Chapter 106

Chapter 106

Brooklyn

Jolie gasps as I stumble into the house.

"Brooklyn!" she cries, her hands immediately on my arms, steadying me. "Are you alright? What's-"

But as soon as I turn my tear-stained face up to hers, she wraps me in a hug and holds me close. "Oh, baby," she coddles, "don't cry! It's okay! What's wrong?"

I don't say anything for a while, just letting my sister hold me tight while I cry my heart out.

She obliges, shushing me softly and making comfortable noises until I'm finished.

When my tears start to lessen, she gently peels me off her, crouching down to look in my face.

"Brooklyn," she whispers, shaking her head at me in wonder. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

I sniff, wiping at my nose and looking around the house. "Is Dad home?"

She shakes her head. "No, he went out with his buddies. He won't be back for a while."

"Good," I say. "I don't want him to know."

"Know what?" Jolie begs, her eyes going wider with wonder. I can tell she's as intrigued as she is worried. "Come on," I say, taking her hand and nodding towards the couch. "I'll tell you everything-"

"Nooo," she says, digging in her feet and not letting me pull her into the living room. "With tears like that, we're having this talk over vodka.

into the living room while she goes to the freezer and pulls out

takes her vodka simply, with a twist of lemon, but she adds a little orange juice to mine, knowing I need something

a deep breath and looking down at

table next to us before taking her familiar spot on the other side of the couch, her back against the arm, our feet

"Well?" she asks.

that it lands in her lap. "What's this?"

voice dead and expressionless. She looks up at

against my dad and towards

house!?" Her eyes go eagerly wide. But I just purse my lips and glare at her, reminding her that

her eyes a little. "So sorry that your fake engagement to your gay ex ended. I was

whine, kicking her a little. "Can you take this seriously!

know you weren't pumped about that engagement, so what's the downside? Is it

my eyes with my hand. "I was

sister flick through the contract to the end. "Well,"

trying to keep my voice even as I peek through my fingers at

the side, looking at me. "That's the NDA he wants me to sign. When he pays me an insane amount

exaggerated O as she

then I almost leap out of my seat when she lets out a convulsive

as she waves it around. "I knew he was

has not been into me

on, Brooklyn," she says, cackling with laughter and giving me a pitying took. "You don't get carried out of strip clubs on someone's shoulder just because they think you're

arms

But...damn it.

leaning forward and pointing her finger at me. "You know it too!" She grabs her drink off the table and takes a

deeply through my nose as I glare at her and

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