Chapter 126: Brawn Versus Business

Emily could not believe what was happening. Now she knew how Byron felt when he witnessed his mother chatting up Carter Jacks.

Katie and Carter were getting along like a house on fire. They were talking, laughing, sharing stories. It would have been really cute if it was anyone but Carter. Emily knew exactly how well he did when it came to committed relationships, and she didn't want Katie to get involved with someone so unreliable.

"I have to stop this," Emily said. "It's getting out of hand."

"Young people don't want to be told who they can and can't date, so there's probably little you can do about it," Byron reasoned, "Unless…"

"Unless?"

"We could introduce her to my star employee Brandon Clarkson. That young man is going places, and if Katie is as ambitious as you say, she might prefer him to your layabout buddy."

"Other than calling Carter a 'layabout', I think that's a great idea," Emily said.

"Okay, I'll distract Carter," Byron offered, "while you introduce Katie to B