Chapter Nine
Spencer stopped working on the files spread out across his desk as the sound of his sister’s irate voice reached his ears through the opened door from the hallway.
He hadn’t spoken to her in a couple of days and honestly he hadn’t missed her.
Sometimes she believed the diva hype too much that was tossed her way.
“I don’t care if he’s busy,” Cindy snapped. “I’m his sister and I want so see him.”
He wasn’t able to count to five before a whirlwind of a mass of energy raced into his office slamming the door behind her. “Spencer, how dare you not take any of my phone calls? What if it had been an emergency and I needed your help over these past two days?”
Reclining back in his seat Spencer waited until Cindy got it all out of her system and then answered her. “Cindy, I’ve a life and I can’t jump at your every whim. I’m sure that any problem you may had Dexter took care of it.”
“Dexter is the problem,” his sister whined. “He doesn’t want me hanging around any other guys but him. I need to promo shoots and tours with the guys from my show. I can’t blow them off and not going it could cost me my job.”
“You put yourself in that situation. What do you expect me to do for you?” Spencer loved his sister, but he would rather be somewhere kissing Nicey and her plump lips that made him forget everything else around him.
Honestly, Cindy had moved down his list of priorities now that Nicey was in his radar.
Last night had been so hard on him, he hadn’t wanted to stop kissing her when all he craved to do was make it continue until neither one had the energy to move.
Nicey was a surprise to him, she was a brilliant business woman but she had to be when it came to people’s emotions.
Yet, there was a warmth about her that she tried to keep hidden behind an ice princess fa?ade.
Later on today he was planning to visit her and ask her out again.
This time a place of his choosing and then get her to listen to him A romantic out of the way spot from prying eyes because he wasn’t interested in finding another woman for him.
He wanted to focus is free time on learning more about her and more importantly if they would make a perfect couple.
He knew dating Nicey was a dumb wager he tossed at his sister, but he really liked Nicey and would like a real relationship with her.
“Spencer, are you listening to me or have I been talking to myself for the last five minutes?” Cindy demanding voice busted into his daydream.
Lord sometimes he wished his parents had made him an only child instead of thinking he might want a playmate. Cindy was riding that last nerve he had reserved for her.
“Yes, I heard all of your rambling about Dexter and my answer is still no. I’ve paying clients I need to take care of. I don’t have the extra time to deal with another spat between you and Dexter.”
Pouting, Cindy came around the edge and planted her butt on the edge. “I’m not leaving until you tell me where you were last night. I called you so many times that I lost count. Is there a woman in your life you’re trying to keep away from your baby sister?”
Dare he tell his gossip central sister about his “date” with Nicey? Cindy was pretty open-minded but he didn’t know how she would like him dating Nicey despite her last boyfriend before Dexter was a black guy from her show. Throwing caution to the wind, he decided to confide in her.
“I was on a date and I had an incredible time and I can’t wait until I see her again.” Spencer reached out and caught Cindy by the arm before she fell off his desk. He knew that his news wasn’t all that shocking so what was her big deal?
“How did you meet her? Does she know that you’re related to me? I know you told me that you were trying to stay away from those types.” The questions rattled off Cindy’s tongue as she slipped off his desk.
“Take a breath and I’ll try to answer you,” Spencer laughed.
“Great, I want to know who you’re hooking up with and if they are going to treat you right,” she replied.
Hook up? Damn, he was older than he thought when was the last time he heard that line? Nicey wouldn’t allow him near her personal space and if he hadn’t stolen those kisses last night, she wasn’t about to let him anywhere near that gorgeous body of hers.
“Nicey is more than a hook up as you called it,” he corrected. I think I could get something special from her and our relationship.”
“Oh, is this the woman you bragged about getting on your own without my help,” Cindy inquired.
“I thought you were joking. I know you haven’t approached a complete stranger for a relationship to prove a point to me.
That isn’t like you, big brother. You usually sit back and let them fall all over you.
It has been that way for the longest time. ”
Spencer couldn’t disagree with Cindy. “You’re right, it was.” Yet after last night and the taste of Nicey’s tongue in his mouth he was going to pursue her with everything he had and more. He was beyond ready for another sample.
“Cindy, you’ve to leave or I’m going to be late for an appointment,” he said standing up. “I’ll call you sometime this week I’m just not sure when it will be.”
Eyes a shade lighter than his own flashed sparks back at him but he didn’t flinch, it was past time Cindy learned how to stand up on her own two feet.
“Are you really dumping me for a woman you barely know? I don’t believe this shit. What about the old saying that blood is thicker than water,” she flung at him.
“What about it?” He questioned. Crossing his arms over his chest Spencer waited for an answer. Cindy wasn’t going to pull that shit on him, not after he had been there for her time and time again. “You’re a grown woman now and are about to learn how to handle things on your own.”
“Spencer, I need your help with Dexter. He’s trying to steal my money from me. You’re a lawyer help me with my case,” Cindy pleaded. “I should have listened to you and never put his name on my checking account.”
The wild look in Cindy’s eyes almost made him give in until he realized she was playing him again. He had to stop her from being so dependent on him. “I can refer your case to one of the other partners, but I can’t work on it. It would be a conflict of interest.”
Her sister stopped begging and gave him a look that could have melted ice.
“Conflict of interest my ass. This woman must haven’t put out yet and that’s why your sill pursing her.
You talk about your ex-girlfriends using you to get me, but you aren’t any better.
I want a front row seat for when all of this blows up in your face. ”
Spencer pushed his fear down. He wasn’t doing what Cindy accused him of. “I’m not listening to this guilt trip. You need to leave. I’m sure you’ve some love scenes that need to be rehearsed or something.”
The quicker she left the better off he would be. It was only so much more of this he was going to take from her and not go off the deep end.
Stomping away from him his sister was practically biting her lip not to get the last word in, but that didn’t last for too long. Spinning back around she took one last parting shot, “I hate you.”
Smiling he sighed at her one admit to make him feel bad sometimes his sister needed to realize she was twenty-eight and not eight. “That’s okay,” he yelled at her. “I still love you.” But Cindy never heard him because she was already out the door.
Going over to the door he closed it and returned to his desk, he couldn’t see Nicey yet because he had a few loose ends to tie up here first. But after he was done nothing was going to keep him away from Nicey and her sweet mouth.