on broaching the subject soon… and then Alex had intruded. “We’ll have to get you over here because I also want you to meet Alex in person.”

“The girl who’s living in your extra bedroom,” Alyssa said, as if reminding herself.

“Right. She has nowhere to go.”

“Aha, so you have two other women in your life. Should I be jealous?” Alyssa asked. Her quick chuckle told him she was anything but.

His sister was all sweetness and easygoing charm. She often spoke extra slowly, sometimes stuttered over a forgotten word or event, and needed the comfort of routine, but she was a genuinely kind, caring soul. How she’d ended up with Julian as a brother was beyond him. If she knew half the things he’d done…

“Julian, you aren’t going to answer me? Maybe I should be worried.” Alyssa’s voice cut him off from giving himself a hard time.

“Sorry. I got lost in thought,” he said honestly. “Of course you have nothing to worry about. You’re my favorite squirt.”

“So when can I meet them?” Alyssa asked.

“How about this weekend?” Julian made the offer hoping Kendall was free.

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