Working On Love (The Griffin Brothers Book 6) by Crystal Perkins Read Free Book Online

the love
fest. I have something to say.”
    “Uncle Ryan,” I
warn.
    “Simmer down, baby
girl. I wanted to tell Miles that I think it’s beyond awesome that
he kicked Nick’s ass. You fucked him up pretty bad, man. I wish I’d
gotten my hands on him now that I know what he did. If he’s smart,
he’ll be in hiding.”
    “Oh. Yeah. I forgot
you knew about that now.”
    I’m mortified and put
my face down. Miles reaches down and lifts my head back up. He looks
me in the eye with a serious expression on his face.
    “You have nothing to
be ashamed of. Nothing. That bastard made you do a couple of things
that were outside your comfort zone. I’m sure there’s not one
person in this room who hasn’t done something we’d like to hide.
Sex is nothing to be ashamed of.”
    “He’s right, Alex.
We all know Yasmin got tied up with game controllers by Scott, and
you don’t want to know what Candi and I do.” Candi smacks Owen
upside the head, hard, as we all laugh. “I’m just trying to make
her feel better.”
    “Yeah, well, stop
using me and my wife as your example. It’s been years, man. You
need new material. As for you and that asswipe, Miles is right.
There’s nothing for you to be ashamed of.”
    “I think we all agree
on that.” Everyone nods at my Uncle Ryan. “Now I hate to break
this all up, but we have a plane to catch.”
    Oh yeah. I was so happy
to be with Miles that I forgot about my birthday weekend. I want to
spend it with him, too. Is it too soon to ask him? Oh, who the hell
cares?
    “Do you want to go to
Disneyland with us for my birthday, Miles?”
    “Really?”
    “No. Not really.
There’s no room,” Ryan says.
    “There are more than
twelve seats on our jet.”
    “We don’t have an
extra room for him at the hotel.”
    “We don’t need an
extra room. He can stay with me.”
    “Yeah, no.”
    I start to open my
mouth to respond, but Miles beats me to it. “I’d love to spend
the weekend with you, Xandy. Especially at Disneyland. I’ve never
been there, but I’m guessing they have “It’s a Small World”
just like at Disney World. Who else will go on it with you ten times,
if I don’t come? Plus, I have birthday presents for you.” He
turns to everyone else. “I have my own jet, and I can pay for my
own ticket and hotel room. So if you’d feel more comfortable, I can
just meet you all at the parks each day.”
    “No. I’m nineteen
years old, and I want to be with my boyfriend. If that upsets any of
you, then tough. You all seem to forget who helped every single one
of you with your relationships. Me. Obviously, I’m at least as
mature as you.”
    “You’re right. I’m
sorry, Miles. It’s hard for me not to think of her as a little
girl. I can tell you love her, and you’re welcome with us on the
jet and her room.
Just please limit the PDA a little. It’s going to freak us all out,
but we’ll deal. Can you meet us at McCarran in like an hour?”
    “I can just drive
with you from here, if you have the space.”
    “Don’t you need
clothes?”
    “I have a bag in my
car with a couple pairs of jeans and t-shirts.”
    “Oh yeah. Of course.”
It’s out of my mouth before I even realize that I said it.
    “Not for that. I
never once stayed the night with a woman. I just sometimes have to
leave on a trip with no notice. I also have a garment bag with suits
in my trunk.”
    I lean over and whisper
in his ear. “You’re okay with staying with me? I should’ve
asked.”
    “There’s no place
I’d rather be. I promise you that.”

Chapter 5
    Miles
    The flight to John
Wayne airport in Orange County was short. Too short. I’m super
nervous about sharing a room with Alex. I want to be respectful of
her, but at the same time, I want to make her scream my name. All
night. I don’t know what to do. I guess I’ll just follow her
lead.
    We pull up to the Grand
California hotel at Disneyland, and it’s really cool. I’m just a
little confused, and Alex can see it.