Blake Ashby woke up like he did every morning, before the sun. He slammed his hand down on the bedside alarm clock. Sitting up he stretched his arms high above his head. His shirtless body displayed rock hard abs that made any woman he encountered instantly go crazy. His light blonde wavy hair was messy from sleep. As he stepped down onto the floor he felt something under his feet. When he looked down he smirked at the red lacy thong. Last night was definitely enjoyable but he quickly picked it up and tossed it into the trash barrel beside his nightstand, it wasn't like he would ever be seeing her again to return it. He never did see them again. Blake was the richest man in all of New England and top 10 in the country. Last thing someone in his position should do was have a girl get too close so the perfect solution to that was go through a very private very elite escort service. Technically he wasn't paying them for sex but it was certainly implied in the deal. The company sent him only the sexiest women; he'd take them out for dinner and drinks but when the night was over they would escort him back to his penthouse and that's when the real fun would begin. Blake had the pleasure of fucking some really beautiful women over the years but when their time was over every girl had their instructions....leave.
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Blake's morning always started the same, jogging with the sunrise. He would start his descend down Beacon Hill and make his way over to the water and run down the tiny streets of the North End. With it being so early he was never bothered and enjoyed the quietness of a still sleeping Boston.
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When his parents died suddenly in a tragic accident he inherited his father's fortune at the young age of 23 and took over his dad's investment company that was valued at over 1 billion dollars. Blake was his parents' only child so naturally everything went to him. Many were nervous about such a young man having access to all this money and so much responsibility. Even his own uncle, his dad's brother, tried to get the courts to reconsider. When that happened, it infuriated Blake and drove him even harder to be the best CEO he could be and give the giant middle finger to his entire family and any other doubters. That may be one of the reasons Blake never distracted himself with a relationship and did what he did secretly.
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"Good morning Mr. Ashby." Blake executive assistant, Ingrid, greeted him once he exited the elevator that lead to the top floor of Ashby Investments.
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"Morning Ingrid." He greeted as he briskly made his way past her desk that sat in front of his lavish office that used to belong to his father.
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Blake sat down at his desk and poured the coffee that was waiting for him. Ingrid had a long running deal with the security guard downstairs. Once he saw Mr. Ashby pull up he quickly called upstairs to let Ingrid know he was coming. Mr. Ashby only liked his coffee piping hot so this made sure it stayed that way for his arrival.
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Ingrid knew her boss liked a couple minutes to read the paper and take a few sips of coffee before getting a briefing on the day so she waited her normal 2 minutes before entering his office. "Mr. Bennett called early this morning. Requested a meeting with you. I have him on the calendar for 10:30, Sir."
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"What the hell does Trevor want?" Blake asked annoyed with an eye roll.
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"Unfortunately Sir he wouldn't go into much detail with me but said it was urgent." Ingrid responded sensing her boss's temper rising. "If you'd like I can call him back and say you're unavailable today."
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"No." He waved off, "It's fine just make sure he knows if he's not here on time, I'm busy the rest of the morning."
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"Certainly Sir." Ingrid replied with a sigh of relief. "You have a meeting over lunch at 12:30 with Mr. Buckman at Delta Capital. Followed by a board meeting at 2."
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Blake responded with a head nod not even looking up from his newspaper. "That's all Ingrid, thank you." After his assistant had left the room he contemplated giving his best friend a call to see what was so important but decided to just wait until he arrived. If there was anyone he would make exceptions for it was his oldest childhood friend.
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Josie Bennett couldn't help but wonder why her brother was acting so strange. He showed up at her dorm room completely unexpected last night demanding that she come with him back to his place in the Seaport District. He gave no explanation but seemed very uneasy about something. Josie was in her 3rd year of journalism school at Emerson College and it was an understatement to say she was certainly the "black sheep" of her family. Unlike her older brother who got an expensive apartment overlooking the harbor when he was in college, Josie wanted the real college experience and fought her parents to be able to live in the dorms like all the other students. Truthfully Josie knew her father defended murders and rapists for a living and hated taking his "blood money".
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She spent the night at Trevor's and now they were headed to his best friend's office and again Josie had no idea why. After getting visitors passes from the front desk, they got into the elevator heading up to the CEO's floor.
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At this point Josie had had it. "Trevor will you please tell me what's going on?!" Josie exclaimed in the empty elevator.
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"I just need Blake's help with something, okay!" Trevor snapped. He hadn't slept all night and was more worried and stressed than he ever had been in his life. Right now he needed Blake's help more than ever.
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"You really need to stop treating me like a fucking child." Josie stated rolling her eyes.
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The elevator dinged open before Trevor had a chance to rebuttal, he knew she didn't understand but this was for her safety. "Mr. Bennett, good morning." Ingrid greeted standing up to bid a hello.
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"Hi there Ingrid." Trevor waved trying to act calm. "This is my sister Josie."
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Ingrid smiled politely to the young woman. "Mr. Ashby is expecting you."
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"Jo, just give me a couple minutes." Trevor said to his younger sister following Blake's assistant into the office. Josie couldn't do anything but roll her eyes and take a seat on the couches next to the window.
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"Hey man." Trevor sighed heavily when he saw his friend sitting at his desk going over documents. "I need your help."
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After several minutes, Blake was slowly starting to piece together everything Trevor had explained to him. He was quiet for a moment then stood up to glance out his office window. "How much does your dad owe?" Blake asked.
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"10 million." Trevor answered almost ashamed to even utter the amount.
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"I'll just give it to you, Trev." Blake said without giving it a second thought.
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"No way." Trevor answered immediately. "That's not why I'm here."
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"Trev just take the money and be fucking done with it!" Blake demanded.
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"As much as I appreciate it, and believe me I do, there's more to it than that." Trevor than paused as he came to the realization of the deal he made with Vito. "In addition to the money, my dad was apparently doing side jobs for them. I am going to do the same now."
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Blake locked eyes with his lifelong friend, "Are you fucking insane?! You can't get yourself wrapped up in your father's mess. You start dealing with these guys, it's never gonna end!"
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"Blake it's Josie!" Trevor finally blurted out.
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"Josie? Is...is she okay?" Blake asked concerned.
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"For now yes, but I need protection for her. That's why I'm here. You have the best security team out there, your penthouse is guarded like the fucking White House. I need her safe. Vito and his guys are fucking nasty and I know they wouldn't think twice about hurting her." Trevor pleaded.
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"I can hire security to protect her, yes of course." Blake responded.
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"I need more than that. I need her to stay with you. Have your guys keep an eye on her 24/7." Trevor said. "At least until I get things squared with Vito or until my parents are found."
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Blake was a very private person but right now he had his best friend in front of him practically begging for help. He couldn't turn him down. "If that's what you want...I just wish you would let me give you the money Trevor."
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"This is exactly what I need right now, peace of mind that my sister is safe." Trevor said. "She's waiting in the lobby, I'll tell her."
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Blake held up his hand stopping his friend in his tracks. He hit the intercom on his desk, "Ingrid.."
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"Yes, Mr. Ashby?" The voice answered through the speaker.
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"Please send Ms. Bennett in." Blake commanded.
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"I should also mention, I don't want Josie knowing anything that's going on. She doesn't need to know." Trevor said quickly before his sister came in.
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"How the fuck you expect that to work?!" Blake asked in a harsh whisper.
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Trevor didn't have time to respond because his baby sister was entering. Blake had to do a triple take when he saw who was coming into his office. The last time he had seen Josie, she was an awkward 15 year old with braces and her hair forever in braids. However now standing before him was a brunette goddess. She had a gorgeous tiny figure and the most piercing blue eyes he had ever seen. "Jojo?" Blake smiled.
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"How are you Blankie?" Josie greeted using the old nickname she started calling him when she was 3 because his name always reminded her of blankies.
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The two exchanged glances for a few moments until Trevor's voice interrupted. "Jos, I need you to do something for me and please don't ask a lot of questions. I just need you to listen to your big brother and do as I ask."
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As Trevor explained to his sister that she was to be staying with Blake for the time being, Blake couldn't help but state in disbelief how gorgeous his best friend's sister grew up to be.
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