“How’d you guess?”
Griffin grunted out a laugh.“Just a hunch.”
“I’m thinking about becoming a monk.”
“That’ll be the day.”
“Honestly, though, I’m seriously considering a vow of celibacy.No one ever believes me when I tell them I’m not looking for anything serious.They all think they’re going to be the one to change my mind.”
“Little do they know that nothing will ever change our minds.”
“Exactly.I mean, google our family if you want to know why we’re like this.”
“For real.”
“Was Dad busting Carson’s balls about his hair before I got there?”
“First item on the agenda, per usual.”
“Why doesn’t he give up on that?”
“For the same reason he wouldn’t give up on the custody battle with Mom.Neither of them has ever met a fight they didn’t think they could win.”
“Which makes them excellent attorneys and?—”
“Horrible parents.”
“Couldn’t have said it better myself,” Julian said with a smile.It’d taken them a long time to mostly forgive their parents for what they’d put them through, and each of them had struggled with whether to join firms headed by their parents after law school.In the end, the Remington name and reputation had been too much to pass up, but none of them would ever forget the past.“I’ll touch base with McKenna’s attorney and keep you posted.”
“Thanks, Jules.”
“Anything for you.”
As he left Griffin’s office, he thought about the many times the nine of them had said those words to one another over the years.That was their mantra as they navigated life and work as an unbeatable team.Despite many differences of opinion and the usual sibling crap that came up from time to time, there was nothing they wouldn’t do for one another—and they’d proven that countless times over the years.
While Griffin could easily deal with the McKenna matter himself, it’d be better for Griff to have an impartial third party keeping emotion out of the equation.
Before he left for his lunch with Cresley Dane, Julian reached out to McKenna’s attorney to set up a call in response to the certified letter.
Julian was prepared to do whatever it took to get his brother free of this situation as quickly as he possibly could.
ChapterThree
The Ivy on North Robertson Boulevard was doing brisk business when Ernie dropped Julian at the curb.He spotted Cresley at one of the patio tables, under an umbrella.She was working in the area and had asked to meet him there.
“My client is already here,” he told the maître d’.
“Have a nice lunch, Mr.Remington.”
He was a regular there, so they all knew him, and everyone in the place certainly recognized Cresley, a stunning blonde Southern California beauty who’d become an internationally known supermodel at twenty.Ten years later, her career was hotter than ever.
“Hope I didn’t keep you waiting for long,” Julian said when he sat across from her and extended a hand.“Julian Remington.Nice to meet you.”
“I just got here myself.”She gave his hand a squeeze.“Nice to meet you, too.Thanks for making the time.”
“Of course.”
Before he could say anything else, a waiter appeared to tell them about the eggplant pizza special and a goat cheese appetizer.
