followed where his was pointing. I opened the door and went into the bathroom, freshening up, going to the bathroom, and generally just cleaning myself up. By the time I left the bathroom, I at least felt somewhat human again, and hoped I didn’t look like I’d been crying for hours.
When I stepped out, Richard was waiting, and I could see he had a new shirt on and he looked like he’d cleaned himself up. “Feel better?” I nodded. He came to me, took my left hand in his, and guided me out of the room and down the hall to the stairs and down to the kitchen. The house was beautiful; everything looked so expensive and extravagant. The kitchen we ended up in was the biggest I’d ever seen, and everything looked top of the line.
Richard opened the fridge and got out butter and different sorts of meats then went to the cupboard and got out some bread and a couple of plates. He sat it all out then paused. “I’m sorry I didn’t even think. What would you like on your sandwich? I know you don’t eat meat. I guess I was just on autopilot.”
“That’s okay. You make your own sandwich, and I’ll make mine. Do you have any Vegemite?”
He visibly shivered. “Argh, I have no idea how anyone can eat that stuff. Andrew likes it, so there’ll be some in the cupboard.” He went back to a corner cupboard and came back with Vegemite. “There’s your poison.”
I rolled my eyes at his dramatic overreaction to Vegemite. Knocking him with my hips as I got two slices of bread, I buttered them both and spread the Vegemite on thick. I then brought my sandwich up to my mouth and took a huge bite. Before I knew it, the whole sandwich was gone. I was hungrier than I realized.
“And here I’ve thought you were perfect.” He shook his head. “Seeing you eat that poison I now see a flaw.”
I laughed. I couldn’t help it. His lips were turned down and his eyebrows furrowed, and his face and voice full of fake disappointment. It felt so good to laugh after the day I’d had. I really needed it. “Thanks.”
His arm came around my waist and he gave me a squeeze. “Don’t mention it. Your laugh is all the thanks I ever need for anything. I think it’s my favourite sound.”
I felt my cheeks heat and I knew I was bright red.
“Isn’t this cute,” a voice interrupted. “Don’t let Mother catch you hiding in here, especially thanks to Stephan and Jade.”
Turning quickly to the sound of the voice, it took my eyes a moment to focus, but eventually, I saw Andrew Silverman, Richard’s brother. Andrew was different from Richard. His hair dark black where Richard was blond. He wasn’t as tall as Richard or anywhere near as muscular. Andrew was muscular for a seventeen-year-old, but not the same physique as Richard or even Zeck. Andrew and Zeck look a lot alike, but Zeck has Richard’s build and two dimples. She liked dimples, but the one Richard had made her want to throw herself at him and for him to beg her to kiss the little dent and every other part of him. Argh, she could feel her body heating in embarrassment at where her thoughts were drifting. God, how could she be thinking like this after what had happened today?
“What happened with Stephan and Jade?” Richard asked his arms still securely around my waist.
“So much,” said Zeck as he walked into the kitchen. “So this is where you two are hiding. I’d stay hidden if I were you. Especially you, Bailey, as you’re the only other girl besides our aunts and your poor friend, Jessica, who she can rope in to make this wedding extraordinary. Her words not mine.” Zeck smiled, his dimples popped just as a lock of hair fell over his eyes. Holy crap, he was gorgeous. I really did try to stop it, but a sigh slipped out. I mean I had crushed on Zeck for so long that it was hard to remember I could have Richard now.
Speaking of, Richard growled behind me, and before I could even wish the ground would swallow me whole because of my embarrassment at my reaction to
When I stepped out, Richard was waiting, and I could see he had a new shirt on and he looked like he’d cleaned himself up. “Feel better?” I nodded. He came to me, took my left hand in his, and guided me out of the room and down the hall to the stairs and down to the kitchen. The house was beautiful; everything looked so expensive and extravagant. The kitchen we ended up in was the biggest I’d ever seen, and everything looked top of the line.
Richard opened the fridge and got out butter and different sorts of meats then went to the cupboard and got out some bread and a couple of plates. He sat it all out then paused. “I’m sorry I didn’t even think. What would you like on your sandwich? I know you don’t eat meat. I guess I was just on autopilot.”
“That’s okay. You make your own sandwich, and I’ll make mine. Do you have any Vegemite?”
He visibly shivered. “Argh, I have no idea how anyone can eat that stuff. Andrew likes it, so there’ll be some in the cupboard.” He went back to a corner cupboard and came back with Vegemite. “There’s your poison.”
I rolled my eyes at his dramatic overreaction to Vegemite. Knocking him with my hips as I got two slices of bread, I buttered them both and spread the Vegemite on thick. I then brought my sandwich up to my mouth and took a huge bite. Before I knew it, the whole sandwich was gone. I was hungrier than I realized.
“And here I’ve thought you were perfect.” He shook his head. “Seeing you eat that poison I now see a flaw.”
I laughed. I couldn’t help it. His lips were turned down and his eyebrows furrowed, and his face and voice full of fake disappointment. It felt so good to laugh after the day I’d had. I really needed it. “Thanks.”
His arm came around my waist and he gave me a squeeze. “Don’t mention it. Your laugh is all the thanks I ever need for anything. I think it’s my favourite sound.”
I felt my cheeks heat and I knew I was bright red.
“Isn’t this cute,” a voice interrupted. “Don’t let Mother catch you hiding in here, especially thanks to Stephan and Jade.”
Turning quickly to the sound of the voice, it took my eyes a moment to focus, but eventually, I saw Andrew Silverman, Richard’s brother. Andrew was different from Richard. His hair dark black where Richard was blond. He wasn’t as tall as Richard or anywhere near as muscular. Andrew was muscular for a seventeen-year-old, but not the same physique as Richard or even Zeck. Andrew and Zeck look a lot alike, but Zeck has Richard’s build and two dimples. She liked dimples, but the one Richard had made her want to throw herself at him and for him to beg her to kiss the little dent and every other part of him. Argh, she could feel her body heating in embarrassment at where her thoughts were drifting. God, how could she be thinking like this after what had happened today?
“What happened with Stephan and Jade?” Richard asked his arms still securely around my waist.
“So much,” said Zeck as he walked into the kitchen. “So this is where you two are hiding. I’d stay hidden if I were you. Especially you, Bailey, as you’re the only other girl besides our aunts and your poor friend, Jessica, who she can rope in to make this wedding extraordinary. Her words not mine.” Zeck smiled, his dimples popped just as a lock of hair fell over his eyes. Holy crap, he was gorgeous. I really did try to stop it, but a sigh slipped out. I mean I had crushed on Zeck for so long that it was hard to remember I could have Richard now.
Speaking of, Richard growled behind me, and before I could even wish the ground would swallow me whole because of my embarrassment at my reaction to
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