Page 137 of Billionaire Temptations

“It was luck, Emerson. Pure luck!”

“Okay, smarty pants. We’ll see if that luck continues.” I smirked.

Alex

The next morning, I softly kissed Emerson’s head before tiptoeing out of her room, so I didn’t wake her up. But I did the minute my hand gripped the doorknob.

“Sneaking off like you did the walk the shame or something, Parker,” she whispered with a smile on her face and her eyes still shut.

I turned and walked back to the bed, sitting down next to her, and softly stroking her hair.

“No. I didn’t want to wake you. I have to leave for Seattle now.”

“Okay. Make sure to dance in the rain while you’re there.” She opened her eyes and looked up at me.

“I will.” A smile graced my face as I brushed my lips against hers and walked out of the room.

I sighed as I grabbed my suitcase and headed to the Bentley. Something didn’t feel right. I hated leaving her. The times we’d spent together since she arrived had been the greatest times of my life. I shook my head as I climbed into the back seat.

“Everything okay, Alex?” Phillip asked.

“I’m not sure, Phillip.”

“Are you feeling okay?”

“Health-wise, yes.”

He shot me a look from the rearview mirror and smiled at me.

When the plane touched down in Seattle, it was raining. I couldn’t help but smile as I stepped off the plane. Once I arrived at Hotel Luxe, my room was ready, As soon as I got settled, I met Simon for lunch down in the restaurant.

“Good to see you, Alex,” he spoke as we shook hands.

“Good to see you too, Simon.”

We took our seats at a quiet table in the corner and talked business first.

“What’s wrong with you? You seem off today.”

“Nothing. It’s nothing.”

“Come on, Alex. We’ve been friends for years. There isn’t anything you can’t tell me. I can see something is bothering you.”

“It’s just this girl that’s staying at my house. She’s really gotten to me.” I took a drink of my scotch.

His brow raised as he looked at me in silence for a moment. “A girl is staying with you?”

“You know my friend Adam?”

“Yeah.”

“It’s his sister.”

“Ouch. That’s tough. How long have you known her?”

“It’s been almost two months, and she’s so different from anyone I’d ever met. She’s mouthy, defiant, and lives life irresponsibly. She travels the world for her twin sister, who died in a car accident eight years ago.”

“Huh?”

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