gossip.”
“Oh it’s nothing. Don’t worry about it Evan.”
“ Obviously it’s something or you wouldn’t have had that big grin on your face when you said that to Zoey.”
Kara sighed. She really didn’t want to tell her brother the story, but now that it was out there, what choice did she have?
“About fifteen minutes after you all left there was a knock on my door. It was Ami and she had tears streaming down her face. She said she was sorry to bother us but she had gone downstairs to see if your car was still here and she found you and Zoey together.”
Evan grimaced at the thought of his sister knowing he had been intimate with Zoey in his car.
“I tried to apologize for your behavior but she set the record straight. She wasn’t the least bit upset about you and Zoey. She was just some girl that worked in your office building that you hired to go on this date with you because you were in love with Zoey and you found the best way to stay away from her was to always make sure she hated you.”
Evan looked down, ashamed at what he had done. Still, he had hired the girls to be his dates with the best of intentions.
“That’s why you always brought around brainless bimbos, to piss Zoey off?” Trevor interrupted. “Bloody brilliant.”
“Yes, well,” Kara continued. “She finally explained what had her upset and that was Stefano. As soon as they got back to his place they had sex and right after, he asked her to leave. Apparently he was a real dick about it.”
“ I’m sorry, Kara. I didn’t mean to make Ami your problem. I probably should have insisted she let me take her home but she seemed so into that other guy and I had Zoey on the brain. I just wasn’t thinking straight.”
“ I must say, brother, knowing what I do now, it all makes so much more sense. I just never understood what you saw in all those stupid girls you brought around. I mean, Ami didn’t even remember your name. How dumb do you have to be to forget your date’s name?”
Trevor chuckled. “That’s nothing. My favorite was the girl he brought to Thanksgiving two years ago, Brenda something-or-other whose life ambition was to meet Hugh Hefner. She was a classic.”
“Okay you two,” Evan said as he put up his hands in defeat. “You’ve had your fun. Now are you going to help me win Zoey or not?”
Kara laughed. “I really am happy that you two are finally going to be together. Just promise you won’t hurt her, Evan. That’s all I ask.”
“I love her, Kara, I really do. I think I’ve been in love with her for a long time now, longer than I care to even admit.”
Chapter Four
Zoey had spent most of her day lost in thought about the previous night until finally she couldn’t stand it anymore and went to take a relaxing bath, deciding to try out the new bath oils she had gotten last week.
After, she put on a t-shirt when the doorbell rang. She couldn’t imagine who it might be, she wasn’t expecting anyone. Pulling her hair out of the towel, she ran to the door to find it was the source of her anguish, Evan, standing at her door looking sexier than ever in his black, pinstriped Armani suit.
“What are you doing here, Evan? I thought I told you I couldn’t go out with you today, I have some stuff that I needed to get done around the house.”
“I want you to come with me.”
When Evan spoke, his voice was low and commanding and it took every bit of strength Zoey had to resist him.
“I can’t. As you can see by my wet hair I just got out of the shower. I’m not dressed, I don’t have any makeup on.”
“You look absolutely perfect the way you are.”
Zoey couldn’t help but smile when he said that. It was sweet and seemed so genuine.
“If you want me to go somewhere with you, then you’ll have to wait for me to do my hair and makeup and put some decent clothes on. ”
“Deal,” Evan said, as he walked over to her couch and took a seat, pulling out his cell phone. “I’ll sit here