- Liam and Isha
<<. Avery. >>
“Nice to meet you,” I say, extending my hand.
He smiles. “Nice to meet you too, Avery. Miles has told me a lot about you.”
I am a little shocked by this information. I thought I was a secret.
“Oh, has he now? And what has he said?”
Miles shakes his head and looks away in embarrassment.
“Don’t listen to her, Liam. She’s just trying to get even with me.”
Liam laughs and takes a seat next to me.
“God, you have changed so much…” he says and I frown.
“We have met before?”
“We sure have. You might not realize, but I kept a better eye on you.”
I cock my brow at him, and he raises his hands in defense. “It was part of the job… I was his assistant. And your husband told me to keep an eye on you.”
I know that. But I go ahead with teasing, anyway.
“Now is that true, dear husband.”
“Oh fuck off, you two… Give me the file, Liam.”
Liam hands some papers to Miles and while I ask him, “So, Liam, do you have any embarrassing stories about Miles that you’d like to share?
He grins mischievously.
“Here we go…” Miles mutters while checking the files.
“Oh, where do I even begin? Let’s just say that Miles has a bit of a tendency to embarrass himself.”
We chat away while Miles checks his docs.
These are too many… Good God.” Miles complains after a while.
I have checked these. You can just go ahead and sign.”
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“Great.” Miles says, and I frown.
I hadn’t realized Miles trusted Liam so much. But again, he said Liam was more than a brother to him.
“Do you want me to give you a rundown?”
“No.”
Liam leaves after promising to meet me again so we can share more of miles with Mr perfect’s fuck ups and I grin.
He shakes his head at me.
“You are so naughty… I will have to discipline you once we get home.”
“Sounds promising,” I tease him, then glance down at my wristwatch.
“Anyway, I have work… Now if you will introduce me to your sister of yours…..I will leave after that..”
Miles nods and picks up the intercom.
“She will be here in a few minutes,” he says as I watch him.
My phone chimes and I see an email from Dom’s club. And I groan.
“Is the auction still happening?” I complain. And he laughs.
He grabs my arm and pulls me onto his lap.
“Yes… It’s still happening… we can’t keep putting it off. I’ve managed to delay the auction date, but it’s going to cost me a fortune..”
Just imagine a billionaire using the term costing a fortune.
“You better bid others out… Or I won’t be happy, Miles.”
He pinches my ass cheek, and I jump in stinging pain.
“OW!”
“Do you think I will be happy when you sit there like a little slut in front of all those men?”
“Stop acting possessive…. that doesn’t suit you….” I say as I grind my core onto his.
“Oh fuck…”
The door knocks and a young woman peeks in. We pull away, embarrassed.
“Miles, you asked for me?”
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I look at her and smile. Trying to search her face. It looks oddly familiar and I frown.
“Avery, this is Isha. Isha, this is Avery, my girlsister.”
Isha smiles tentatively, and then it clicks.
Oh fuck.
The resemblance between her and Noah is overwhelming. She has the same dark hair and piercing blue eyes, although her features are softer, more delicate.
“Hey,” she says, confused, why Miles is introducing me to her. Considering she doesn’t know yet about Miles being her half brother. So I take the matter into my own hands. “Hey How are you doing?”
“I–I am good.”
“So Isha.. I need your help with a few things… I am making a new business plan, so I need someone to research for
me.”
“Oh..” she looks at Miles.
“Dont worry…” I assure her. “I won’t ask you to work extra hours. Liam can take care of our missing days.*
She flinches a little at Liam’s name, and Miles groans.
“Liam is a little bitche nowadays. he doesn’t want to work on tiny things…” He complains.
“Now you manage that part. Because I am taking Isha away from you for a few days…
Isha laughs. “So, when do you want to work on it? I am good with business plan research.”
Great. I can use this time to bond with her. So when Miles breaks the news to her, I can act as a cushion. I am sure so many tears would shed when the news goes public.
Isha leaves, and I turn to him.
“What is up between her and Liam?”
He frowns. “The hell. How did you notice?”
I shrug. “I have eyes and ears and a brain…. tell me everything…”
Miles tells me new details. The story keeps getting weirder.
Liam, his past assistant, whose name Miles borrowed, is Miles‘ best sister. No, not best sister. He called him his brother.
So now I am trying to process that he is Isha’s ex–boysister too.
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“So…. that night When I vanished from the club…” Miles adds. “I had to go to take care of something serious… because Liam suddenly figured out about Isha… and he went to the golden bridge. He scared the crap out of me, to be honest…
I sit in my spot, trying to process everything.
“Wow… It’s a hard situation for both of them.”
“It is…”
“Anyway… I should leave, Miles,” I tell him as I get up.
“Okay.. one last question…, when are you going to move your stuff over from New York?” he asks, and I groan.
Shifting here and abandoning everything feels overwhelming. “I don’t know. It’s been hard to find the time and the energy to deal with it all. I mean… I am excited to be with you… but I spent three freaking years there…”
He grabs me by the waist and pulls me closer.
“I know, think of it like this… We will make fresh memories… if you want, I can take care of it.”
I smile and nod, feeling a sense of gratitude for his practicality and level–headedness. But still a little sad.
“I think I should go to New York over the weekend and wrap up my old apartment.” I try to think… “I will have to talk
to Lena and Jake too.. So maybe I will stay there for 4-5 days… and come back by Friday morning.”
Miles nods, looking relieved. “That sounds good. But you realize you have the Dom’s club thing on Friday.”
I roll my eyes. Of course, the auction.
The idea of the event and the aftermath still makes my heart tingle. It will be exciting. My feelings for the auction have changed from anxiety to hopefulness. Now eventually I am anticipating the event and its aftermath. I will get a week to spend with Miles. No work.
It would be like a honeymoon. BDSM honeymoon. I giggle at the thought.
“Just let me know if you need any help,” Miles says, and I come out of my thoughts.
I smile at him, feeling a sense of warmth and affection for this man who has become such an important part of my life. Thanks, Miles. I appreciate it. I should pack my bags for a week in New York.”
