Page 163 of Tattooed Love

“Would you lot shut up, it’s Amber,” I shouted at them, and immediately their argument ended.

“Yeah Amber?” I answered.

“Did you know dad’s dating?” She basically barked at me.

“So?”

“So I don’t want a stepmom!”

“Dad never lets one get close, you know that.” I sat back in the chair. I was panicked for minute, she never just called. I thought something was seriously wrong. “Has he left yet?”

“Yes. I was forced to meet this one.” Amber made it sound like it physically hurt her to meet someone dad was dating.

I grinned. “Lucky you. Is that why you called? To rub your luck in our face?” I knew Amber hated the thought of dad dating anyone.

“No!” She blew out. “I was actually wondering what you’ve got planned for tomorrow?”

Weird question. We actually had the gun deal tomorrow. “Nothing of importance, why, need me to do something?”

“Yeah I do.”

“Name it.”

“Pick me up.”

My eyes widened and I stood up. “Wait, are you saying…”

“Yes, I’m coming home.” She answered the question I hadn’t even managed to get out. I could basically see the smirk that would be on her face as I went speechless for a second.

I grinned. “You’re coming home?”

All eyes snapped to me. I didn’t believe it. Amber was coming home. Was it dad making her come home? All this time I thought she would never come back on her own.

Tyler started firing questions at me, and Cole started barking them and I waved an arm at them to shut up.

“What time do we have to pick you up?”

“My flight gets in at ten in the morning. I suggest you bring a car.”

“I’ll make sure there is a car.” I was grinning so fucking wide. “When do you leave?”

“I’m boarding now,” she answered, and I could now hear the muffled sounds in the background.

“Wait, are you going to stay at the clubhouse, or did you work things out with dad?”

She scoffed. “Trust me when I say dad and I are not on good terms. No, I’m staying with a friend.”

“And who might this friend be?”

“Tae.”

“What, your boyfriend?” She couldn’t be serious right now. She was coming back and he was following her? “How serious are you two?” I had to ask. Surely they had to be serious if he was heading back here with her. “You make it sound like he lives here!” I picked up on it. She said staying with a friend, implying he had a house here.

“He has houses across the globe. One just so happens to be in our city. Actually, he is the one paying for my flight. I’m kind of tagging along on one of his business stop-overs.”

“What does he do again?” I remembered he was a suit. That was it. I was really kicking myself for not looking closer into him.

“Computer software; he is CEO.”

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