Page 48 of Seduced By a Billionaire

Finn and Ella said simultaneously, “You are?”

“Yes. I figured it’d be good to have my nurse by my side for my first big outing.”

“Clever of you to throw in the nursing card,” Ella said dryly.

Finn jumped up from the floor, his little matchmaking self, delighted with this turn of events. “Yes!” he said his earlier upset forgotten.

“Make sure to order the calamari, it is to die for!” Faye said.

“And you hafta dress up ’cause everyone is rich,” Finn said making everyone laugh.

“But I don’t have anything to wear,” Ella said.

“Already taken care of. There is a dress hanging up in your room, Faye picked it up for me on her way here.”

“Shoes…”

“Check. Size six-and-a-half, correct?’

“How did you know that?”

“Richard checked your tennis shoes for size.” Kyle smiled quite pleased with himself.

“You’ve certainly thought of everything except for the most important part, asking me if I wanted to go.”

“Ella youhaveto go,” Finn piped in. “My dad needs you, you heard him, he’s scared to go out alone for the first time,” he grinned at his dad mischievously holding his thumb up.

“I see how this is going. I’m outnumbered. I’m beginning to wonder which plan came first, Finn’s sleepover with his aunt or the Yacht Club?”

“You’ll have to continue to wonder,” Kyle said grinning.

“I didn’t know, I pinky swear,” Finn said.

“I believe you,” Ella said. “This sounds much more like something your father would concoct.”

Brow furrowing Finn said, “What’s concock?”

“She’s implying that I was being sneaky.”

“Oh, I get it. Well, were you?” he asked innocently.

“Kind of, how else am I going to get her to go out with me?” Finn smiled conspiratorially with his dad.

“Let’s go Finn, we’ve got places to go and things to do,” Faye said.

“Can we go look at puppies?”

“No!” Kyle shouted.

“Wah,” he said, rubbing his eyes comically.

“Go on get out of here you two, I’ve got a mountain of work to get through.”

“Bye, love you,” Finn called out as Faye pulled him along.

Finding themselves alone, Ella’s heart began pounding. “It’s awfully quiet,” she said suddenly overcome with shyness.

Kyle studied her before replying, “Be ready by six o’clock, my driver will be waiting for us at the front door.”

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