Homerun (Pro-U Book 4) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Ali Parker
usually spoils the heck out of me and Jayce. He's my father's oldest brother."
"I like it." I finished putting on my lipstick and pursed my lips. "How do I look?"
"Like a heartbreaker. Stay away from my little brother." She popped my butt and walked out of the room.
"He's not very little, by the way."
"Too much information, thank you very much," she called from the main part of the dorm room.
I walked out of the bathroom and pulled at my sleeveless dress. "You sure this doesn't make me look to hookerish?"
"Not at all." Her eyebrow lifted. "My brother is going to have a heart attack though."
"Jayce doesn't even look my way, Aubrey. He thinks of me like a little sister. He always has." I smiled. "Remember when I used to wear those low-cut shirts all the time and lay on the floor in the living room where he was?"
"You did that on purpose?" She pressed her hand to her lips as she laughed. "Are you kidding me?"
"Um, no. I would have done just about anything, including prancing around naked, to get your brother to notice me." I reached up and fixed my long dangly earring. "He still hasn't noticed."
"I don't think that's true, but what do I know? I'm just the closest person in the world to either of you, to both of you." She grabbed her purse and turned to smile at me. "You're riding with me and Lucas up there. That okay?"
"Yeah. Just promise you won't let me make a fool of myself in front of Jayce tonight."
"I promise. Sort of." She snorted and walked toward the door.
"Great... take pictures so I know what I did."
"Pictures are evidence."
"On the other hand... don't take pictures."
We grabbed our coats and laughed as we walked down the hall toward Lucas's car. It would be a fun night, and though I didn't want my hopes to be up that something might happen with Jayce, they were. They always were.
*
"Wow. This is amazing." I walked around the penthouse suite as Aubrey and Lucas carried various bags of groceries into the kitchen. The far wall of the living room was completely glass, leaving the city on full display. Little fireworks popped in the distance, coloring the sky in a myriad of colors.
"I'm glad you like it." Jayce's voice surprised me.
"Must be nice to have a rich uncle." I smiled at him over my shoulder and waved to Jacob and Emily who walked toward the kitchen. "Where's Micah and Tasha? They're not coming tonight?"
"No. Tasha wanted to spend the evening with her mom and dad, so Micah's with them. Quite the turnaround from what Jacob was telling me on the way up here."
"I can't imagine having my mom get cancer." I let out a shaky breath and moved toward the patio, tugging at the door.
"Let me help." He unlocked it and chuckled as I popped him in the stomach and moved out onto the balcony. "You look incredible, by the way."
"Yeah? You like?" I smiled over at him, teasing him.
"You could say that." He pressed his forearms against the railing and leaned forward a little. His dark jeans and blue polo were a great combination to have him look relaxed and yet dressed up for the occasion.
"Have you started to pack up your stuff yet? When are you moving out of the Ice House?"
"I already moved. I did it right after Christmas. Lucas and Aubrey helped out a lot. You know my sister, bossy as hell. We got it all done in an afternoon, or at least Lucas and I did." His smile warmed me, but then again, it always had.
"Awesome." For the first time in a long time, I didn't know what to say to him. Where he was always one to bring comfort and a sense of belonging in my life, I felt a little disconnected now. Was it because I hadn't been open about the situation with my dad? Maybe.
"What do you think about taking up the other room? I know we talked a little bit about it at Christmas, and it might be a little bit weird at first, but I think it could work. I hear you're kick ass at Chemistry, and I clean and cook, so..."
I chuckled and turned my face toward him. "Did you fail Chemistry again?"
"Death, taxes
"I like it." I finished putting on my lipstick and pursed my lips. "How do I look?"
"Like a heartbreaker. Stay away from my little brother." She popped my butt and walked out of the room.
"He's not very little, by the way."
"Too much information, thank you very much," she called from the main part of the dorm room.
I walked out of the bathroom and pulled at my sleeveless dress. "You sure this doesn't make me look to hookerish?"
"Not at all." Her eyebrow lifted. "My brother is going to have a heart attack though."
"Jayce doesn't even look my way, Aubrey. He thinks of me like a little sister. He always has." I smiled. "Remember when I used to wear those low-cut shirts all the time and lay on the floor in the living room where he was?"
"You did that on purpose?" She pressed her hand to her lips as she laughed. "Are you kidding me?"
"Um, no. I would have done just about anything, including prancing around naked, to get your brother to notice me." I reached up and fixed my long dangly earring. "He still hasn't noticed."
"I don't think that's true, but what do I know? I'm just the closest person in the world to either of you, to both of you." She grabbed her purse and turned to smile at me. "You're riding with me and Lucas up there. That okay?"
"Yeah. Just promise you won't let me make a fool of myself in front of Jayce tonight."
"I promise. Sort of." She snorted and walked toward the door.
"Great... take pictures so I know what I did."
"Pictures are evidence."
"On the other hand... don't take pictures."
We grabbed our coats and laughed as we walked down the hall toward Lucas's car. It would be a fun night, and though I didn't want my hopes to be up that something might happen with Jayce, they were. They always were.
*
"Wow. This is amazing." I walked around the penthouse suite as Aubrey and Lucas carried various bags of groceries into the kitchen. The far wall of the living room was completely glass, leaving the city on full display. Little fireworks popped in the distance, coloring the sky in a myriad of colors.
"I'm glad you like it." Jayce's voice surprised me.
"Must be nice to have a rich uncle." I smiled at him over my shoulder and waved to Jacob and Emily who walked toward the kitchen. "Where's Micah and Tasha? They're not coming tonight?"
"No. Tasha wanted to spend the evening with her mom and dad, so Micah's with them. Quite the turnaround from what Jacob was telling me on the way up here."
"I can't imagine having my mom get cancer." I let out a shaky breath and moved toward the patio, tugging at the door.
"Let me help." He unlocked it and chuckled as I popped him in the stomach and moved out onto the balcony. "You look incredible, by the way."
"Yeah? You like?" I smiled over at him, teasing him.
"You could say that." He pressed his forearms against the railing and leaned forward a little. His dark jeans and blue polo were a great combination to have him look relaxed and yet dressed up for the occasion.
"Have you started to pack up your stuff yet? When are you moving out of the Ice House?"
"I already moved. I did it right after Christmas. Lucas and Aubrey helped out a lot. You know my sister, bossy as hell. We got it all done in an afternoon, or at least Lucas and I did." His smile warmed me, but then again, it always had.
"Awesome." For the first time in a long time, I didn't know what to say to him. Where he was always one to bring comfort and a sense of belonging in my life, I felt a little disconnected now. Was it because I hadn't been open about the situation with my dad? Maybe.
"What do you think about taking up the other room? I know we talked a little bit about it at Christmas, and it might be a little bit weird at first, but I think it could work. I hear you're kick ass at Chemistry, and I clean and cook, so..."
I chuckled and turned my face toward him. "Did you fail Chemistry again?"
"Death, taxes
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