The Troublemaker

THE TROUBLEMAKER A Sex & Bonds Novel JESSICA PETERSON CONTENTS Also by Jessica Peterson Where to Find Jessica! Wall Street Bathroom 1. Greer Wall Street Bathroom 2. Brooks 3. Greer 4. Brooks 5. Greer 6. Brooks 7. Greer 8. Brooks Wall Street Bathroom 9. Greer 10. Brooks 11. Greer 12. Brooks 13. Greer 14. Brooks 15. Greer 16. Brooks 17. Brooks 18. Brooks 19. Greer 20. Greer 21. Brooks Wall Street Bathroom 22. Greer 23. Brooks 24. Brooks 25. Greer 26. Greer 27. Brooks Wall Street Bathroom 28. Greer 29. Brooks 30. Greer 31. Brooks Wall Street Bathroom 32. Brooks Wall Street Bathroom Epilogue Thank you! SOUTHERN CHARMER Excerpt Also by Jessica Peterson About the Author ALSO BY JESSICA PETERSON THE OCEAN CLUB SERIES Small town romance with a smoking hot southern twist. I Wish I Knew Then THE SEX & BONDS SERIES An outrageously sexy series of romcoms set in the high stakes world of Wall Street. The Dealmaker (Sex & Bonds #1) The Troublemaker (Sex & Bonds #2) The Bond Trader (Sex & Bonds #3) THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHLANDS SERIES Beards. Bonfires. Boning. Southern Seducer (NC Highlands #1) Southern Hotshot (NC Highlands #2) Southern Sinner (NC Highlands #3) Southern Playboy (NC Highlands #4) Southern Bombshell (NC Highlands #5) THE CHARLESTON HEAT SERIES The Weather’s Not the Only Thing Steamy Down South. Southern Charmer (Charleston Heat #1) Southern Player (Charleston Heat #2) Southern Gentleman (Charleston Heat #3) Southern Heartbreaker (Charleston Heat #4) THE THORNE MONARCHS SERIES Royal. Ridiculously Hot. Totally Off Limits… Royal Ruin (Thorne Monarchs #1) Royal Rebel (Thorne Monarchs #2) Royal Rogue (Thorne Monarchs #3) THE STUDY ABROAD SERIES Studying Abroad Just Got a Whole Lot Sexier. A Series of Sexy Interconnected Standalone Romances Lessons in Love (Study Abroad #1) Lessons in Gravity (Study Abroad #2) Lessons in Letting Go (Study Abroad #3) Lessons in Losing It (Study Abroad #4) WHERE TO FIND JESSICA! Follow me on TikTok! Follow my not-so-glamorous life as a romance author on Instagram @JessicaPAuthor Check out Jessica Peterson’s City Girls, my reader group on Facebook for giveaways, serious discussions of seriously hot guys, and more Check out my website, www.jessicapeterson.com, for a list of my books, my recommended reading order, plus lots of other goodies Follow me on Goodreads Follow me on Bookbub Like my Facebook Author Page Drop me a line at [email protected] Wall Street Bathroom @WSBathroom Overheard in stalls across Wall Street. Submit your gossip: [email protected] New York, New York 475 Following 4M Followers @WSBathroom 5/9 If you thought last year’s gossip about Theo Morgan and Nora Frasier was juicy, do we have something for you *rubs hands together* @WS Bathroom 5/9 Rumor has it a certain mathematical whiz is not only a freak in the spreadsheets, but in the actual sheets as well. @WSBathroom 5/9 Awesome puns aside, we have it on good authority this genius has a big brain and a bigger . . . skillset in a certain area of expertise. @WSBathroom 5/9 Also, a big dick. But that only counts (heh) if you know what to do with it. And our numbers guy apparently *knows*, y’all. @WS Bathroom 5/9 But let’s hope our Erotic Einstein keeps his eyes on the right ball(s). His employer, Atlas & Teton, continues to face headwinds. Another earnings miss, a falling stock price, and the departure of several key executives over the past several months leaves many pondering the investment bank’s future. @WSBathroom 5/9 In the meantime, if this genius is looking to blow off some steam, I hope he knows he’s free to slide into my DMs. I happen to have a thing for (spread)sheets too. Chapter One GREER “So you’re telling me it is too late to say sorry.” I’m on the other side of the door that separates Drury Lane’s back room from the counter and cash register, but I still jump at the metallic clatter that reverberates through the bakery. “Fuck you, Dustin.” “Hannah, if you’d just—” “I don’t believe you anymore. I saw you! With her! Again!” A bang. I nearly drop the tray of triple chocolate muffins I’m trying to slide into the refrigerator case. Glancing through the round porthole window in the door, I glimpse Dustin holding up his tattooed hands. “I told you, she’s just a friend. But if you’re not gonna listen, I guess we really are done. I hope you know you broke my heart, Hannah.” “I hope you break your syphilis-ridden dick inside your syphilis-ridden sidepiece.” Hannah lets out a sob. “You don’t think my heart is broken too?” I slide the tray into the case and blow my bangs out of my eyes. Checking my watch, I grit my teeth when I see that it’s after six. I need to be on the trading floor now. Like, right now. Drury Lane has a storefront in Atlas & Teton’s building, and a cart I wheel up to the floor every morning. The bank is our biggest customer for both. My regulars—this early it’s usually traders, along with a few corner office bigwigs—start lining up at the cart at exactly six-fifteen. My stomach clenches when I think about how disappointed Brooks Huntley will be if he has to wait for his iced coffee and muffin. Especially this week. It’s always hard this time of year for my brother’s best friend. I want to be there for him, if only because he’s there for me. I mean that literally—he’s always first in line. But I can’t if I don’t have any muffins, breakfast sandwiches, or coffee to sell. The cart that’s waiting by the door is empty. Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath. It’s Dustin and Hannah’s job to stock the cart every morning. But my employees, who married young at twenty, are now undergoing a pretty awful divorce at twenty-one. They were excellent coworkers in the beginning. Always on time, always hustling. But their performance took a steep decline once their relationship hit the skids. I may need their