Page 150 of The Boss Situation

“Are you fucking my sister?” Easton bluntly asks, crossing his arms over his chest.

“That’s none of your goddamn business,” I tell him.

“Billie will always be my business, no matter what. If you hurt her …” he sneers and turns to Weston. “I thought you said they weren’t together.”

They stare at one another, and I can tell Easton isn’t happy.

Weston tucks his hands into his pockets. “I haven’t confirmed becau—” Easton opens his mouth to say something, but Weston continues speaking. “Let me finish. It wasn’t my place to ask our adult sister if she was hooking up with ourfriend.” How he stressed the wordfriendisn’t lost on me. “I trust Asher will make the right decisions. I believe he cares deeply about Billie and won’t hurt her.”

“It will?—”

“Fuck, Easton! Leave it alone, or I’ll lose it. I don’t have any patience left today after everything we’ve gone through this morning. Okay? Fucking drop it.”

Stormy doesn’t say anything. The office is so quiet that I could hear a pin drop.

I shake my head. “Please tell me you didn’t call for an emergency meeting to ask me that because if?—”

“Actually, no,” Weston says, waving his hand. He’s calm, but he’s also tense. “Can we all sit?”

My brows rise. “Actually, no.What do you want?I have a fucking mess to deal with and need to go.”

Stormy opens her mouth, and I hold up my hand.

“Shut the fuck up. I don’t even know why you’re here. You’re shady, and I don’t like your tactics. I look forward to the day when I replace you.”

She bursts into laughter. “I’m irreplaceable, babe. But, wow, still that cocky asshole, I see.”

“You told Billie to stay away from me. You told her to forget I existed,” I say.

She smirks. “Of course I did.”

I stare at her, nostrils flaring.

“But I knew she’d never listen. She’s too rebellious. A complete wild card. She enjoys going against the grain and doing what sheshouldn’t. It’s why the two of you get along so damn well, isn’t it?” She licks her lips. “Her career is now in your hands, Banks. Don’t fuck it up. That woman chose you over her entire career.”

I smirk. “Every person in this damn room, including me, already knows that. Anything else, or is more of my fucking time going to be wasted today?”

“Are you in love with her?” Easton asks.

He’s never been the type to make subtle hints. It’s something I appreciate about him.

“Yes,” I say without any hesitation, meeting his eyes. “And she’s in love with me. So, either you can both accept that or disrespectfully fuck off. I won’t lose her.”

I move to the door.

“What are you waiting for?” Easton asks.

I turn to him, and my brows crease. “Excuse me?”

“If you’re in love with her, what the fuck are you waiting for? Someone else to swoop in and marry her?” His voice is stern.

I cross my arms over my chest. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but your sister is currently fake dating Prince Louis while trying to pull off a fucking magic trick for the London fashion show in less time than what’s needed. She’s under a lot of stress and pressure from the public attention, and she can’t handle anything else right now.” I stare at each of them. “So, let me do my fucking job and stay out of my way.”

“Are you aware that Josh is tellingeveryonethat he’s getting back with Billie?” Weston questions.

Stormy rolls her eyes as she picks at her nails. Everyone knows Josh is a trash human.

“Have you told herI love youyet?” Easton asks. “Has she said it back to you?”

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