Page 44 of Princes of Hollywood

Aiden continues to eat his yogurt while watching me closely. I squirm in my chair as I pull over my yogurt for something to do with my hands. Does he already regret hiring me?

“Oh my god! You guys have no idea what kind of day I’ve had already.” Her voice echoes through the house from the front door. “I woke up in some stranger’s house with a pineapple beside me. So fucking surreal.”

The woman strides into the kitchen. She’s tall. Her light brown hair with golden highlights hangs down to the middle of her back in soft waves. Her outfit is airy and flowing around her, like it was made specifically for a woman like her. Her eyes settle on me and her smile freezes.

“I didn’t know we had company.” She slaps the back of her hand against Wyatt’s chest. “Wyatt, why didn’t you tell me we had company?”

She walks past me and Roarke and sits on the other side of me. Her hazel eyes are hauntingly familiar, but I’ve never met this woman before. She’s about my age and gorgeous. She smiles like she’s my new best friend, leaning in conspiratorially. “Who did you sleep with?”

My mouth opens and my gaze goes to Aiden before I can stop myself. I literally slept with him on that couch.

She follows my gaze. “Huh? Yeah, I’m not buying that. Aiden’s not into randoms. So maybe you didn’t sleep with anyone…”

Her eyebrow arches when she looks at Wyatt.

“She’s Aiden’s sobriety buddy.” Wyatt sits and returns to eating. “This is my little sister, Zoe. This is Greer. She’ll be here for the next year or so.”

“Fascinating.” Zoe searches my eyes with hers, which I now recognize as similar to Wyatt’s. “A girl? You know, if I thought you’d hire a girl, I would have applied. I could keep Aiden on the straight and sober.”

“And what were you doing last night, ZoZo?” Wyatt raises an eyebrow.

“I could be sober for Aiden.” She shrugs and her attention returns to me. “I was out clubbing and drinking. The people I party with generally end up at someone’s house party. Sometimes I don’t leave.”

She winks like I should know.

Maybe I should know, but I’m not familiar with the party scene at all. I know it exists. That’s the extent of my knowledge. Bristol asked me to join her on more than one occasion, but I don’t like large crowds.

“Greer doesn’t drink.” Aiden leans back in his chair. His blue eyes remain on me like he’s waiting to see what I’ll do. How I’ll react.

“Why the hell not? You aren’t one of those religious types, are you? The kind that don’t drink?” Zoe rears away from me like I’ll give her a disease.

“It’s not because of religion.”

Zoe grins. “Drinking too much is what being young is all about. Partying, sleeping around, waking up at some random’s house. How old are you?”

“Twenty-one.”

Zoe glares at the guys before arching an eyebrow at me. “And you’re qualified for this job how?”

“Because I want her here.” Aiden blows out a breath. His words light up my insides. That obsessive need of mine to be wanted is going to lead me straight into trouble like it always does. His gaze flicks to Zoe. “That’s all that matters, Zoe.”

“Hmph.” Zoe pouts at Aiden but then brushes it off. “Fine. If you like her, I like her.”

She turns her gorgeous smile my way and tucks my hair behind my ear. It’s oddly intimate, since we just met. “You and I are going to be besties. If you’re hanging out with this lot, you’ll need a friendly face. Give me your number.”

She pulls her phone out of her purse.

“You don’t have to give her your number.” Wyatt rolls his eyes. “Zoe, behave.”

I’ve never been around someone like Zoe before. She just says whatever’s on her mind. The guys don’t intimidate her at all, while I’m still starstruck just sitting here.

“You can have my number.” I don’t even have my phone with me. It’s still up on my bedside table, charging. I rattle off my number and she puts it in her phone.

“This is going to be so much fun. These guys are barely fun, except Roarke.”

Roarke chuckles, making Zoe smile at him indulgently with a slightly seductive gleam in her eyes. It’s gone when she turns back to me. “Just wait until one of their boring parties. Then you’ll wish you drank.”

She puts her finger in her mouth and pretends to gag.

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