The Austin Arrangement novel Chapter 25

"Okay,Sure. I don't know how much I can stomach but I need to do something to take my mind off tonight."I walked towards the mirror and saw how drained I looked."Coffee is needed."

"Coffee is a must.I've been here since early this morning so I feel your pain."

Alex walked towards the mirror and looked at his reflection."Thankfully I have tomorrow off,so we can enjoy the after party tonight."

"Yeah,The After Party. I'm excited about that."I smiled at him in the mirror,trying to hide the true emotion of what I was feeling.

I was of course lying,I was dreading the after party because of Jeremy's regulations about Alex being there.

He's my Husband,but only on paper.

He can't just sleep around with women one night a week and expect me to follow his orders on who I spend my time with.

Alex smoothed his length of hair back from his face."So I'm guessing you and your So called Husband will be in character tonight?"

"Yes,So there will be plenty of kissing going on. To you it'll be obvious that it's all fake,but to the others we're just a happily married couple."

I grabbed my gym bag and cardigan from the chair."Ready to go?"

"Yeah,Let's go. We need to discuss details about this party tonight, I need to know how formal I should be dressed."

I chuckled,as Alex talked my ear off on the way out of the studio.

The Guy has always had great sense in style,but it was obvious that he was worried about how he looked in front of the Austin's.

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I walked in the front door with take away coffee in hand. Immediately I got the smell of Cigar smoke and heard the sounds of laughter.

I walked closer to the noise..What the hell is going on in there?

I walked towards the living room and pushed open the double doors. The disgusting smell of cigar smoke filled the air. My brother and Jeremy were sitting on the couch with cigars in hand,while they chatted and chuckled amongst themselves.

Fucking Asshole!!

"What the hell is going on?"I shouted.

My brother whipped his head around and looked at me."Ness."He coughed out a mouthful of smoke,almost choking in the process.

I crossed the room and set the coffee's down on the glass table,I noticed the bottle of scotch and the empty glasses beside it."You're smoking cigars and you're drinking now."I glared at my brother.

"Relax,Sweetheart."Jeremy was smirking,as he looked up at me from the couch."We're just having some guy time,i think your brother is old enough to make decisions for himself."

Jeremy was finding the situation totally amusing. I'm sure he's done this just to get back at me for leaving him here with my Brother.

I took the cigar from his hand and threw it in the ashtray.

"It's fine,Ness. Honestly,we were just getting to know each other."My brother chuckled,before picking up the bottle of scotch.

I took it from his hands and swapped it for the coffee instead."That's enough Alcohol for you. Drink this,it will help you sober up."

I looked at Jeremy."I want a word, Upstairs. NOW!!"

I walked ahead of him towards the stairs,I was halfway up before I even heard his footsteps behind me.

I was angry that he was corrupting my brother and I wasn't afraid to show it. He doesn't just get to do this and get away with it.

I walked into Jeremy's bedroom and stood,arms folded over my chest to show him just how pissed I really was.

Jeremy walked into his room and closed the bedroom door behind him, before turning to face me.