Page 71 of Billionaire Unforgettable: Tanner

We’d met having coffee, but our previous first date was going to a movie and dinner at a casual diner.

“I don’t really have anything to wear, and we’re leaving tomorrow,” I added. “That’s not a casual restaurant, and I haven’t been out on the town for a long time.”

“We’ll go early so we can stop on Fifth Avenue,” he replied. “I’ll get you whatever you want. Let me take care of you for a change, Hannah.”

I wanted to protest, but I suddenly remembered what Lauren had said at the spa.

If buying things for the people he cared about made Tanner happy, then I’d let him get me a dress.

This time.

“Thank you,” I said softly. “I’ll try not to break your credit card.”

He chuckled as he toyed with my hair. “Sweetheart, that would be impossible to do, but I’d enjoy watching you try.”

“What if I decided to go on a massive shopping spree with your credit card? I’m sure you have an endless amount of credit,” I teased.

“Then I’d be the happiest asshole on the planet,” he said seriously. “I want to give you all of the things you should have had a long time ago. I promised you the world, Hannah, and I never got a chance to deliver.”

My heart melted because there was so much regret in his tone.

I squirmed until we were facing each other.

Because we were so close, I couldn’t help but fall into his beautiful blue eyes.

I could see and feel his remorse, and that wasn’t what I wanted.

Before the meteoric rise of KTD, Tanner had always been good to me. He’d been the boyfriend that most women wanted but could never find.

My heart in my throat, I put a palm against his cheek. “No more regrets,” I whispered, wanting to soothe him. “We talked about this. We both made some mistakes.” I put my fingers against his lips when he began to protest. “I’m a different woman. I’m all grown up, and I can handle my emotions. I don’t want material things, Tanner. I just want to be with you. A new relationship, and a fresh start without regrets anymore.”

It was just that simple, and just that complicated.

I was falling in love with Tanner all over again.

The way that I felt about him had probably never changed, but this relationship felt…different.

Maybe I was old enough and wise enough to notice all of the things I never had before.

Tanner had changed over the years, too.

Whatever it was, this relationship was intense, but I was strong enough to stand up to him and be the partner I couldn’t be a long time ago.

“The past is the past,” I added. “I’m looking forward to an incredible future, but if you hurt me, I’ll be in your face about it.”

He grinned, and my heart did a somersault.

God, more than anything, I wanted things to work out for us this time.

“Are you saying that you can handle me now, sweetheart?” he asked in a low, sensual voice that sent a jolt of electricity down my spine. “I’m pretty used to getting my way.”

That sensation landed directly between my thighs.

Oh, hell yes, I could handle Tanner Remington.

“You’re not always going to get your way,” I told him.

“I’m going to try,” he warned me.

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