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“He’s the old crusty white guy over there.”
“Oh wow,” I say. “I think I saw him on the news one time.”
“Is he the guy that wants to cut taxes for rich people, or the one that says he’s a socialist?” James asks.
“What’s the difference?” Aiden grumbles.
“Oh, wow,” I say suddenly. “Is that Minnie Gray?”
“Oh yeah,” James says, spotting the small brunette women. “That’s her. He has a few actresses he’s friends with.”
I can’t help but laugh and shake my head. Minnie’s on one of those popular sitcoms right now. “I had no clue,” I say.
“About what?” Aiden asks.
“That my brother knew so many famous people.”
He shrugs a little. “He’s an outgoing guy with a lot of money.”
“Still, he never mentions it when I see him.”
“What’s he going to do, brag about all the celebrities he knows?” Aiden sips his beer. “Truth is, you’re better off not knowing.”
“Why’s that?”
James and Aiden exchange glances. “That sort of thing can go to your head,” James says. “We try to stay a little more… low key.”
I raise an eyebrow. “Is my brother an ass?”
James laughs, shaking his head. “Not at all.”
“He just gets too involved in image sometimes, is all.”
I bite my lip, watching the party. I’m having such a good time with James and Aiden that I forget how much I stick out at this party. They blend in perfectly, since they’re both gorgeous and dressed in expensive and stylish outfits, but I’m totally out of my element.
It’s nice learning more about my brother. I’ve always wanted to get to know him better, and hearing it from his friends directly… it’s really interesting.
“Do you two know all these people?” I ask James.
“Some,” he says. “Not most.”
“James keeps to himself,” Aiden says.
“Not totally true. I’m just busy.”
Aiden laughs. “And owning a construction company is easy?”
“Well, it’s not art,” James says, grinning at him.
Aiden laughs again. “It’s something like an art, I’d say. We build some beautiful things.”
“I can agree with that,” I say.
Aiden winks at me. “Thanks, Emily.”
“Don’t gang up on me,” James says, frowning.
“You started it,” Aiden comes back, and we all laugh together.
