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Chapter Thirteen
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2024-10-29 19:42:56A few days after that conversation, Brooke was sitting in her office, thinking morosely about all the ways she’d mess up his first meeting with Nathan. Because Brooke was sure she’d never be able to control her nerves around Bradford. Just when she thought about that Donald came running into his office.
“Madam, there’s a Mr. Bradford here to see you.”
Brooke’s eyes went comically wide. “What?! Are you sure?”
“Unless I hallucinated, I’m pretty sure that the tall man with long hair standing outside in jeans and a plaid shirt is definitely Mr. Bradford,” Donald said in a excited voice.
Brooke did not appreciate him thinking about her man. Wait, wha
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Brooke decided to focus on other things. So what if she would never get to date the man, she could still try to get to know him as a person by working with him. “Before we do that, don’t you want to know how much I would charge you? The contract that is to be signed and the labor…”Brooke couldn’t complete her sentence because Nathan interrupted, waving his hands, dismissing the argument already, “No need for all that. I trust you know what you’re doing and you’ll be professional about it. My office will call you and take care of the nitty-gritty. Now please, would you be so kind as to accompany me?” Nathan looked imploringly at her, eyes all sad and pleading.Brooke never knew that humans had the ability to imitate the sad puppy look; which Nathan had almost perfected and Brooke found h
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The entire tour went the same way. Nathan would ask Brooke to suggest the changes and Nathan getting more impressed with every idea. At the end of the tour, Brooke was buzzing with excitement at the thought that all her suggestions that she wanted to incorporate in the mansion were approved.“So, by what time would you be able to draw up the plans?” Nathan asked as they headed towards the car.“Well, the plans could be ready by the end of the week. I can show them to you then,” Brooke replied.“Wow, that’s fast. I’m impressed,” Nathan said, looking at Brooke intently, hoping his message was understood loud and clear that he was really impressed with the architect's ideas.
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Brooke on the other hand was bitter...at the whole world, generally. She should be happy. She deserved to be happy, but somehow fate didn’t agree with her. Because she was developing feelings for a person she could never have. She was sick of feeling so lonely and seeing how angry and snappy she had become, Beth, Steve, and Alaina had taken him to the bar, hoping to help him out of his misery.Two glasses of whisky and Brooke told them everything about what happened with Nathan.“So, Bradford hired me.” Brooke slurred.“Yeah we know. You’ve told us at least ten times.” Beth cackled.“But I didn’t want him to…” Brooke whined.
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The week went by and their bond was slowly strengthening. They didn’t necessarily meet everyday, their schedules didn’t allow them to. Although their encounters were frequent enough for anyone to think that they did meet everyday after all. Brooke was at the grocery store, buying stuff when she crashed into Nathan. She was just walking towards the check out counter when she bumped into him. “I didn't know even billionaires have to buy their grocery themselves.” She teased. “Hey,”Nathan greeted her, a blinding smile on his face that had Brooke melting a bit. Those dimples were going to be the death of her. “As embarrassing as it is to admit it, its the truth. My mother is one who took care of the groceries back home.”
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Broole couldn't form a reply. Her heart was beating out of her chest, and her head was spinning. She should have known that Greg would find a way to get to her. It didn't matter how long he had to wait or how far he had to go, he was never going to let Brooke escape him. She shook her head trying to focus on what the man in front of him was saying. "That's okay, I know you're surprised."She flinched back violently when Greg reached out to run his hand down the side of her face. She stifled a yelp when Greg balled a fist in her hair and yanked it up so she was forced to look at her own personal demon."I realize you've forgotten what I expect, but I don't think it'll take long for you to remember." Greg released his grip on her hair. "You know it's a shame Ariana didn’t succeed. I was counting on her," Greg mused. "What?" Brooke choked out."I will now have to force you, won't I?" Greg cocked his head, taking in her stunned expression. “If you don’t come with me, I promise I’ll tak
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Brooke opened the door. “Hi.” Nathan was buzzing with nervous energy and was so excited that he wasn’t prepared on being hit by the beauty bomb that was Brooke and her beauty. The dress, and the big smile she sported with a sparkle in her eyes had a huge effect on him. She looked so beautiful. His mouth went dry but he had to say something. “Hi.” Nathan rasped.Brooke smirked, knowing full well the effect she was having on him. “So you had a great day or are you just happy to see me, Bradford?” She teased, her eyes roaming over his body and stopping right around the visible bulge in Nathan’s pants.It took a bit longer for Nathan to understand what Brooke had said. “Shit.” He covered himself with a hand. “Sorry.”Brooke smiled, “Don’t be. It means this is working.” She pointed at herself. Nathan chuckled and handed over the flowers to Brooke, “These are for you.” “Wow!” Brooke took the flowers in her hands and admired them for a moment. “You didn’t have to, Nathan.”“But I wanted
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Once Ariana hurriedly ran away, Noah chasing behind her, Nathan motioned for Brooke to follow him to Noah’s room where he had sent the night alone. He let Brooke inside and closed the door behind him. The moment he turned around, he found himself being pushed against the door and kissed hard within an inch of his life. At first, he was shocked, but when Brooke’s tongue shyly licked along his lower lip, asking for entrance, he readily opened his mouth and kissed Brooke back enthusiastically. “I’m sorry,” Brooke said when they broke apart once the need for oxygen was too much to ignore. Nathan licked around the seam of Brooke’s lower lip and pressed soft kisses along her mouth. “For what?” He held her by her waist and pulled her closer to him, bodies aligning perfectly along each other.“For being a bitch,” Brooke breathed as Nathan kept on kissing her, readily kissing him back. Months of pent-up sexual tension was finally being released. It was like the floodgates were opened and t
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Brooke was going to be sick, she was definitely going to be sick when Ariana called for Nathan to come out and she heard the bathroom door open. She closed her eyes as someone padded towards them, not wanting to believe what was going to be very obvious in the next moment. But when she heard someone say her name, she was confused.“Brooke? What are you doing here?” Brooke opened her eyes to see a snickering Ariana looking at him and a confused Nathan standing behind her, clad only with a towel on his waist. But she recognized, it wasn’t really Nathan. It was Noah, Nathan’s twin. Sure they looked exactly the same but their voices were different and she spotted that the moment Noah called her by her name. She was instantly relieved. “I could ask you the same question, Noah. Where’s Nathan?”“Oh, he’s in my room. The next one, right beside this one,” Noah answered, pointing in the direction of the room.“What are you doing in his room? And what the Hell is this woman doing here?” Brook
