Mismatch - By Nana Malone Page 0,86
make his dreams come true.”
Jessica turned in Eli’s arms and kissed him. “And what about your dreams, Eli? Did I help you realize them?”
The crooked grin was back. “The moment you said you’d be mine, all my dreams came true. Making me into an artist was icing on the cake.”
“Will you two love birds give it a rest? Some of us are currently single.”
Jessica turned to see Vince approaching and raised an eyebrow at him. “Something tells me your single status is by choice. What happened to Carla?”
Vince smoothed an imaginary wrinkle on his tux. “I’m too handsome to be tied down. Besides, now that Eli is off the market, there will be plenty more women for me. I have to keep my options open.”
Jessica rolled her eyes, and Eli just chuckled.
“Same old Vince.” Eli muttered.
His partner grinned. “Well, besides giving you guys a hard time about the lovey dovey crap, I wanted to tell you that Jocelyn has agreed to testify against her father.”
Samson chose that moment to come over. Jessica still did a double take when the two of them were in the same room. It usually took her a second to tell them apart, but she always managed it.
“You guys look like you’re discussing something serious. I figure it’s the case?”
Eli nodded and squeezed Jessica tighter to him. “Jocelyn is going to testify.”
Samson’s jaw set. “Good. I hope you’re not taking it too easy on her though.”
Vince shook his head. “Don’t worry. She’ll still do time, but her testimony will be critical in putting Michael Ellis away for a long time.”
Sam cleared his throat. “Did she or Ellis ever say why they went so far?”
Vince shifted his feet before answering. “Apparently, you weren’t the only one with a drug history. When his daughter missed out on some scholarships and got involved in some recreational drug use, she stopped painting. Things got worse after you went to jail. She blamed herself. She couldn’t create anything new at that point. She could only copy. Ellis blames you.”
Sam frowned. “But that’s stupid. She made her own choices.”
“According to Ellis, she was in love with you.”
Samson shook his head. “What a mess.”
Eli clapped him on the shoulder. “But it’s over now. You’ve got your dream come true.”
Samson smiled at Jessica. “Thanks to Jessica here. Thanks for not firing me as a client.”
Jessica smiled back at him. “You’re lucky your brother is a very good kisser.”
Eli kissed the top of her head. “Looks like Izzy and Jason have arrived. The press is going insane outside.”
Jessica craned her neck to check on her family. The moment Izzy’s gaze met hers, her best friend beamed and gave her a thumbs up.
Jessica scanned the crowd again. Her mother and Karl were discussing one of Eli’s pieces. With Jason’s and Izzy’s arrival Jessica had everything she needed. But still, she wanted to rub it in Destiny Shane’s face just a little.
Eli whispered in her ear. “Who are you looking for?”
She blushed. “Destiny,” she said sheepishly. “I know it’s petty. But she made my life miserable for months. I wanted to gloat a little.”
Vince cleared his throat. “Well, you can look all you want, but she’s not coming.”
“What do you mean?” Jessica asked.
“She was working with Ellis, having her artists create multiple prints of their works and selling them at exorbitant prices, even though they were copies. We’ve got her on conspiracy.”
“Is it bad that I really want to smile?” she asked.
Eli shook his head. “Nope.”
Jessica kissed him lightly on the lips. “You know what? Forget Destiny. I have everything I’ve ever wanted.”
Eli grinned. “I plan to keep it that way.”
The End
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Epilogue
Other Books by Nana Malone
About Nana Malone
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Epilogue
Other Books by Nana Malone
About Nana Malone