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I’m going out on a date with my brother’s best friend.
Don’t over-think about it, I repeat in my head. You’ll only drive yourself crazy.
I take a deep, calming breath as I step out into the hall. A few quick paces and I reach the kitchen where Jenna and Drew are still ankle-deep in small talk.
“Are you going to model next week, too?”
“Yeah,” he answers. “It’s an easy gig. I like it.”
“Well, you’re great at it, I must say.”
“Thank you.”
“Real shame about your face, though.”
“My face?”
Jenna looks at me standing in the doorway, signaling for Drew to turn around.
Our eyes meet. I breathe a silent sigh of relief that his outfit is the same level of effort as mine. Clean, black pants with a simple shirt and jacket. Elegantly casual, as Jenna would put it.
He smiles, the air instantly leaving his lungs as he checks me out from head-to-toe.
“Hi,” he says.
I fold my hands in front of me. “Hi.”
He doesn’t say another word.
Jenna winks at me over his shoulder, devious and wise.
It’s going to be a good night.
CHAPTER 20
DREW
“So, your dad is Glenn Rose?” Heidi asks. “The Glenn Rose? The real estate guy?”
I nod as I dunk my roll into a bit of soy sauce. “That’s my dad,” I say.
“And your sister is Melanie Rose. The romance author?”
I nod again. “That’s my sister.”
Heidi sits back in her chair at the sushi bar and gently taps the edge of her plate with her chopsticks. “Okay, so you’re not just from a rich family,” she says. “You’re from a filthy rich family.”
“Well, I don’t know if it’s fair to say— yes,” I say, cracking her up. “Yes. Filthy is generally the term used to describe the type of rich we are.”
She squints at me with those playful eyes. “But you seem so normal.”
“I am normal.”
“Are you?” she considers.
“Yeah, why not?”
“Is it normal for a filthy rich guy like you to spend their Thursday nights modeling in art classes for beer money?” she asks.
