Page 8 of Playboy Billionaire
“Good.”
Fighting annoyance, Griffin said, “I’ve got to go. See you tomorrow.” The last thing he wanted to do was go out with Brianna. He pinched the bridge of his nose.What the fuck is wrong with me? Brianna is young, beautiful and great in bed.
His muscles were coiled, ready to spring with a restless energy. He couldn’t put his finger on it. What was bothering him?Let it go! This will pass. He wasn’t used to overthinking everything. He generally avoided introspection, since it never led him anywhere that he wanted to go anyway. This unfamiliar self-analysis stopped him in his tracks. Maybe it had something to do with his looming thirtieth birthday. A week from now, he’d be kissing his twenties goodbye.
* * *
The following evening, Griffin pulled into Brianna’s drive and beeped the horn. She ran to the car and had barely shut the door before throwing her arms around him and kissing him full on the lips. He peeled her arms from around his neck then backed out of the drive. She flipped her hair back over her shoulder before fastening her seat belt.
“That wasn’t the greeting I was expecting,” she said, pouting.
Griffin didn’t go for the bait.
“How was Vegas?” she asked coolly.
“Broke even.”
“Were you a good boy?”
His lips twisted. “Almost saintly.”
“Griffin, why are you being so mean to me?”
He glanced over and seeing her glassy eyes, felt a tug of remorse. He grabbed her hand and held it. “I’m tired. And how have you been keeping yourself entertained in my absence?”
“Catching up on the local gossip for starters. Have you heard?”
“Probably not,” Griffin said dryly.
“They’re making another movie here. Big name director and you’ll never guess who’s starring in it.”
“Let’s see, Brad Pitt?”
“Just as big but think younger and hotter.”
“I give, who?”
“Penelope Winters and Noah Davis.”
“No shit?” His heart squeezed slightly at the mention of Penelope Winters. He’d had a big-time crush on her since he’d watched her in the filmForever Yours.
“I swear. I heard it from a reliable source. Some of the production crew and location scouts have already been spotted around the island.”
“That will be a welcome boost for the local businesses.”
“I know right?” She said, as she checked her makeup in the sun-visor mirror.
Glancing over at her, Griffin said, “You look beautiful.”
“You always say that.”
“Because it’s true.”
“Then why won’t you put a ring on it?” she said, sticking out her tongue.
He laughed at her. “We’ve been dating exactly one month. That’s if you count the night we met. I told you from the beginning that I don’t do long term, I’m not even sure I believe in love.”
“I’m a romantic, what can I say. Besides you say that now, but you can change.”