Chapter 15

[ZARA]

“What’s up with that creepy grin, Z? You’re frankly weirding me out.”

After his one-day trip to Los Angeles, regarding a project that he recently got, Brandon returned home just before lunch. It was my weekend off. I helped mom with the morning chores, something that I couldn’t do during working days, and did a little grocery shopping until it was time for lunch.

For now, mom was in the kitchen while Brandon and I sat in the dining room, patiently waiting for the surprise dish mom had been cooking since morning.

The moment Brandon entered through the door and looked in my direction, he knew something was up with me. Well, let’s for a second here. Brandon too knew something was up with me. Mom had been looking at me suspiciously all day long with equal parts of relief and accusation in her eyes.

Fine. I’d admit. After the intense sex with Maddox Richmond last night, I might have been awfully chirpy and grinning a heck lot more than what should be normal for someone like me.

Well,