Page 82 of Silver Fox's Surprise Baby

I swallowed hard. “Thank you, Lisa. I love all of you so much.”

“Aw, we love you too.” With that, she tapped the doorframe and spun around, disappearing down the hallway.

Ugh.

Groaning, I laid my head down on my desk. Why the hell was Levi pulling it over on his own freaking family? I’d known them since I was a kid, since Levi and Josh, my big brother, had been lifetime friends. Lisa was practically my second mom, and now accepting the proposition might ruin all of that? I hadn’t even asked Levi how he planned on explaining usnotbeing together when we returned.

Should’ve thought about this longer, Ally.

I mean, was he planning on conning Josh too? Because there was no way inhellmy big bro was going to buy that Levi and I were suddenly dating seriously enough to jet off to some Caribbean wedding of his ex-girlfriend’s. In fact, if wewereseriously dating, Josh might beat the shit out of him.

He had done it to my other boyfriends.

“What’re you chuckling about?” Linley’s voice interrupted my thoughts.

I jerked my head up from where it was resting on the desk. “Oh hey, you lookhot.” I wiggled my eyebrows at her sweatpants and oversized shirt. “Working from home looks good on you.”

“Oh my god, shut up.” She laughed, handing me my pecan cranberry salad from Rob’s Diner just down the street. Her blonde hair was pulled up in a loose bun on top of her head in the most adorable way, and her no-makeup look just emphasized her natural beauty.

My best friend was a stunner.

“I mean it, Lin,” I said in my best serious tone. “Thanks for lunch.”

“Anything for you.” She kicked back, propping her Converse up on my desk. “So seriously, what’s with the weird head-on-the-desk laughter thing you were doing when I walked in? Is there a manic episode in the works or is it the funny cat meme I sent?”

I shook my head, hesitating. Should I tell her about the deal with Levi? Or would it be best to keep it on the down-low before having the details of whohewas telling?

Nah.

“You’ll never believe what Levi wants me to do.”

She forked a bit of her own salad in her mouth, curiosity filling her face. “And what’s that? I can’t think ofanything.”

“He wants me to be his date to Rachel Lewis’s wedding.”

She nearly choked on her mouthful of kale and spinach. “No way—like for real?”

“Of course not,” I laughed. “He wants me to do it as like a business deal.”

“And why the fuck would he do that?” Her tone was already growing defensive. “What is he scheming up now? Because you don’t have to do this.”

God, I love my best friend.

“He wants to buy some business from her dad, and has to prove that he’s matured or some shit like that. He thinks that if he takes a girlfriend who has her life together, he can convince him.”

“And why you?” Her eyes narrowed.

I shrugged. “You’ve seen the kind of girls he surrounds himself with.”

“Aspiring models, influencers, and actresses.”

“Exactly, and so to make it worth my time, I negotiated that I would get a percentage of the business that he buys.” I sat up a little straighter, proud of my business dealings.

“Dayumgirl, look at you. You’re a freaking boss. But how do you know he’ll come through on the deal? Weknowhow Levi is. He can be a real douche.”

“He has to sign a contract, and you betterbelieveI’m going to cover my bases. Also, Levi can be a real jerk, but he’s not like that. He’s always been loyal—think about everything he’s done for Josh. I don’t think he’ll bail on me.”

She was quiet for a few moments, but then nodded. “That’s true. And he wouldn’t risk messing up his friendship with your brother over it. Josh is like his only close friend.”

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