Chasing I Do (The Eastons #1) Read Online Free Page A

out laughing. Loud, amused, shit-eating laughter that made Gage want to punch someone in the nuts.
    Even Littleshit was laughing. Those lips of his peeled back to give a nice flash of his damn needle teeth. The ones that had done a bang up job of turning his leather car seats into strips of jerky on the ride over.
    “Didn’t matter,” Gage said, taking a seat, sure to elbow Rhett in the process. “Told him my brother was so pussy-whipped that he had a set of matching bows and collar at home that his soon-to-be-wife bought him. Playtime attire, is what I hear they call it.”
    “Jesus, man,” Rhett said, suddenly serious. “That leaks and the press will run with it. I’ll never be able to go into a pet store again without someone wondering why I’m buying dog treats.”
    Fancy never came up in his meeting because he paid the doorman at his building a hundred bucks to watch the rat while he landed a new client. Not that Gage mentioned that to Rhett. He’d gone out of his way to screw with Gage’s day, so letting him sweat it out for a bit wouldn’t hurt.
    “So he signed?” Clay asked.
    Clay might be two years younger than Gage, making him the baby of the family, but he was the most level-headed of the brothers. Always had been. His ability to keep focused in the storm made him one of the best running backs in the NFL. And a big reason why Gage wanted to meet with his brothers—get their opinion.
    “He signed,” Gage said. “Thanks for intro, the way the kid was pumping my hand, like I was the pope, told me you really hyped me up.”
    “It’s not hype if it’s true. You got me a ten percent jump in bonus during the last negotiations with the Seahawks. That’s more than any other running back in the league makes. As far as I’m concerned, Tony is the lucky one,” Clay said, then raised his glass. “Congrats, bro.”
    Gage did a round of toasts, with a few hard pats to the back from each of his brothers, and he waited. Waited for the rush, the excitement he normally experienced after closing a big deal. But, just like at the meeting, it was nowhere to be found.
    For a fleeting moment, when Tony had signed on that dotted line, making Gage the top agent at his agency, he’d felt the adrenaline course through his body, felt that cocky thrill of accomplishment, knowing he’d done it. Knowing he’d created a profile of clients that was unrivaled by someone his age.
    But it faded as fast as it had come.
    And now looking at Clay’s smile, one that was identical to Kyle’s in every way, any lingering excitement Gage had left was snuffed out by the heavy weight that came whenever he thought about Kyle. About how their team was one man short.
    Then he thought about his mom, and what she’d do if she found Darcy at Rhett’s wedding, and he downed his mug of beer.
    “How set is Stephanie on having the wedding at Belle Mont?” he asked.
    “I’d say things are pretty set. She’s picked out the dress, the …” He paused to cover Littleshit’s ears with his hands. “The ring is on hold. Why?” Rhett studied Gage for a long intense moment, then his face went hard. “Is that why you called us here? To talk about the wedding? Shit, that’s all I hear about from Mom. I don’t want to talk about it here.”
    “I called you here to give you back your damn dog,” Gage said. And when his brothers sent unconvinced looks his way, he added, “And to see if she’d be open to other venues.”
    “No. She would not. I would not. We are not open. And according to you, there is no reason for us to be open. Belle Mont isn’t a problem ,” Rhett said, in what was supposed to be his best Gage impersonation. “ It’s as good as a done deal , you said. Everyone is excited and on board .”
    “It is a done deal, and everyone is on board.”
    Rhett eyed him. “Good, because Steph ordered five hundred wedding invitations for our wedding, which will be held at Belle Mont House. So unless you want to be the one to