Page 3 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 9
“This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me.” She pulled me into a giant hug.
“Ramen with syrup?” offered Teddybear as he cracked chocolate Pop-Tarts over a steaming bowl of ramen.
He looked amazing, even in his costume. But the food did not.
“Ugh,” I said, trying not to gag at the sight. I appreciated him taking the role so seriously, but that was foul. “How about some cookies instead?”
“Good idea,” said Ash.
We started navigating through a sea of giant presents and candy canes on our way to the cookie decorating table.
But halfway there, someone tore through the side of one of the presents and lunged for Ash.
“Die, pervert!” she screamed, delivering a wicked throat punch to the assailant and following it up with a swift kick in the nuts.
And then her eyes got huge. “Kyle?” she asked.
The guy groaned and looked up at her from the floor. “Good to see you too, sis,” he said, trying to smile through the pain.
Ash threw her hand over her mouth. “I’m so sorry. I thought you were a pervert.”
“Who said I’m not?” he joked. “You should have seen what I was going to do to your hot friend if you hadn’t stopped me.” He flashed me a smile.
Holy shit.Ash’s brother was kind of hot. He was giving real homeless bad boy vibes with his trucker hat and long hair.
“Ew.” Ash laughed and offered him a hand.
Give me a second here,” he said, still grabbing his junk. “And fair warning – Rosalie is going to pop out of the next present.”
“Rosalie?!”
“Merry Christmas!” yelled Rosalie as she tore out of a giant present.
I didn’t think it was possible for Ash to look any more excited than she had earlier. But her little sister coming to visit for Christmas had her smiling from ear to ear.
And she hadn’t even gotten her main present yet. Speaking of which… I glanced around to confirm that Teddybear had hung all the mistletoe I requested.Perfect.Everything was all set for Ash’s big surprise. Now I just had to wait for him to arrive. Did I say him? I meant it. Because I definitely didn’t order her a stripper or anything like that… I couldn’t help the smile that spread across my face at the thought of her surprise. Ash was totally going to freak out.
“Who wants cookies and milk?” I asked.
“I do,” said Ash and Rosalie.
“How about burgers and beer?” suggested her brother.
“We don’t have any of that.”
“Oh really?” He reached into the present he’d been hiding in earlier and pulled out two brown bags. One was filled with burgers and fries. The other had a six pack of peppermint flavored craft beer. He cracked a beer open with his eye socket and offered it to Ash.
She shook her head. “I don’t drink.”
So I guess she’s still in denial about Banana Juice being alcohol.Or maybe she got so drunk every time she had it that she legitimately didn’t remember drinking it.
Kyle shrugged. “More for me.”
“I got you a present too,” said Rosalie. She handed Ash a wrapped present.
Ash tore into it and then read the label on the bottle.
“This is the BEST face cream in the world,” said Rosalie. “Even for sensitive skin like ours. Your skin is going to be glowing after one day of that.”
