"Your brother took off." Blake said as he knocked on the guest bedroom that Josie was settling in to.
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"Good." She responded as she shut the top drawer to the dresser. As she bent over to zip up her suitcase, Blake had to force himself to turn his eyes. God, why was Trevor's little sister a fucking smoke show?
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"Josie don't be like that." Blake sighed, "He's just looking out for you. I may not have a sister but if I did, I'm sure I would be doing the same thing."
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"He's treating me like a child, you both are." She said in an annoyed tone.
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"Me?!" Blake said taken aback, "What do I have to do with this?"
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"You're going along with it!" She snapped. "Look..." she sighed trying to calm down a bit, "I know this must have to do with one of my dad's asshole clients...." Blake froze as he heard Josie hit the nail directly on the head, Trevor was very clear that he didn't want Josie knowing the specifics on why she was here. "But the fact that my parents don't even have the balls to call me themselves really says a lot about them."
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Blake took a seat on the bed next to Josie, "It really bothers you what he does for a living doesn't it?" He asked her softly.
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"Wouldn't it bother you?" She asked, "He helps murders, rapist, and child molesters stay on the streets!" For as long as Josie could remember from the time she found out what her father did, it always bothered her. It was one of the main reasons she never wanted to take money from her dad and put herself into serious student debt. She didn't want her dad's "blood money" funding her dreams.
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"Everyone deserves representation in court JoJo. Someone's gotta do it." Blake said, "I think you're being a little too tough on him."
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"I don't." She responded. "I mean look at the mess it is clearly causing. That's why I'm here isn't it?" Blake went to open his mouth to respond but then quickly shut it. Josie laughed at his action, "You're really not gonna say anything?"
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"I promised Trevor. He should be the one to tell you what's going on." He responded.
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"And here I thought the all powerful Blake Ashby didn't take orders from anyone." She teased nudging him with her elbow playfully.
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Blake cracked a smile at the joke. There weren't a lot of people that would dare speak to him like that anymore. He then got serious thinking about the loyalty he would always have to the entire Bennett family. " I would do anything for your brother, he's my best friend. Even though he annoys me sometimes." Blake laughed rolling his eyes. " But Trevor and your parents got me through the hardest thing I've ever had to go through. Losing your parents sucks JoJo, take advantage of the fact that you still have yours."
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Josie's heart hurt after hearing Blake talk about losing his parents. She remembered them fondly from when she was a kid, they were kind and loving people. The two locked eyes and something in the room was preventing either from turning away. Blake's light eyes remained focused in on Josie's dark eyes and a strange feeling was trying so hard to take him over. For a few moments all he could think about was kissing her pouty lips. He did his best to ignore the feeling that was taking over inside of his jeans. Blake shook the thought of bending her over and how perfect and tight she probably would feel. Once his brain reminded him this was Trevor's sister he immediately cleared his throat and rose to his feet. "Well I'm heading out for a bit." He said putting his cold demeanor back up.
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Josie cocked her head slightly at Blake's strange turn of attitude. This guy was like a light switch, constantly turning on and off in an instant. "I was actually going to head out myself, meet a few friends for dinner."
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Hearing this stopped Blake in his tracks. He didn't think she was planning on going anywhere. "Where to exactly?"
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"Umm...I don't know. I have to text them and figure it out. Wait...why am I explaining myself to you?" She questioned, her stubbornness poking back through.
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"Cause if you're to leave, Roland is to accompany you until proper security is hired for you." Blake stated.
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"Roland?" Josie repeated, "You expect me to have Roland tag along for dinner with me and my friends. Yeah...not gonna happen."
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"Then looks like you're staying put." Blake said crossing his arms and leaning against the doorway giving Josie a mean glare. For the majority of his life, Blake Ashby wasn't used to hearing no from a lot of people.
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"You can't keep me here!" Josie exclaimed jumping to her feet.
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A shit eating grin came across Blake's lips, "Oh I very much disagree." He chuckled sarcastically. "I can and will keep you under constant watch until I am told otherwise from Trevor.
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"This is ridiculous." Josie shouted stamping her feet like a pissed off child. "You may own half of the continental U.S but you don't own me Blake Ashby."
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Blake was now getting annoyed, he had plans he was supposed to be getting to and now arguing with Josie was stalling them. "You listen to me, little girl....You either go out with Roland OR he follows you and makes things ten times more awkward than they have to be. Those are your choices!" He said through gritted teeth.
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Josie could tell she was not winning this argument, she sighed heavily and plopped back down on the bed. "I'm not going to be followed around like a moron. I have school work to catch up on, I'll just stay in then." She said rolling her eyes at how ridiculous Blake was being about this whole thing.
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A cocky smile was now plastered on his face, "That works too." He said then went to turn on his heels to start his evening.
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"So where are you going tonight?" She asked halting him in his tracks again.
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As Blake pivoted his body to look at Josie he raised his eyebrow questionably. He honestly couldn't remember the last time he told anyone where he was going or what he was doing and he certainly wasn't starting now. "Out." He answered, "I don't really have to explain myself to you or anyone for that matter."
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"Oh but I have to explain myself to you?!" Josie said now completely annoyed at how Blake thought this was going to work.
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Blake's cocky smile returned, "Right. Glad we now understand each other."
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"Whatever." Josie responded rolling her eyes at how dumb this was and how arrogant this man was acting. As he turned once again to leave she smiled knowing exactly what would get under this man's skin, "Have a good night Blankie." She called out sweetly.
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Blake's fists balled up at his sides, if this woman was trying to irritate him she was succeeding. He let out a growl as he turned to face her one last time. "Ya know...I would really appreciate it if you didn't call me that. We're not kids anymore."
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"Ya ya..." Josie patronized. She then stood up and walked closer to Blake in the door way and placed her hands on his shoulders. "You may be Blake Ashby, the billionaire, but to me you'll always be Blankie, the kid that peed his pants while watching Friday the 13th at my house." She teased with a subtle wink.
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Blake's eyes narrowed as Josie dropped that memory. A growl of aggression sounded in his throat as he left the room now completely pissed off that this 20 year old girl thought she could push him like that. On his way to his room to get showered and changed he hoped whatever girl he was meeting tonight was ready to get her brains fucked good because he had to blow off this steam somehow.228Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mdh4D4nM4
