Page 118 of Billionaire Temptations

“Are you helping?” I smiled.

He took in a deep breath. “Fine. But I don’t know how much help I’d actually be.”

Alex

We stepped into the kitchen and Emerson opened the refrigerator.

“Hmm. Well, it looks like we’re making a trip to the grocery store.”

“We’ll just order take-out,” I spoke. There was no way I was going to the grocery store.

“Nope. No takeout for you. Come on, Parker, let’s take a trip to the store.”

“Can’t. Phillip is off for the night.”

She raised her brow at me. That right there drove me crazy. I found her incredibly sexy when she did that. She reached inside her purse, grabbed her car keys, and held them up with a smile.

“We don’t need Phillip.”

“Oh no. We aren’t taking Adam’s car.”

“Yes, we are. It’ll be fun. You can drive if you want.” She threw me the keys.

I handed her keys back to her. “We’ll take my car.”

“Your car? Since when do you have a car?” She frowned.

“I’ve always had a car. Let’s go and get this over with.” I sighed.

We walked into the grocery store, where Emerson led me to the vegetables.

“See all the pretty colors.” She smiled. “Food should be fun and colorful.”

At that moment, I caught myself staring at her as she inspected each pepper before putting it into the bag. I found myself smiling on the inside because as much as I hated grocery shopping, I didn’t mind it with her.

“Do you like salmon?” she asked as we approached the seafood counter.

“Yes.”

“Good, because I make a mean salmon. You’re going to love it.” She patted my chest.

“I’m sure I will.”

Her passion for cooking was undeniable, which led me to think about a few things. As we were on our way home, her phone rang.

“Hey, Adam,” she answered and put it on speaker.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

“Alex and I are just heading home from the grocery store.”

“What?”

“Did you not hear what I said?”

I let out a light laugh—that attitude of hers.

“Yeah. I heard you. But why?”

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