Page 94 of The Rules Of Attraction
I was grateful for the one to one pep talk we just had but it didn’t move me to look beyond the fact that Preston was doing his best to impress Summer, and he looked at her like he wanted her.
I cleared my throat, grabbing his attention and Summer’s too.
“Preston, are we done here?” I couldn’t hold back on the sharpness in my tone, which showed the way I felt.
Being my brother, he knew straightaway –just from that –that my interests in Summer ran deeper than our business relationship. Mischief flickered in his blue gaze when he looked from me to her.
“We’re done. Remember what I said.” He answered, focus now on me. “So you might want to keep your extra-curricular activities under control.”
Narrowing my eyes at him, I plastered a tightlipped smile on my face. The asshole couldn’t leave well enough alone. He had to say something and the manner in which he said it too, although ambiguous, spoke droves what he meant.
“Certainly.” I nodded.
He had to look at Summer one last time before he left. The look to my annoyance made her blush.
I kept my eye on him until he went through the door and it closed. When I looked back to Summer I saw that she was already looking at me.
“I saw you first,” I declared.
She smirked. “What?”
“Don’t what me, he was flirting with you and doing thatI’m senior partner Preston, Preston Sullivanmojo to impress you.”
“Are you kidding? He was simply introducing himself.”
“Right and I’m going to visit the pope tomorrow for tea.”
She laughed and once again I relished the sound. “Okay Alex, I hope you have fun with the pope.”
“I’m actually serious, and make no mistake about it he’ll make a move on you if he can. I’m the better brother. I don’t show off, I look better, smell better, not full of myself.”
“Youdon’t think you’re full of yourself?” She gave me a soft smile.
I straightened up and grimaced. “No, not always. But he’s like that all the time.”
“Okay, noted. You’re the better brother.”
I looked her over and noted that something seemed off with her.
“You okay, angel?”
The minute I asked the look became more pronounced. Her cheeks flushed and that pained look engulfed the beautiful green of her eyes.
“I am.” She pulled in a breath. “I was wondering if maybe I could take you up on the offer to work from home for the rest of the day.”
“Of course you can, but how about you just take the rest of the day off.”
“I couldn’t. There’s stuff to do.”
She wouldn’t have been asking to work from home for no reason. It was clear from the first day that we entered the office that Summer worked hard. Maybe a little too hard.
“Can it wait until tomorrow?”
She thought for a few seconds. “I guess.”
“Then leave it.”
“Thanks, I appreciate it.”
