Pretending Sheâs Mine by Violet Paige
Author:Violet Paige [Paige, Violet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-09T04:00:00+00:00
Thirteen
Asher
Journey smiled at me from across the kitchen island. She had made coffee and a batch of muffins.
âAre you always on that thing now?â she asked, motioning to my tablet.
âItâs the best way to stay connected to Westbrook Securities,â I explained.
She crossed her legs, showing the edge of her bottom. She was wearing one of my T-shirts.
âItâs still hard to wrap my head around the company.â She pulled off the top of a blueberry muffin. âAfter you invented the Connect Tech it took off?â
âThereâs no doubt it changed my life.â I took a sip of coffee. My eyes hadnât moved from the soft skin along her thigh. âBut what do you want to know?â
âOk. Yeah. Iâd like to ask you some questions, Mr. Billionaire Westbrook,â she teased.
I laughed. âYou canât call me that.â
âOk, just Mr. Billionaire then.â
I shot her a warning stare. âWhat do you want to know?â
âDo you like it?â she asked.
I laid the tablet next to the basket of muffins. âSure.â
âThatâs not very convincing. Does it make you happy, running a company?â
I inhaled. âI havenât thought about it like that. It gives me something. I donât know that Iâd call it happiness. Security, I guess.â I winked. âNo pun intended.â
Her laughter was light. âAt least you still have a sense of humor.â
âI try.â
âTell me something about it. Whatâs your favorite part?â She held the coffee between her palms.
âOther than the money? Hmm.â I pressed my lips together.
âIâm serious, Asher. How did you go from a security contractor to owning a billion-dollar company? Thatâs a huge change. There has to be something meaningful in it for you. Something that drives you.â
That was the purist in Journey. She thought everything had to have a sense of purpose. All intentions were meant for a positive outcome. She didnât accept that sometimes people did things because they were stupid. Or because they were dark and hopeless. And sometimes people did things because they had nothing else to do. Boredom. I wondered if the shooting had changed her perspective on the human spirit.
I rubbed the back of my neck. âI still protect people.â My eyes flashed to hers. âJust not on a one-on-one basis. Thatâs something I feel good about. I employ thousands of people. Iâd like to think they enjoy their jobs. And I make a shit-ton of money. I found a way to use a skill I had to invent a device that makes people safer. Families can sleep better. I donât say it, but yeah, Iâm fucking proud of Westbrook Securities.â
âWell you should say it.â She grinned. âWhat youâve done is incredible.â
I walked toward her. I brushed the hair from her shoulder. âYou know what I hate about it?â
She searched my eyes. âNo. What?â
âThat I did it without you.â My palm flattened against her thigh, pushing the T-shirt up her hip.
âWeâre not going back though.â She shook her head. âOnly forward.â
I nodded. âIâm never doing any of it without you again.â
âI like how that sounds. I donât know that I totally believe it.
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