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Trouble: Angeleno Billionaires, #1
Trouble: Angeleno Billionaires, #1
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TROUBLE
I shouldn't look. Shouldn't touch. 

So what if I've watched her grow up from an acne-prone skinny nerd to a girl with curves that could grace a centerfold?

And so what if I've jerked off a few times to thoughts of her. A few dozen. Okay, a few hundred.

I promised my best friend to keep my hands off of her. He asked a fox to guard a henhouse.

It gets more difficult when she ends up in my bed.

LAILA
I've always hated him. He teased me when we were younger. Hid my cell phone. I watched as a parade of mostly naked girls came through my house to spend time with the swim team co-captains, each one lasting a week at most.

I'm in college, and the only person I know is complete Trouble.

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Release dateMar 5, 2017
ISBN9781634810258
Trouble: Angeleno Billionaires, #1

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    Trouble - Alyse Zaftig

    Trouble

    Trouble

    Alyse Zaftig

    Zaftig Publishing

    Contents

    1. Suitcase

    2. Driving

    3. Spain

    4. Senior Year

    5. Pool

    6. Freshman

    7. Party Foul

    8. Hell

    9. Morning After

    10. Sex Shop

    11. Date Night

    12. Exploration

    13. Mr. Right Now

    14. Restaurant

    15. Coffee

    16. Prep

    17. Museum

    18. Thumping

    19. Pine Cone

    20. Pants

    21. Ready

    22. Fifth Date

    23. New Day

    24. Going Steady

    25. Thanksgiving Dinner

    26. Bandages

    27. Parental Approval

    28. Missing Her

    29. Get a Room

    30. Together

    31. Graduation Dinner

    32. Proposal

    From the Author

    1

    Suitcase

    Laila

    Iclosed my suitcase. "I think that's all

    of

    it

    ."

    Nora was sitting on my bed with her arms wrapped around her knees. I can't believe you're going. You are going to be my date to prom, right?

    I winked. I'm sure some hunk will take you off the market by then. You won't want to pretend that I'm your lesbian girlfriend.

    She laughed. Everyone knows that we're best friends. Honestly, Laila, couldn't you stay a little longer?

    No, I said. "It's time for me to start my life. I'm just getting a jump start on it,

    that's

    all

    ."

    Maybe you'll meet some hot college guy, Nora said. "Maybe you can find some for both

    of

    us

    ."

    Not likely, I laughed. "I barely notice boys,

    unlike

    you

    ."

    True. You endure it whenever I think about guys. You know, she said, leaning in as if we were conspirators, "Trouble is going to college

    with

    you

    ."

    I let out a soft sigh. We've talked about this before. I'm going to stay away from him, before he steals and hides my cell phone again. And again.

    Nora got off of my bed and looked out my window. "I'm telling you, girl, that boy and your brother are

    so

    hot

    ."

    Ew. I scrunched my face up like a gargoyle's. That's gross.

    "Come on. You know your brother

    is

    hot

    ."

    "Um, if you knew what he looked like as a kid, you would not think that, ever. And it's hard to have a crush on someone who wore a head brace to bed every night, besides the fact that we have the same dad. So, no, my brother is not attractive

    to

    me

    ."

    What about Trouble? Nora asked me, a mischievous glint in her eye. "He's not blood-related

    to

    you

    ."

    I shrugged. Trouble and my brother are more alike than I am to my own brother. I mean, they look more similar. 

    I looked in the mirror. "My hair is dark, and it's only straight because I get Brazilian blowouts. Chris and Trouble have lighter hair, lighter eyes, and lighter skin. Honestly, if you put the three of us on some reality show or something, people would think that Trouble and Chris were related, not Chris

    and

    I

    ."

    Ugh, Nora said as she threw herself back onto my bed. "You're

    no

    fun

    ."

    I grinned at her. "You and Zoe are going to have a blast during senior year. Everyone is going to act on their old crushes. There's going to be so much drama everywhere. You thrive

    on

    that

    ."

    And you don't, even though you would have been valedictorian or salutatorian at least. Why do I have such a boring friend again?

    Because we read the same books, of course. I swatted her arm lightly. You know how and why we became friends.

    Nora stared at my ceiling. "I'm going to

    miss

    you

    ."

    "Girl, it's not like I'm even leaving the city. I'll see you on the weekends or whatever. We both

    have

    cars

    ."

    It's not the same as seeing you every day, though. I mean, who am I going to ask when I can't remember our homework?

    I smiled. You know that Cole has always had a thing for you. Heck, you could probably get him to do your homework for you if you wanted. Besides the fact that you'd get expelled for academic misconduct.

    There's that, she agreed. "And also the fact that Cole is so short and pale. For heaven's sake, we live in Los Angeles. Why isn't he tan like the rest

    of

    us

    ?"

    I grimaced. I don't know. But Cole is smart, and he's a nice guy. You could do worse.

    Nora heaved a huge sigh. I could do a lot better, too. Cole is like...I don't know...spinach. Like, it's not so bad, and it's good for you, but it's just...not exciting. People like your brother and Trouble are more like Swiss chocolate, you know? Just smooth, delicious, addictive, and bad for you. She flipped over on the bed and switched to cobra pose. Do you remember Jordana?

    I rolled my eyes. "Could I forget? Honestly, she was terrifying. When we got home from school, there she was, already in our driveway. While you and Chris were still in the driveway, I literally walked into the kitchen to see if there was a bunny boiling on the stove. That's how crazy

    she

    was

    ."

    She threw herself at Chris literally, telling him that he'd fucked her so well that she couldn't walk. She tried to tell him that she was pregnant.

    Yeah, less than 24 hours after the only time they'd been together. I snorted. She was totally crazy.

    "Chris might be irresponsible and wild, but at least he practices

    safe

    sex

    ."

    My eyebrows shot towards my hairline. "Excuse me? How do you

    know

    that

    ?"

    I talked to some of his exes. I think there's more than one girl who wanted to get pregnant by him. I mean, you guys are billionaires.

    My dad is a billionaire, I corrected. "Nobody else in the family is. Well, I guess

    maybe

    Mom

    ."

    You are so down to earth, Nora said. "Seriously, I can barely tell that your parents are billionaires from the way

    you

    act

    ."

    We weren't billionaires when I was younger. My dad was only a multimillionaire.

    Nora chuckled. Oh my gosh, same difference.

    It matters, I argued. Daddy had more time for us then. But he's always tried to make time in his schedule to be with his family.

    Yeah. I think it's cool that he and your mom are helping you move in. Most multimillionaires, let alone billionaires, would be hiring a moving service.

    I don't have that much to bring, honestly. They have dorm furniture. It's mostly my clothes and my books.

    Your books deserve a mover by themselves. She waved a hand at my empty bookshelves. You don't have walls. You just have bookshelves.

    Yeah, I said defensively. "And what's wrong

    with

    that

    ?"

    Nothing, Nora said. "But you have to admit that your books have to weigh

    a

    ton

    ."

    We weighed them, I said, blushing a little. "It's a little less than

    a

    ton

    ."

    Nora shook her head. "Promise me that in college you'll loosen up a little. You won't have friends like me who can be bad influences on you, making you get out of your

    comfort

    zone

    ."

    I'll try to be a little bit bad, I promised. We walked downstairs. My suitcase made clunking noises as I pulled it down the stairs. "Have fun with

    Zoe

    ,

    ok

    ?"

    I will. Bye, Mr. and Mrs. King. My parents waved at her. Nora flounced out the door, off to cater to her busy social schedule.

    You ready, sweetie? My mom came to take my suitcase.

    All set. I brushed invisible dirt off of my jeans. I'm ready.

    2

    Driving

    Laila

    "Y ou don't have to do this, you know, Laila. You can stay in high school for

    another

    year

    ."

    Daddy, I said, hugging him. "You know that I don't need to be in high school anymore. I'm 18,

    after

    all

    ."

    He let out a long sigh. I guess so. You'll always be my little one, though, right?

    Of course, Daddy, I said, smiling up

    at

    him

    .

    Baby, my mom said. "You know that you can just come home whenever you

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