Page 296 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 5
“I’m fine.” I patted her hand.
“Only people who aren’t fine say that they’re fine. You can tell us anything, you know.”
I glanced at Mason. I was pretty sure he’d been hoping I’d talk about Brooklyn for years. But I wasn’t going to start tonight. “There’s nothing to tell.”
“You’re a terrible liar. Tell me right now or you…you’ll have to pay for all the drinks.”
“All the drinks are already on my tab.”
“Oh, crap.” She stared at me. “I knew that. And I had three glasses to make up for Penny and Daphne not drinking. Because they were being lame with mom duties.”
“Because they’re breastfeeding, yeah.”
She waved her hand through the air. “That’s what I said. So you’ll have to pay for the drinks.”
I laughed. “I just told you. The drinks are all on my tab anyway.”
She nodded. “Right. So tell me the truth or I’ll…” she looked down at her glass of wine like she was about to say I’d have to pay for drinks again. But then her head snapped back up. “Or I’ll do something terrible to you in your sleep.”
“What the hell does that mean? When have you ever even been near me while I’m sleeping?”
She shrugged. “Wouldn’t it be scary to find out?”
Yeah, she was definitely drunk.
“If something is bothering you, we are here to listen,” Mason said.
I pressed my lips together. I actually did need some advice. I looked back at Bee. There was a 50-50 chance she wouldn’t remember any of this anyway. I cleared my throat. It would feel better to get this off my chest. “Poppy visited my office this week.”
Mason raised his eyebrow. “Poppy? As in…Isabella’s cousin?”
“Yup, that one.”
“Isabella has a cousin?” Bee said way too loudly. “Oh God, is she as awful as Isabella?”
I hadn’t thought so until this week. Now I was worried she was somehow worse.
“I didn’t even know that Richard Pruitt had a niece,” Tanner said. “Why didn’t I know that?”
“Because she wasn’t important. I hadn’t seen her in over a decade.”
“Wait.” Tanner slammed his hand down on the table. “Wasn’timportant? That implies that she is now. Did you sleep with her?”
“Ew. No. She’s freaking devil spawn.”
“Phew. You had me worried there for a second. Remember, you have to introduce me to any lucky lady you’re planning to bed.”
“Why does Matt have to introduce you to women he’s…to bed with?” Bee asked.
“So I can…approve of them.”
Bee laughed. “You’re so funny, Tanner.”
That was one way to put it.
“Really everything you say is so so funny. And…” her voice trailed off. “God I have the perfect word, it’s on the tip of my tongue. Why can’t I think of it?”
Mason put his arm around Bee’s shoulders. “I think we should probably head out before Bee remembers that other word.”
