Free Test Drive (Crossroads Book 3) by Riley Hart Page B

against his and the slight scent of sweat teasing his nose.
    Drew’s lips slid from his mouth, down his throat, and then he licked Justin’s collarbone. Shoved his face in Justin’s neck and nipped at the skin there before pulling away completely.
    “I want to see you again. Outside of here, I mean. I know you have things going on that are much more important than hanging out with me, but if you have time, I want to see you.”
    “Yeah,” Justin told him. “I think I’d like that too.”

CHAPTER NINE
    “It was your closing argument that sealed the deal, Jacob. That was incredibly powerful stuff.” Drew glanced at his father, who sat at the head of the table. It wasn’t often they had family dinners like this. His parents traveled a lot, but they’d been home more recently. He thought it might be because of Shanen’s family, and what she was going through.
    Pride gleamed in his father’s eyes as he looked at Jacob. He had to admit, it had hurt a bit when he was younger—the fact that whatever he did would never be as good as what Jacob did—but he’d come to terms with it now. They were different people and wanted different things. Drew was damn proud of what he’d accomplished.
    “Thank you,” Jacob replied before taking a drink of his wine. Shanen sat beside him, gleaming at her husband, and it made him think of Justin. He’d been doing that too often since Justin left his office the week before. They’d exchanged texts a few times since then, and he’d seen Justin one other time at the gym, but they had yet to spend more time together.
    Maybe he shouldn’t have asked Justin when he had. Maybe spending time with Drew would just be something else to add to his list, but he hoped not.
    Jacob added, “Raymond never would have been charged if he hadn’t been black. You and I both know that. It was important to me. You know how I feel about that kind of injustice.”
    And it was true. Despite their rocky relationship, Drew highly respected Jacob. He fought for what he believed in. He was fair. He’d taken the case he’d just won, pro bono because it was the right thing to do. Jacob believed in the law. In following the rules. In right and wrong and justice prevailing when it was the right thing, and not just to win.
    In that moment, when the burn hit his chest, he realized how much it really did bother him that they weren’t closer. That they didn’t know how to speak to each other. “Congratulations, Jake. I’m proud of you,” Drew said, and he really was proud of his brother.
    Jacob looked his way and gave him a quick nod. “Thank you, Andrew.”
    Jesus, he wished his family would call him Drew. He’d always preferred it to Andrew, but with his family, the name had never stuck.
    “What about you, Andrew?” his mom asked. “Are you keeping a steady number of memberships at Invincible?”
    Drew almost laughed at the question. Again, not that he wasn’t proud of what he did, but the glaring differences between him and Jacob were a bright, fucking beacon that you couldn’t really miss.
    “It’s good, Ma. Thanks for asking.”
    She rolled her eyes, but had a playful smile on her lips. “ Ma . I almost expect you to give me a high five when you talk to me like that. It sounds like you’re speaking to one of your friends.”
    He winked at her. “Sorry, Mom. But things are good. I’m implementing this new—”
    “Oh, Jacob, I’ve been meaning to ask you, about the Charleston case,” his dad interrupted and the conversation was officially off of Drew and back to Jacob. He didn’t mind. Not really. They weren’t passionate about the same things, and that’s just the way it was.
    Drew took a bite of his salad, and when he glanced up, Shanen looked at him, a sad smile curling the edge of her lips down. She tried to smile at him, but she felt bad for him. Drew could see it in the way she looked at him. It was a surprise but he wasn’t sure why. He gave her a quick nod, trying to say it