Not with a Fizzle, But with a Bang (The Bang Series #1)

Chapter 28

I'm in the kitchen pouring a cup of coffee when my sister walks out of my room in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.

"Are those my jeans?"

She smirks, "Yes."

I roll my eyes as Christian walks in dressed in a dark grey suit with a navy tie. Coraline and I both watch as he attempts to tie it and eventually fall in on each other laughing. His head snaps up, "What's so funny?"

Coraline presses her lips together and shakes her head and I step forward to fix his tie, "I take it Beth does this every morning?"

He shrugs sheepishly, "Sometimes. But not always."

I shake my head and roll my eyes at him,  "You're a grown man and can't tie your tie?" He sticks his tongue out at me and I laugh at him, "Childish."

He rolls his eyes and glances at Coraline who says, "You know you two aren't fooling me right?"

I look at her and notice Christian's stiffened posture and hard gaze, I clear my throat, "Whatever you're thinking is wrong," I look back at Christain, "Beth texted me, she said she was sending us breakfast along with Davis."

Christian grins, "I know. She told me she'd make blueberry muffins."

I shake my head at him, "You look like a happy little kid."

He chuckles and says, "You haven't tasted her muffins yet. My mom likes them better than her own."

The doorbell goes off then and then someone knocks on the door. Christian looks toward the door and straightens his tie, sticking it inside his jacket, he looks through the hole and looks back at me, "Em, your dad is out there."

I gulp and look at Coraline, "If you don't want to see him you need to go back to my bedroom. Now."

She shakes her head, "He's my dad too Emma."

I walk over to Christian and he opens the door, taking my father in, "Mr. Cooper."

I glare my dad, "What are you doing here?"

He looks at Christian, "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

"Taking me to rehab."

I look back at my sister as she walks forward, "Coraline?"

He looks at me, "I thought you hadn't seen your sister?"

I shrug, "I hadn't. She called and asked for help."

He presses his lips together and lowly says, "You mean she called Christian."

Christians face almost seems to pale but he keeps his stance, "Excuse me Mr. Cooper but you're wrong."

He shakes his head, "You really don't think I've kept track of both of my daughters? I know exactly who you are Mr. Clark. I've slept with Victoria too."

Christian's gaze hardens, and I grip my father's arm, "Out."

I push him into the hallway and shut the door behind me, "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I have a job offer for you. To run your own company. It would be completely yours and you could even get your mother on board. She wants it, but she doesn't know how to run something like this herself. I trust you with it." 

I shake my head in disbelievment, "Where?"

"Paris."

I gulp and quickly come to my sences, this was father I was looking at.

"What's the price?" I ask as I hear the elevator open.

"Stay away from Christian Clark. The more alone he is the better off I am with Victoria."