Page 346 of Breaking the Rules
The walls at the Kane place are thin.
I can't complain. It's not every day I get free audio porn. Especially of the kinky variety.
"This place really your vibe?" Emma's gaze shifts around the dark restaurant.
It's a fancy place in Santa Monica. Complete with high ceilings, candles, soft music.
Not at all my vibe.
Or hers.
But it fits the occasion.
"You know I aspire to be a banker." I motion to my suit and tie.
Emma laughs. "Nailed it, as usual."
"Yeah." Kaylee tilts her head to one side. "I could see it." She looks to Emma. "He is really good with the numbers."
Emma nods. "He's taught me a lot."
"Only what I know," I say.
"Really?" Emma teases. "I thought you were teaching me stuff you didn't know."
"You're already better than I am," I say.
Her cheeks flush. "I'm just—"
"Your business final is next week, right?" I ask.
Emma nods. "Almost done with my project."
"What is it?" Brendon's gaze shifts from Emma to me then back to Emma.
There's something in his dark eyes.
His normal curiosity.
I think.
We talk a lot. Watch action movies. Trade notes on mock-ups.
We're friends.
Close.
But we're not exactly trading secrets.
He never asks where I'm spending my nights. Only if I'm spending them sober. And even then, he's casual about it. So it never seems like a big deal.
Sometimes I forget what a big deal it is.
Emma does that to me.
She makes me believe I can do anything.
"It's a business plan for a small chain. A clothing line with three retail stores. There are a ton of moving parts. Inventory, designs, employees, rent, locations." Her eyes light up. "I always thought there were answers with business. That it was simple math. But it's all judgment calls."
