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“Who do we have here?” Her smile blazed.
Gerard’s eyes narrowed when he noticed the dumbstruck look on his friend’s face. “Back off, Emersyn,” he growled. There was a reason he’d worked hard to make sure his buddies never met his sister. Emersyn worked hard, was one of the smartest people he knew, and gave off barracuda vibes that captured the attention of every man who got close.
“This—” Brody cleared his throat. “This is your sister?”
“That’s what my parents keep telling me,” Emersyn said.
Gerard knew that low, sultry tone. His sister was prowling.
She held her hand out to shake Brody’s, maintaining contact for much longer than necessary. “Personally, I think they’ve been passing off some street urchin as my brother. But if not, at least I got the looks in the family.”
“Boy, did you,” Brody muttered under his breath, eyeing her from head to heel and back again.
Emersyn flashed even more teeth.
“We’re late for work,” Gerard said.
Emersyn laughed. “Yes, I suppose we do need to get inside and start putting out fires.” She stepped closer to Brody and kissed him on the cheek, lingering far longer than Gerard thought appropriate.
“It was very nice meeting you, Brody. I hope I see you again soon.”
Brody gulped, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down as he grinned. “You can just bet you will.”
Not if Gerard had any say in the matter. He refused to think about his best friend and his sister connecting. No. Fucking. Way. More grateful for that pledge now than ever before, Gerard planned to remind Brody of it at the earliest opportunity.
After saying goodbye to Brody, he and Emersyn strode to the private entrance of Barrett Investments, taking the private elevator only his board and VPs knew about or used.
“He’s cute, Gerry,” Emersyn said.
“Emersyn, I have told you time and time again not to call me that. And leave my friend alone.” He rubbed his temple, wishing he had some ibuprofen. Sisters were such a pain.
She ignored his comment. “I know why I’m late. How come you’re rolling in at this hour?”
“You’re always late.” His sister’s strengths were intelligence and a razor sharp tongue, both hidden behind an impeccable dress code. Never a hair out of place and business clothing that was both sharp and perfectly tailored.
She smoothed her red suit. “This kind of perfection takes time.”
More than done with the conversation until he had some painkillers, Gerard tapped the top floor button again.
“That won’t make the elevator go any faster, you know.”
He caught her cocked head in his peripheral vision. “What?”
“You look like you had a rough weekend.”
He frowned. “I didn’t.”
“You did something. Wait—” She pulled out her cell phone, consulted it, then nodded. “Ah, it was poker weekend. No wonder you look like the ghost that missed Christmas.”
“Well deduced, Sister.” In an effort to end the inane conversation, Gerard reached into his inner pocket and pulled out his phone. A piece of paper slipped out and fell to the floor. He knew exactly what it was and missed grabbing it by a hair as Emersyn snatched it up.
“Give that to me.”
Instead, she opened and read it, and Gerard rolled his eyes. This would not go well for him.
Emersyn’s eyes widened as she looked up at her brother, a grin spreading across her face like a cat lapping up cream.
So not good for him.
