Roark by AC Arthur

Author:AC Arthur [Arthur, AC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AC Arthur

Chapter 12

She’d been gone for a couple of hours. But she was coming back. Geoff had said he’d assigned a driver and a car to her because she’d wanted to go and visit her mother. All her things were still in her room, so she was coming back.

Why any of that mattered, Roark had no idea.

He hated the morning after sex, always had and always would.

He planned to hate this one even more, because Tamika had gotten up and left him sleeping in bed. He was used to being the one to leave first. Just as he’d been adamant he wasn’t a snuggler. Yet, that had been what had finally wakened him this morning—the moment he’d rolled over to pull her into his arms once more and realized she wasn’t there.

His laptop beeped with an incoming call, and Roark silently thanked the heavens for the interruption. Pressing the button to wake his screen, he accepted the call and felt a wave of relief when Ridge’s face came into view.

“Hey, man. Just checking in to see how you’re holding up.” It was almost noon on a Monday, but Ridge wasn’t in the office. Roark could tell because his brother’s long locs were hanging free. Even though he’d worn his hair in this style for almost seven years now, Ridge never went into the office or to any business event or meeting with his hair out. It was either pulled back in some professional style or held with one of the many leather bindings Ridge had in his bathroom. His brother was very good at compartmentalizing his professional life from his personal, even as it related to his hair.

“I’m good. What about you? No work today?” Because just as Ridge was particular about his hair, Roark was particular about their family businesses.

“Had a Skype meeting at four with that group in India and their reps who’re in the US. The time zones were all jacked up, but I made myself available anyway.”

“Good move.” Roark sat back and rested his elbows on the arm of the chair. “How ‘bout Suri? Is she getting back to her normal life? I meant to check in with her and Aunt Birdie last night, but I got caught up in something.”

Ridge threw back his head and laughed. “Man, those two are going at it every day and night. Those couple of days I spent with them were out of control. But you know Suri—she’s cool. She can handle Aunt Birdie, and you know Aunt Birdie’s a tough one, she can handle Suri. They’re like a perfect match.”

Roark couldn’t help but smile at the happiness he clearly heard in his brother’s voice. He knew it was just because Ridge was speaking about two people he loved dearly, and not a total depiction of how his brother was doing during his grieving process, but he enjoyed hearing it just the same. “You better not let Suri hear you say they’re a perfect match.”

“Oh no, I have more sense than that,” Ridge said.

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