Page 131 of Billionaire Temptations

He shrugged. “Yes, and I away from you. But the truth is you’re glad I’m here,” he smugly spoke. He looked around the cottage. “This is very nice. I approve.”

“It’s all they had available.”

“Nice bed. Is it comfortable?”

“Very comfortable. I slept like a baby last night.”

He took a bite of his eggs. “Good. Then I’m happy to know I’ll sleep like a baby tonight.”

My eyes darted up at him as I grabbed my coffee. “Excuse me? You aren’t sleeping in that bed. If you plan on staying, you better get your own room.”

“Can’t. They don’t have anything available, and since I’m paying for this room, I’ll be sleeping in that bed right there.”

I laughed. “I’m paying for this room. This is my room.”

“Correction, Emerson. I’m paying for this room. I gave Noelle my credit card and told her to charge the entire stay on it.”

“Who the fuck is Noelle?”

“Who the fuck is Felicia?” He grinned.

“You really do live in your own little uptight world. Don’t you?”

“Yes. I suppose I do. Noelle is the blonde at the front desk.”

“Ah. I see. So, she told you what cottage I was in. Isn’t that against policy or something? What if you were here to murder me?”

“Money talks, baby. I slipped her a hundred for the info.”

“Did you just call me ‘baby’?” I narrowed my eyes at him.

“Yeah. Don’t take it too seriously. It’s just part of the phrase.” He winked, and suddenly, my panties melted.

“You can’t steal my lines.” I pointed my fork at him.

He chuckled. “So, what are we doing today?”

“I’m going to explore Napa. I don’t know what you’re doing.”

“Guess I’m exploring Napa with you.”

I sighed and then looked down. Placing my napkin on the table, I got up from my seat.

“Today’s not really a good day, Alex, and I prefer to spend it alone.”

He got up from his chair and walked over to me. “I know what today is.”

“How?”

He didn’t answer me. His eyes stared into mine, and I knew at that moment how he knew where I was.

“Oh, my God! Adam told you, didn’t he? He told you I was here.”

“I promised I wouldn’t say. But he didn’t want you to be alone.”

“He didn’t want? What about what I want? Damn him!”

Alex clasped my shoulders. “If you really want me to go, I will.”

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