Making Out with the Billionaire by Swann Marcella

Author:Swann, Marcella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Love & Trouble Novel
Published: 2019-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Kerry slid into the passenger’s seat of Dorran’s sleek sports car, utterly unsurprised that he showed up in such a flashy vehicle. It was Friday afternoon, and he had invited her upstate to spend the weekend with him and his family at his grandmother’s country home. Dorran was putting her overnight bag into the trunk, which was at the front of this car. She took a moment to examine the interior, which was completely black and impeccably clean, a sure sign that he cared a lot about this vehicle. The leather seat was cool against her back, and the engine was so quiet that she could barely hear it. She buckled her seatbelt and got comfortable when Dorran got in the car, knowing that they had a long drive ahead of them.

“So, tell me about your family,” she said as he navigated through the San Francisco traffic. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. “What?”

“I was just checking to see if you had a notebook in your hand. You were using your shrink voice.”

He pulled up to a stoplight, so she reached over and lightly pinched his thigh.

“What the hell?”

“I told you, I’m not a shrink.”

Dorran chuckled. “Okay, damn. Point taken.”

“And I’m not charging by the hour. I’m genuinely curious. What’s your grandma like?”

“She’s the best. She and Stan are the only family I have left. My parents died when I was ten, a damn drunk driver slammed into their car one night, and she and my grandpa took us in. Raised us, even as she was mourning the loss of her son.”

“Strong woman.”

“Oh yeah. And she’s the type that’s not afraid to speak her mind. It’s all about keepin’ it real. So, don’t ask her a question unless you’re prepared to get it straight up, because that’s what you’re getting.”

Kerry smiled, her eyes glued to Dorran. This was a new side of him that she was seeing right now. There was something almost boyish about him as he talked about his grandmother. The sincerity of it was giving her a heady feeling.

“And Stan? What’s your relationship like with him?”

They were on the freeway now, heading north as the city fell away behind them. Traffic was light, so they were making good time.

“Stan and I love each other. We went through hell together, losing our parents. But . . . the sibling rivalry thing gets a little out of control sometimes. But, hey, he’s my little brother. Nobody messes with him . . . except me.”

“How so? The out-of-control thing.”

“I don’t know, it just feels like everything is a competition between us. Who has the better career, the most money, more of Grandma’s attention, just everything. It never ends.”

“One could argue that that’s a healthy aspect of a sibling relationship.”

Okay, that was a classic psychologist answer, but she hoped he didn’t notice. It was a habit to fall back on her training.

“I suppose it is, but it’s not always easy. For some reason, he’s always been the more serious one.

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