Read Online In His World (For His Pleasure, Book 28) by Kelly Favor - Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Kelly Favor
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And there was always warm bread, butter, and plenty of cheese.
They ate, with Dana happily doing the heavily lifting in the conversation department. She was very close to graduating law school, and her life was consumed with thoughts of jobs, and the offers were plentiful.
Chloe smiled as she ate and listened to her sister talk about the plethora of choices that were laid out in front of her.
“You should go where you think you’ll be happiest,” Chloe’s mother said, after listening to Dana listing all of the various pros and cons of salary, hours, benefits, and prestige of the various firms that were looking to employ her out of law school.
“Where I’ll be happiest?” Dana laughed, holding her fork aloft, with a piece of cheesy pasta falling off the tines. “Mom, lawyers don’t think about happiness. It’s not part of the equation. We think about billable hours and making partner.”
“Well, I think that’s ridiculous, honey,” her mother retorted, holding a crumpled, sauce stained napkin. “Happiness in life is everything. Otherwise, why do any of this?” she asked. “You want to build a happy, vibrant life full of love and stability and accomplishments.”
Dana rolled her eyes. “I want to build a client list and hopefully become an asset to a good firm.”
“I can’t say I understand it,” their mother sighed, shaking her head and finally turning her attention to Chloe. “Do you?”
Chloe shrugged. “I don’t know. I suppose I’m not as motivated as Dana.”
“You just need more confidence,” Dana said. “You’re way smarter than me, Chloe.”
“Don’t patronize me,” Chloe said sharply.
“I’m not,” Dana said. “Jeez, what’s your problem? What happened that made you so…bitter?”
Chloe thought about Brody as he’d left his apartment that morning, telling her that he would have to rethink the job offer. After the closeness of the night before, he’d turned so cold and callous at a moment’s notice.
“I got dumped,” she said, finally admitting the truth to them.
Dana gasped.
Her mother grabbed her hand. “Honey, you had a break up? Who was he?”
“You never even told anyone you had a boyfriend,” Dana said, sounding slightly wounded.
“It wasn’t anything that serious, I guess,” Chloe muttered. She pulled her hand away from her mother and took a roll, buttering it to have something to do with her hands. “I thought I could keep things in perspective. Be casual or whatever.”
“Casual sex?” her mother said, sounding horrified.
Dana giggled a little and Chloe shot her an annoyed look.
“I’m sorry,” Dana said, proceeding to drink water while trying to hide her smile. “So what’s his name? This mystery man?” she asked, after taking a sip of water.
“It doesn’t matter…Brody.” Just saying his name made her heart flutter.
Her mother frowned. “I’m very sad to know that this happened to you. But you will feel better. If this man was trying to convince you to be casual than he clearly isn’t a man of much character.”
“No, I guess not. And I’m stupid because somehow I…I started to fall for him.” Chloe blinked, wondering how it happened so quickly. Brody Hawk had used his charisma, his charm, his sex appeal to conquer her defenses and gain entrance to her heart in a matter of hours. She had been a cheap, easy victory. A conquest that he had notched on his belt and walked away from the way he might walk away from a hotel room on the road, or an opponent knocked unconscious on the canvas after one of his boxing matches.
Like she was nothing.
“Men can do that to a woman,” her mother stated flatly, as if from personal experience.
“I know. I just didn’t expect it to happen to me like this.”
Dana was watching her quietly. “Did you love him?” she said softly.
Chloe was about to quickly say no, but for some reason she hesitated.
Her mother’s eyes widened again. “You loved this man?”
“No, I didn’t
They ate, with Dana happily doing the heavily lifting in the conversation department. She was very close to graduating law school, and her life was consumed with thoughts of jobs, and the offers were plentiful.
Chloe smiled as she ate and listened to her sister talk about the plethora of choices that were laid out in front of her.
“You should go where you think you’ll be happiest,” Chloe’s mother said, after listening to Dana listing all of the various pros and cons of salary, hours, benefits, and prestige of the various firms that were looking to employ her out of law school.
“Where I’ll be happiest?” Dana laughed, holding her fork aloft, with a piece of cheesy pasta falling off the tines. “Mom, lawyers don’t think about happiness. It’s not part of the equation. We think about billable hours and making partner.”
“Well, I think that’s ridiculous, honey,” her mother retorted, holding a crumpled, sauce stained napkin. “Happiness in life is everything. Otherwise, why do any of this?” she asked. “You want to build a happy, vibrant life full of love and stability and accomplishments.”
Dana rolled her eyes. “I want to build a client list and hopefully become an asset to a good firm.”
“I can’t say I understand it,” their mother sighed, shaking her head and finally turning her attention to Chloe. “Do you?”
Chloe shrugged. “I don’t know. I suppose I’m not as motivated as Dana.”
“You just need more confidence,” Dana said. “You’re way smarter than me, Chloe.”
“Don’t patronize me,” Chloe said sharply.
“I’m not,” Dana said. “Jeez, what’s your problem? What happened that made you so…bitter?”
Chloe thought about Brody as he’d left his apartment that morning, telling her that he would have to rethink the job offer. After the closeness of the night before, he’d turned so cold and callous at a moment’s notice.
“I got dumped,” she said, finally admitting the truth to them.
Dana gasped.
Her mother grabbed her hand. “Honey, you had a break up? Who was he?”
“You never even told anyone you had a boyfriend,” Dana said, sounding slightly wounded.
“It wasn’t anything that serious, I guess,” Chloe muttered. She pulled her hand away from her mother and took a roll, buttering it to have something to do with her hands. “I thought I could keep things in perspective. Be casual or whatever.”
“Casual sex?” her mother said, sounding horrified.
Dana giggled a little and Chloe shot her an annoyed look.
“I’m sorry,” Dana said, proceeding to drink water while trying to hide her smile. “So what’s his name? This mystery man?” she asked, after taking a sip of water.
“It doesn’t matter…Brody.” Just saying his name made her heart flutter.
Her mother frowned. “I’m very sad to know that this happened to you. But you will feel better. If this man was trying to convince you to be casual than he clearly isn’t a man of much character.”
“No, I guess not. And I’m stupid because somehow I…I started to fall for him.” Chloe blinked, wondering how it happened so quickly. Brody Hawk had used his charisma, his charm, his sex appeal to conquer her defenses and gain entrance to her heart in a matter of hours. She had been a cheap, easy victory. A conquest that he had notched on his belt and walked away from the way he might walk away from a hotel room on the road, or an opponent knocked unconscious on the canvas after one of his boxing matches.
Like she was nothing.
“Men can do that to a woman,” her mother stated flatly, as if from personal experience.
“I know. I just didn’t expect it to happen to me like this.”
Dana was watching her quietly. “Did you love him?” she said softly.
Chloe was about to quickly say no, but for some reason she hesitated.
Her mother’s eyes widened again. “You loved this man?”
“No, I didn’t
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