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complicated,” Dominique said softly.
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“When you’re ready to talk, I’m here” was
all Alisha said.
* * *
“What is it, Brandon?”
Brandon waited until everybody was out
of hearing range before he replied.
“Did
something
happen
between
Dominique and that guy before I got here?” he
asked quietly.
Tristan rolled his eyes. “You mean other
than the fact that he told all of us he’d slept
with Dominique last night?”
“What the hell? That lying bastard!” A
few people turned to stare as Brandon raised
his voice.
Tristan motioned his brother to calm
down. “Dominique said the guy was lying.
Apparently their fathers have been trying to get
them together for years. Neither Dominique
nor Chad seems to care for him much.” A
thought occurred. “Hey, wait a minute. How do
you know he’s lying, Brandon?”
“Because I do. Besides, Dominique’s not
that kind of person,” Brandon said, not meeting
Tristan’s gaze.
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“You
know
this
from
personal
experience?” Tristan questioned.
“I know this because I’ve worked with her
before. She’s too classy for that asshole.”
“Hey I agree with you, but somebody
needs to tell that to him. Seems to me he’s
made up his mind that they’re going to be a
couple. I could tell that from one meeting with
him.”
“He can unmake-up his mind or I’ll damn
well do it for him. What’s his name?”
“Uh…Sheldon, I think. No, wait, it’s
Felton. I don’t have a last name, though. I’m
sure Domino would know it, or Chad. Or better
yet, ask Pop. I’m positive he’ll know. He and
Chad have been thick as thieves lately.”
“I know. Do you have any idea what the
hell it is he does for Pop?” Brandon asked.
“No clue. What’s going on between you
and Dominique? And before you lie to me, your
body language is giving you away. Not to
mention you blowing a fuse at the mention of
her father wanting her to get together with the
creep.”
Brandon shook his head and looked into
his brother’s eyes, “Always the agent, Tristan.”
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“No. I’m always your brother. I know you.
So spill it.”
Brandon sighed deeply. He’d wanted to
tell his brothers what was going on from the
beginning. He should have told them. They’d
always been close.
And therein was the problem. Once he
did confide in them, he’d have to deal with their
anger and hurt that he hadn’t been honest from
the beginning. “I can’t get into it now,” he said
evasively. “Tristan, can you do me a favor and
check this guy out for me?”
“I’ll get on it right away. Is something
going on that I should be worried about?”
“No.”
“You sure?”
“Positive.”
“Okay,” Tristan said, admitting defeat.
“Another thing, I hate to ask this but
could you please not tell Alisha what’s going
on?”
“That will be very easy since I don’t have
a clue what’s going on,” Tristan snapped. “But I
won’t say anything about checking out this
Felton fellow, if that’s what you mean.”
“Thank you. I appreciate that. I promise
to explain…soon. ”
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“Make sure that you do. Well, seeing as
how I’m not going to get any more information
out of you now, I might as well go join my wife.
At least she talks to me.”
“Please, Tristan, we both know you’re
anxious to get back to Alisha. Me choosing to
maintain my privacy has nothing to do with it,”
Brandon snickered. “The way you two go at it
I’m surprised she’s not pregnant with twins by
now.”
“From your lips to God’s ears, brother,”
Tristan chuckled.
“Wait a minute. You want to have a
baby?”
Tristan blushed. “Well, yes. I’m not
getting any younger you know. Now all I have
to do is convince my wife. She refused to be
pregnant walking down the aisle with Diamond
and her anorexic model friends. Now that the
wedding is out of the way we can get
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“When you’re ready to talk, I’m here” was
all Alisha said.
* * *
“What is it, Brandon?”
Brandon waited until everybody was out
of hearing range before he replied.
“Did
something
happen
between
Dominique and that guy before I got here?” he
asked quietly.
Tristan rolled his eyes. “You mean other
than the fact that he told all of us he’d slept
with Dominique last night?”
“What the hell? That lying bastard!” A
few people turned to stare as Brandon raised
his voice.
Tristan motioned his brother to calm
down. “Dominique said the guy was lying.
Apparently their fathers have been trying to get
them together for years. Neither Dominique
nor Chad seems to care for him much.” A
thought occurred. “Hey, wait a minute. How do
you know he’s lying, Brandon?”
“Because I do. Besides, Dominique’s not
that kind of person,” Brandon said, not meeting
Tristan’s gaze.
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“You
know
this
from
personal
experience?” Tristan questioned.
“I know this because I’ve worked with her
before. She’s too classy for that asshole.”
“Hey I agree with you, but somebody
needs to tell that to him. Seems to me he’s
made up his mind that they’re going to be a
couple. I could tell that from one meeting with
him.”
“He can unmake-up his mind or I’ll damn
well do it for him. What’s his name?”
“Uh…Sheldon, I think. No, wait, it’s
Felton. I don’t have a last name, though. I’m
sure Domino would know it, or Chad. Or better
yet, ask Pop. I’m positive he’ll know. He and
Chad have been thick as thieves lately.”
“I know. Do you have any idea what the
hell it is he does for Pop?” Brandon asked.
“No clue. What’s going on between you
and Dominique? And before you lie to me, your
body language is giving you away. Not to
mention you blowing a fuse at the mention of
her father wanting her to get together with the
creep.”
Brandon shook his head and looked into
his brother’s eyes, “Always the agent, Tristan.”
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93
“No. I’m always your brother. I know you.
So spill it.”
Brandon sighed deeply. He’d wanted to
tell his brothers what was going on from the
beginning. He should have told them. They’d
always been close.
And therein was the problem. Once he
did confide in them, he’d have to deal with their
anger and hurt that he hadn’t been honest from
the beginning. “I can’t get into it now,” he said
evasively. “Tristan, can you do me a favor and
check this guy out for me?”
“I’ll get on it right away. Is something
going on that I should be worried about?”
“No.”
“You sure?”
“Positive.”
“Okay,” Tristan said, admitting defeat.
“Another thing, I hate to ask this but
could you please not tell Alisha what’s going
on?”
“That will be very easy since I don’t have
a clue what’s going on,” Tristan snapped. “But I
won’t say anything about checking out this
Felton fellow, if that’s what you mean.”
“Thank you. I appreciate that. I promise
to explain…soon. ”
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“Make sure that you do. Well, seeing as
how I’m not going to get any more information
out of you now, I might as well go join my wife.
At least she talks to me.”
“Please, Tristan, we both know you’re
anxious to get back to Alisha. Me choosing to
maintain my privacy has nothing to do with it,”
Brandon snickered. “The way you two go at it
I’m surprised she’s not pregnant with twins by
now.”
“From your lips to God’s ears, brother,”
Tristan chuckled.
“Wait a minute. You want to have a
baby?”
Tristan blushed. “Well, yes. I’m not
getting any younger you know. Now all I have
to do is convince my wife. She refused to be
pregnant walking down the aisle with Diamond
and her anorexic model friends. Now that the
wedding is out of the way we can get
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