“I do.” I took a sip of my gin and tonic. Refreshing. “But I don’t know what kind of work you’re doing. Are you still doing mostly runway work?”

She nodded. “I do a lot of it. But I do have some big news. I’ve just been signed to be the face of Dominique Cosmetics. It’s a French brand.”

An expensive French brand. I knew it well. “That’s wonderful! Will you be traveling?”

“Yeah. I’m supposed to leave for Paris next week. I haven’t told my brothers yet.”

“They’ll be thrilled for you.”

“Yeah. Maybe.”

“Maybe?”

“They’re really protective of me. Except for Rock, of course. I hardly know him. He left when I was only six or seven.”

Military school. Maybe Riley would have some answers.

“Reid told me he went to military school.”

“He did. He and Dad had some kind of falling out. We never talked about it.”

“Oh?”

“Well, if they did, I was too young to remember. No one even mentioned Rock after he left. Mom and Dad didn’t, anyway. Sometimes Reid or Roy would reference times before he left, but it was always something I had no memory of.”

Wow. This young woman had a brother she didn’t even know. That was a shame.

“Rock seems like a good guy,” I said. “A little brash, but a good guy.”

“I honestly have no idea. The will was a complete surprise to all of us. We all thought Reid would be put in charge.”

“I know. Like I’ve already told you, I tried to talk your father out of it, but he was determined.”

“I don’t understand it at all. Dad never even mentioned Rock. It was like he didn’t exist. And then, to put him in charge of the company? It’s crazy.”

I nodded. Though I had come to believe that Rock, once he believed in himself, could accomplish anything.

Silence for a few moments. Clearly Riley wasn’t quite ready to divulge why she’d invited me here, so maybe I could open her up a little by asking about her brothers.

“Tell me about your family. I know you and Rock don’t really know each other. What about Roy and Reid?”

“You must know that Roy’s an artist. He’s a genius, really. His paintings hang all over my apartment.”

“I’d like to see his work sometime.”

“He has some work at the Gallery Galileo on Fifth.”

Fat chance I’d get over there. “I’ll try to pop in sometime.”

“Anyway, he’s a quiet and studious type. He spent most of his time alone in his room. He had very few friends when we were younger. Then Reid is the total opposite.”

I’d heard stories about Reid Wolfe. He’d always been completely professional with me, but he was known as a womanizer. “He’s definitely not shy.”