Chapter 1

Chapter One

I woke up on a lovely Monday morning, and I sprang out of bed; happy to get on with the day.

If only that would happen.

I am not a morning person, so when my alarm decided to make an appearance and pull me out of my happy place, I groaned and shut it off. It went off two more times before I picked it up and threw it across the room. That would be the third one this month.

I decided that I was not going to work today, and my bosses could suck it up and deal with it, well at least I didn't plan on going until my oh so charming brother barged into my room.

"Brylee Maria Acosta, get your ass out of bed"

"Fuck off" I groaned and turned, knowing that I would have no choice now, but I decided to try anyway.

"You're going to get fired" I snorted in an non ladylike fashion

"Right"

"I'm serious"

"Then who else would keep you and chase organized. Without me you guys wouldn't function" idiots, their organization is horrid. I would hate to see what his house would look like if he was single.

"I'll get a new secretary"

"Yeah, because that's all I do. They wouldn't do your slave labor. And plus, with no job, I'll have no money and I'll just have to move in with you."

"The buildings paid off"

"Right, so why am I working again?" I asked

"Currently you're not" he pointed out, and then brought in the secret weapon

"Aunt Bry Bry!" Two little bodies jumped on my bed and I groaned and glared at my twin. He just smirked because he knew he won.

"Okay monsters, go get your daddy so I can get up and get ready for work" I got up and went to the shower. I was going to take my own sweet time with it.

Thirty minutes later I got out and picked a waist high skirt and white blouse with a black jacket, I slid into my red heels and sat down to do my hair and make up.

"Damn it Lee, hurry up!"

"Sorry, make-up and hair time, could take a while" I usually took about twenty minutes to shower and get ready, so he knows what I'm doing.

"Monica's birthday's tonight" he walked in and sat on my bed

"I know. Have you got a babysitter for the monsters?" I asked

"Yeah, so be there at like seven" we were going to a club tonight. Monica is my twin Riley's wife. They were together in high school, and they got married at seventeen. Their twins, which I call the monsters, who I love to death, are six. Monica was pregnant at sixteen, but they made it through.

"Okay" I shrugged

"And cover up, I don't need you half naked while the bar checks you out"

"Ri, I'm twenty three, I think I can dress myself" I rolled my eyes.

Riley and I were extremely close. After our parents died when we were nineteen, he was all I had. Well and Monica and the twins, but we had no other biological family.

"You ready yet?" he asked and I nodded, and we left to work together.

I walked into my office in between Chase and Riley's and got to work.

"Looking sexy as hell today Lee" someone whispered in my ear and I spun around and glared at him. I was used to this by now though, Chase had been Riley's best friend since elementary school, and he's always been a pain in the ass.

He was hot, I would never tell him that, but he had tanned skin and deep brown eyes. You could tell in anything he wore that his body was hot and ripped. The light stubble on his face just made him look sexy.

"If only you were as sexy as me" I sighed dramatically. "Now out before I make you organize your own papers for the week" he groaned and left, he hated paper work.

"One day you'll give in Lee" he winked and I rolled my eyes. He's been saying that since high school.

Work dragged on, and Chase kept making comments every chance he got, and Riley kept smacking him in the back of the head. He was used to it too. Chase was a flirt and all but he wouldn't go there with me, he can be an idiot, but he wouldn't be that stupid.

Chase and Riley took over mom and dad's company when they passed. There good at business and are both incredibly smart. In high school they not only had the looks but they played sports and kept straight A's. girls just liked them that much more because they were smart, and while Riley stayed with Monica, Chase definitely took advantage of it. He's such a whore.

Well not really, he mostly stuck to one girl long time, but never a girlfriend, just a bed buddy.

When five came around we packed up and headed home. I went and searched my closet for something to wear, and it took forever, because while I'm twenty three, Riley likes to treat me like i'm sixteen and he would have a heart attack at some of the things I usually wore out to the club.

I finally settled on a tight red dress, it went about mid-thigh, so it was the longest clubbing dress I owned. It was backless and it had a low neckline. It was tight in all the right places. I touched up my make up and put on a pair of heels, they were white, but the heel itself was red with jewels on it. I just bought them, and haven't got to wear them out yet.

The drive to the club was short, and so I got there at about seven fifteen, I could have been on time, but I decided to wait till six thirty to get ready.

I hadn't gotten more than ten feet in when someone's back was pressed to mine.

"Damn, you look sexy in that dress. But I bet you would look better naked" I knew that voice and I just walked away to find my brother.

"What the hell are you wearing" was the first thing he asked and I rolled my eyes at him too, I really should count how many time I do that in a day.

"A dress, Chase finds it especially appealing" I said and he turned and glared behind me

"Hey dude, not my fault your sisters hot!"

"Chase." He warned and I just left to get a drink, I successfully got his attention off me and onto Chase, so it was time for me to make an exit before he lectured me on my clothing.

I ordered a shot, and then a drink and made my way to the dance floor. I could see the male population staring at me and I shrugged and started swaging my hips to the music, a couple guys came up, and I danced with them until they got too touchy and moved on.

One guy was really not getting the hint, and I was about to smack him when another body brushed against mine. "Hey asshole, can't you figure out that my girlfriend doesn't want to dance with you?"

I smiled, I knew that voice anywhere. "Hey babe" She said and gave me a quick kiss, and the guy just looked us both up and down.

"How about a threesome?" I scoffed Rochelle looked him up and down before smirking

"Nah, beat it" he glared and left

"I need another drink!" I yelled and she nodded, we took a few shots at the bar, and headed back out to dance. I was really feeling it now; I started well before she did.

I looked over at my bubbly blonde best friend. We met in elementary school too; we've always been two peas in a pod. She's been there for me through everything, and is truly a best friend.

She's beautiful and tall with light skin that always looked slightly tanned. Her blue eyes stood out with her curly blonde hair. She may like to party, but she's now a one man kind of girl. She met her boyfriend a year ago, and they're perfect together.

He came up behind her and she smiled, when another body came up behind me, Rochelle's eyes got wide when I just danced, so I turned to see Chase. I was pretty drunk by now, and really didn't care who I was dancing with, so I just went with it.

An hour or so later, Rochelle left and I got a text from Riley that they were going home, so I smiled at whoever replaced Chase earlier and stumbled down the hall to find a quiet place to call a cab I could get my car tomorrow.

"Lee, you okay?" I turned to see Chase behind me

"Yeah, everyone else left, and I was going to call a cab" I opened my clutch to get my phone

"I'll take you home." He offered

"Drunk driving is a bad idea"

"I didn't drink, thank you very much" he sounded offended. I shrugged, better than a cab home

"Let's go" I walked out to the parking lot, and I was doing well till I hit a bump or something and stumbled. Chase's arms were around me and he kept me stable and guided me to the car

"Damn uneven sidewalk" I mumbled and he laughed

"Trust me, the ground is perfectly even, Lee" and I just went with it, I was a little too drunk to be arguing. He helped me in the car and slid into the driver's seat.

"You alright?" he asked me and I looked over at him

"Yeah, I'm drunk but I'm not going to throw up all over your car or anything" I knew my limits. After a couple bad outings when I first turned twenty-one, I learned when to stop and to eat enough but not too much before going out.

I shivered in disgust remembering how drunk I was, I was so sick and just felt horrible. And I had a hangover for what felt like a week.

"Lee?" I snapped my head towards him and noticed we were home

"Thank you" I unbuckled my seat belt, and went to stand up, took a couple tried, but I managed.

"Let me help you" he picked me up bridal style and walked me into the huge duplex Riley and I shared. He had it built a couple years ago. It was one big house, but everything was completely separate.

"Is Riley home?" I asked

"No, they went to a hotel" he smirked and I pretended to gag

"I don't want to know" he laughed as he put me down and grabbed my clutch, taking the keys out and unlocking the door, he scooped me back up and carried me to my bedroom and set me on my bed.

"Safe and sound" he poked my nose making my giggle, I was entirely too drunk. I knew this because I looked at Chase and he looked just sexy as hell, when he turned around to go to my dresser to get me some sleep clothes, I couldn't help but check out his tight ass, damn that was nice.

I need to sleep this off, and never get drunk around Chase again, especially when I haven't had sex in a year, since my last boyfriend. He was only the second guy I slept with, the first being a stupid mistake. We were together in high school, and like the kid I was, I thought that they always lasted, he used me and then dumped me after graduation, then moved away to school

"Here, will you be okay to get dressed without killing yourself?" he asked and I glared

"Yes" I huffed and he laughed and kissed my forehead

"Sweet dreams Lee" he turned and walked to the door

"Chase" I stopped him and stood up, he paused and turned around "Thank you" I gave him a big hug. Not out of the usual for us, we were actually really close. We just argued mostly.

"Anytime" he pulled back and smiled down at me. His eyes bore into mine. I bit my lip, a nervous habit, and his eyes went to my lips theydarkened. My heart picked up at that look, because it was far from innocent.

"Uh, good night Chase" I said and went to pull away when his lips pressed firmly to mine. I knew that this was a horrible idea, but that didn't stop me from tightening my arms and pressing my lips back to his.

I was the one to push it. I bit down on his lip and he groaned, giving me the opening to slide my tongue into his mouth. I knew it was a bad idea to press my body harder against his and tug on his hair, because I knew already that I didn't want to stop, and that I wouldn't be satisfied with just a kiss.