Tempting (Red Lips & White Lies, #1)

by Bella Matthews

you’re not mad about me taking Nixon to the event?” I pull on my riding boots and throw my hair up into a bun. “Because I can bail on the whole thing if it’s a big deal.” I wait, practically hoping she’ll tell me she’s uncomfortable and that she’d rather I not go with her brother. It would be a fantastic excuse. But I have great friends who would never do that to me. Damn it. Everly opens the door and waits for me to walk through it before following behind. “Nope. Not a biggie at all. I hope Nixon scares the piss out of Dr. Dick. And Cross and Ares and Easton will all be there if Nixon needs backup. They’ll make sure he knows to keep his hands, his leers, and his creepiness in check and to himself. Look at it this way, your brother and three honorary brothers will all be there for you.” My heart sinks a little bit because somehow even my fake date just managed to get even more friend-zoned, if that’s possible. What is it about me that everyone finds so utterly unattractive that there isn’t a man in my life who looks at me as more than a little sister? Then I remind myself that I’m a twenty-seven-year-old successful doctor. My mother didn’t need a man, and neither do I. It might be time to do some one-click shopping for a stronger vibrator though.