Page 154 of Bridesmaid for Hire
Brody:Yeah, but her internship was cut short because she left pretty soon after I helped her with her business plan. She went off to pursue her own dreams.
Jaleesa:Wait, does Reginald know that?
Brody:Uh…I don’t think so. Wait. She mentioned something at the welcome dinner when she introduced me to her dad again, that I’m the one that helped her with her business plan. Fuck! Do you think he’s mad about that?
Jaleesa:YES! For fuck’s sake, Brody. Have you not heard about how pissed Reginald is that his daughter went off to do something else? It’s a huge sore spot.
Brody:Shit, you’re right. Do you really think that could be the reason he’s been so unwelcoming?
Jaleesa:I’d like to say he’s not a spiteful man, but you don’t become a billionaire without having some spite inside of you.
Brody:Fuck. So, do you think he’ll hold that against me with the proposal?
Jaleesa:I don’t think it will help.
Brody:What should I do?
Jaleesa:I don’t know. What’s planned for the rest of the time you’re there?
Brody:The wedding’s tomorrow. So, I think there’s rehearsal tonight and then bachelor and bachelorette parties.
Jaleesa:You listen to me, and you listen to me good, Brody McFadden. Under no circumstances are you to get drunk tonight. Do you hear me? Getting drunk at a bachelor party that I assume Reginald is going to be attending when you’re feeling nervous and insecure about the project will not end well.
Brody:Agreed. Maybe I can offer to be the DD. Help people back to their bungalows.
Jaleesa:Yes and be sure to tell Reginald if he needs help with anything during the ceremony or leading up to it, you’re there. I’ll work on some logistics on my end, but your number one priority is to get that man to like you.
Brody:I can do that…hopefully. He did almost castrate me in the ocean, so maybe I can joke about that.
Jaleesa:His sense of humor is lacking. Don’t joke, just be helpful.
Brody:Right, okay. I can do that. And let me know if you need anything on your end.
Jaleesa:I might need you to approve a few slides. I’m going to amp up this presentation. Maybe go around to a few of the storefronts and have a friend mock them up for us. We can have a 3D rendering in person and on screen.
Brody:Great idea.
Jaleesa:That’s why I’m the boss. Now get it together, McFadden. Don’t let me down.
Brody:Don’t worry, I’ve got this.
“Does this look okay?” Maggie says as she pops out of the bathroom in a light green dress that flows down to her ankles. The front of the dress isshorter than the back and the top crisscrosses in the front, showing off some of her stomach and cleavage.
“You look hot,” I say as I walk up to her and lean down to place a kiss on her neck while my hands fall to her hips.
She leans against my chest, her palms against my shirt. “Don’t start with that, Brody.”
“With what?” I smile against her skin as she tilts her head to the side.
“With trying to get this dress off me.”
“I don’t have to try—just one look and it’ll melt off.”
She swats at my chest. “I’m not that easy.” She moves past me to her shoes.
“It’s cute you think that.”
She slips on one of her high-heeled sandals and glances at me from over her shoulder. “At least let me pretend that I’m not that easy.” Her smirk makes my groin tighten with need.God, this woman.Now that I’ve had her, I’ll never get enough. Ever.
