Anything For Your Love by Amore Page A

around Jada’s. “Tiffany’s is right around the corner.”
    Alex had a miserable time concentrating at the office. Earlier, he had sent roses to the hotel for Jada, but she had not called. He didn’t want to call her cell because he wasn’t sure if Jada was thoroughly turned off by his conversation at his house. It was just the distraction he did not need. Alex cursed under his breath, wondering did he come on too strong. His intercom buzzed.
    “Yes, Karen,” Alex said with a little too much irritation in his voice.
    “Mr. Love, Mr. Love is on the line,” Karen said with a chuckle. Apparently, she found that quite amusing.
    “Which Mr. Love, Karen?” He asked, enjoying the older woman’s humor.
    “Tyreese, sir.”
“Put him through. What’s up, Ty?”
“Man, you got yourself all wrapped up in Jada, you leaving your
    little brother out!” Alex laughed.
    “Just kidding, can you come through The House tonight? I need to talk to you about some ideas for the new spot in Atlantic City.”
    “Alright, what time?”
“Come by when you get done at the office.”
“Cool, I’ll see you later.”
Alex thought his pending meeting with his brother would help
    give him focus, but it didn’t. He was glad he had such a great team working with him to prepare for the upcoming trial. He knew he could count on them. He attempted to shake off his thoughts and continue with his day, hopefully.
    Ami and Jada continued to walk in and out of stores, talking, laughing, and buying. It was an activity they both enjoyed. “So, what are you going to do about Alex?” Ami asked as she examined a bright yellow silk dress.
    “I don’t know, girl, he scares me,” Jada replied.
    “What? Did he do something you’re not telling me, because I can handle him?” Ami joked.
    “No, No, No. It’s just that, like I said before, around him things come alive in me.”
    “Alright, enough about that. Again, I think I’m going to be ill. How about we have dinner tonight at Ty and Chris’ place? You’ll love it. Ty is the best chef ever to walk the earth.” Ami raved.
    “Sure, I could use a good meal.”
    ***
    “Alex. Great to see you. You haven’t been over in a while,” Lisa, the hostess, said once he arrived at The House. She had been working for Ty and Chris since they opened. She knew the regulars by name and was always cheerful.
    “Good to see you, too, Lisa. How’s the family?” Alex asked.
    “Great. Thanks for asking. Chris is at the family table. Ty’s in the kitchen, as usual, I’ll tell him you’re here.”
    “Thanks, Lisa.” He noticed the dinner crowd was beginning to pour in. He was proud of his brothers. Chris kept the business end running smoothly and Ty was a master at his craft. He noticed Chris was looking over a bunch of papers at the family table. There was a plate of smothered chicken in front of him, but it hadn’t been touched. Alex smiled. Chris loved his work.
    “Hey, Chris,” Alex said as he took a seat. Chris looked up a little startled.
    “Oh, hey, Alex.”
    “What’s going on? Ty called and asked me to stop by.” Alex was a little concerned by the look on Chris’ face.
    “Yeah, well you know Ty and I are trying to get the second restaurant underway in Atlantic City. We are working on this land deal and need you to look over a few things. We have a few developers that we are looking at, but we have to finalize this deal for the land before any of that other stuff.”
    “Alright, let me see.” Alex pulled off his suit jacket and dropped it across a chair. He had disengaged his tie on the way over. He rolled up his shirt sleeves to expose beautiful, muscular forearms.
    Ty walked over. “I’m glad to see my two brothers that are all about business, are taking care of the business.” He chuckled. “That frees me up to take care of other things. Like the ladies.”
    “Sit down, lover boy. You need to look this over, too,” Alex said not bothering to look up at him.
    Ty sat