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Authors: Rosalie Lario
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bad.”
With those words, her friend clinked her glass against Diane’s and took a sip.
***
At half past six o’clock in the evening, Sam strode out of the elevator into the Everly Publications corporate offices, wearing one of the few suits he actually owned. Much as he hated this type of dress, the occasion certainly called for it. Tonight was the launch party for the company’s expansion, and the board had decided to hold the festivities here at the offices. The gigantic conference room had been transformed with candles and flowers, and servers wandered around with trays of appetizers and champagne while the company’s investors mingled in their finest business suits.
A corporate barf-fest if he ever saw one, but since he was part owner of the company, he supposed he’d put up with it. More importantly, this was Andrew’s big day. A time to celebrate what Sam’s oldest brother had managed to accomplish.
As he stepped past the opened double glass doors of the conference room, his brother James’s loud voice sounded out from across the large room. “Look at that. You actually bothered to show up.”
Sam sauntered over to where James and Lyssa stood by the large windows providing an enviable nighttime view of the midtown Manhattan skyline. He smoothed his hands over his jacket. “And I even put on my monkey suit.”
Andrew’s fiancé, Hailey, sauntered up out of nowhere, squeezing Sam’s arm. “Andrew will be happy to see that.”
He grinned down at the perky brunette. “I debated not doing it, though. Been missing that glint of disapproval in big brother’s eyes whenever he looks at me.”
She gave a good-natured shake of her head and then glanced around the crowded room. “I can’t believe we’re finally here.”
Sam couldn’t agree more. After months of hard work, admittedly not on his part, the foreign expansion was finally launching. Paris, London, and Milan, all in one fell swoop. An ambitious undertaking, to be sure, and one only Andrew would be crazy enough to attempt. He’d been confident he could do it, though, and had managed to convince the other board members, as well as their private investors.
“Maybe Andrew will finally relax and have a drink or two,” he said to Hailey.
Andrew sidled up beside Hailey with a glass of champagne in his grip. “Already on it.”
The carefree grin on his face had Sam blinking in surprise. “I’ll be damned. You actually are.”
His brother’s only response was to chuckle and bend to give Hailey a slow, passionate kiss.
Normally, this was when Sam would pretend to throw up and avert his eyes. Even though Hailey was actually younger than him, watching her and his brother make out felt like accidentally stumbling in on his parents. Maybe because Andrew was more of a father figure to him than their actual father ever was.
But tonight he couldn’t help but stare at them. Andrew looked so fucking happy. Warmth spread through Sam’s veins. He loved seeing his brother this way.
A familiar male voice called Sam’s name. “Yo, Everly.”
He turned toward the entrance, where his best friends Zach and Zoey stood.
“Oh look, the terrible twins are here,” James said dryly.
James had given them their nicknames when they had all first met. It had been right after Sam and his brothers had moved to New York following their mother’s death. Sam had been eleven years old, and Zoey and Zach were just a few months younger and rambunctious as hell. To a sad little boy who’d just lost his mother, their easy friendship had been Sam’s salvation. All these years later, the three of them were still the best of friends.
“Catch up with you later,” he said to his brothers before heading the twins’ way. He gave Zach a fist bump and snatched Zoey into his arms for a quick peck on the cheek. She hated when he did that, so like the good almost-brother he was, he made sure to do it often.
“Ew,” she said, glaring at him as she rubbed her
With those words, her friend clinked her glass against Diane’s and took a sip.
***
At half past six o’clock in the evening, Sam strode out of the elevator into the Everly Publications corporate offices, wearing one of the few suits he actually owned. Much as he hated this type of dress, the occasion certainly called for it. Tonight was the launch party for the company’s expansion, and the board had decided to hold the festivities here at the offices. The gigantic conference room had been transformed with candles and flowers, and servers wandered around with trays of appetizers and champagne while the company’s investors mingled in their finest business suits.
A corporate barf-fest if he ever saw one, but since he was part owner of the company, he supposed he’d put up with it. More importantly, this was Andrew’s big day. A time to celebrate what Sam’s oldest brother had managed to accomplish.
As he stepped past the opened double glass doors of the conference room, his brother James’s loud voice sounded out from across the large room. “Look at that. You actually bothered to show up.”
Sam sauntered over to where James and Lyssa stood by the large windows providing an enviable nighttime view of the midtown Manhattan skyline. He smoothed his hands over his jacket. “And I even put on my monkey suit.”
Andrew’s fiancé, Hailey, sauntered up out of nowhere, squeezing Sam’s arm. “Andrew will be happy to see that.”
He grinned down at the perky brunette. “I debated not doing it, though. Been missing that glint of disapproval in big brother’s eyes whenever he looks at me.”
She gave a good-natured shake of her head and then glanced around the crowded room. “I can’t believe we’re finally here.”
Sam couldn’t agree more. After months of hard work, admittedly not on his part, the foreign expansion was finally launching. Paris, London, and Milan, all in one fell swoop. An ambitious undertaking, to be sure, and one only Andrew would be crazy enough to attempt. He’d been confident he could do it, though, and had managed to convince the other board members, as well as their private investors.
“Maybe Andrew will finally relax and have a drink or two,” he said to Hailey.
Andrew sidled up beside Hailey with a glass of champagne in his grip. “Already on it.”
The carefree grin on his face had Sam blinking in surprise. “I’ll be damned. You actually are.”
His brother’s only response was to chuckle and bend to give Hailey a slow, passionate kiss.
Normally, this was when Sam would pretend to throw up and avert his eyes. Even though Hailey was actually younger than him, watching her and his brother make out felt like accidentally stumbling in on his parents. Maybe because Andrew was more of a father figure to him than their actual father ever was.
But tonight he couldn’t help but stare at them. Andrew looked so fucking happy. Warmth spread through Sam’s veins. He loved seeing his brother this way.
A familiar male voice called Sam’s name. “Yo, Everly.”
He turned toward the entrance, where his best friends Zach and Zoey stood.
“Oh look, the terrible twins are here,” James said dryly.
James had given them their nicknames when they had all first met. It had been right after Sam and his brothers had moved to New York following their mother’s death. Sam had been eleven years old, and Zoey and Zach were just a few months younger and rambunctious as hell. To a sad little boy who’d just lost his mother, their easy friendship had been Sam’s salvation. All these years later, the three of them were still the best of friends.
“Catch up with you later,” he said to his brothers before heading the twins’ way. He gave Zach a fist bump and snatched Zoey into his arms for a quick peck on the cheek. She hated when he did that, so like the good almost-brother he was, he made sure to do it often.
“Ew,” she said, glaring at him as she rubbed her
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