Inside the hotel, the brothers had rented most of the first floor, including the bar area and all of the meeting spaces. Near the bar is where I spot Angela, so I head over to greet her. There are two empty martini glasses on the bar top behind her. A third is in her hand. “One more,” she says,
“Of course he found out,” Beau says. “Neil is as subtle as a heart attack.” “I’m sorry, Chloe,” Angela says, and I have no idea why she is apologizing to me, when I’m the one who fooled around with her boyfriend. Even if she is cool with it. “I should have warned you about their father.” “I had
“Attention, guests,” comes a calm female voice over the speaker system. “Dinner is ready to be served. Please proceed into the dining room.” Angela lifts her martini glass in my direction. “See you in there.” I guess we can’t enter together. I suppose it makes sense, though it does sting. The gu
I push open the door, eager for escape. “What’s wrong?” Neil asks behind me. I glance back in time to see Archer stand and whisper in his ear. Neil’s eyes go wide. “Angela,” he corrects, far too late. “Will you marry me, Angela?” Then, suddenly, everyone starts talking at once. I dip out i
The couple split apart. The woman looks behind me and gasps. Seeing her face, she’s older than I expected. Probably one of those wives who flirted with Beau earlier. Beau himself just smirks at me now. He’s still palming the woman’s ass. “Something you needed, Nanny?” I roll my eyes. I want to t
I can see the exact moment Beau reads about what happened in the dining room. Something flashes in his eyes. He tries to hide it, but I still see it. And Gods help me, it looks a hell of a lot like amusement. I know I’m in for a world of torment. Oddly though, that amusement flickers in the next i
But I feel like I should know, before this goes even one minute farther. “Am I fired?” I ask. He goes very still. Then his gaze flits back down to Mia in my arms. “Don’t ask stupid questions.” I look at him with wide eyes. There are so many other fears, but that one, at least, is assuaged. F
“You know what’s going to happen to him,” Archer says, frowning deeply. His grip is tight on the steering wheel. I sink back into my seat. Yeah, I kind of do know what’s going to happen to him. Their father is such a monster, Neil’s certain to receive a hell of a beating this time. Will that alone