Free Double Attraction (Gemini Taboo Romance Series Book 1) by Lauren Branford

CHAPTER ONE
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Brea
     
     
                  It was a Wednesday in the middle of April, and I found myself in the midst of a quaint, five-star restaurant. The place was called Alexandria's Wharf, and it overlooked the ocean at the end of a magnificent pier. Because the place was small, and the cuisine was world famous, a reservation meant waiting in the back of a ten-month list– unless you are Angora Park’s famous billionaire bachelor, Gavin Buchanan.
                  I don’t know how I landed a date with Gavin, but I was sitting in a small corner of the restaurant, gazing into his sparkling blue eyes that matched the ocean outside of our private window. He was the guy that every girl noticed when he entered a room. Tall, muscular, and always tailored in a fine suit, Gavin looked like a star football player during a television interview. Often, I would watch him as he combed his light brown hair in the mirror before heading to meet with a client. I imagined myself kissing his full lips and running my fingers through his evenly parted hair.
    I, on the other hand, felt like the geeky replacement for his typical modelesque dates. I was just over five feet with dull, brown eyes and a pale complexion. My saving grace seemed to be my natural auburn hair and angular face. Though I always thought my nose was a bit mousy, throughout my life I had received compliments on my petite shape.
                  "Tell me something interesting about you, Brea," Gavin said before he forked another piece of salad into his mouth.
    “I don’t know what to say,” I smiled, shyly. Though it was our third date, Gavin was still making me blush. It seemed that no matter how much time I spent with him, I couldn’t get used to his ravishing good looks.
    Six months ago, when I moved to Angora Park, I started working for Gavin’s father as his secretary. Most of my job was busy work, however, it kept me on my toes. Especially when the clock neared noon, and my heart would flutter with anticipation of seeing Gavin. He strolled into the office with a cup of coffee, ready to start his day. He didn’t work a long shift like the rest of us– and he didn’t have to. Gavin had clients begging him to work on their case. He only had to make a casual appearance in court for an hour or so, and then his town car would whisk him back to his penthouse.
    I felt that my crush on Gavin was typical of any recent college graduate, desperate for a job. He was the boss’s sexy son who was as mysterious as he was good looking. When he asked me on a date two weeks prior, I thought that my chest was going to explode from the pressure.
    “Just anything,” he said with a grin. His smile was like a tractor beam, pulling me into his terrifying, yet handsome void. Everything about Gavin was perfect; even his smile lines were symmetrical.
                  "Well, I've always wanted to eat here," I said. It was the worst answer. The combination of Gavin's inescapable charm and calm demeanor were heart racing on their own. However, mix that with my shy personality, and I'm reduced to lame responses.
                  "Of course," he said as he sat back in his chair. "Everyone in this town wants to eat here. Why else do you think that I picked this place?" His navy button down shirt is tight fitting around his meaty body. Even his exposed collarbone seems to ripple with muscle.
                  "So you want to hear something even crazier?" I asked.
                  "Sure," Gavin responded with a glimmer off of his ice blue eyes. "Tell me something crazy ." He moved to the edge of his seat, further pulling me into gaze. I knew what was unique about my life; I just didn’t want to talk about her. The truth was, the reactions were always the same when I mentioned Arianna. Everyone wanted to see photos to compare us. Then the weird questions would start, like asking if we had a telepathic connection. I