Page 60 of Without Regret

I could smell a setup.

Adrienne batted her lashes. “Well, I didn’t want to mention it when I called you, but I met him earlier this week. Isn’t it a small world?”

My little sister, although sometimes naïve, didn’t miss a beat with this one. “That you called me up after seeing him in order to invite yourself to this party so we could catch up? That kind of small world?”

Adrienne swatted her arm. “Don’t be silly. It has been forever, and like I said, we have plans tonight after this for a girls’ night. Just a happy coincidence I get to see your brother again. Any chance you want to come out tonight to the club, Trevor? Could use a bodyguard to keep a close eye on all of us girls. Plus I heard it was your last night in town. Boo.” She gave me a pouty face.

That was the very last thing I wanted to do. “No. Thank you. I already have plans.” I looked deliberately toward Emma to drive the point home that my plans were with her.

“Emma, will you come out with us, then? We’ll probably leave here in an hour or so.” Avery posed the question.

“Uh, maybe,” Emma replied, making my sister extremely happy and me quite annoyed.

The last time Emma had gone club hopping, she’d trolled for a one-night stand and left with a stranger while I watched, so I was less than thrilled with the idea of her going out. Especially since she’d dodged my request to talk and things were up in the air with us at the moment.

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