Page 446 of Billionaire Temptations

He took in a sharp breath. “Because of the person I am, Chloe. What I experienced, how I grew up, everything. I want to be very honest with you.” His fingers brushed away some strands of hair from my forehead. “This. Us. It’s still very hard for me. What I’m doing is very new to me, and I’m scared.”

“What are you scared of?”

“I’m scared of letting you down or not being good enough for you. I’m scared of not being there for you emotionally. It’s something I have to work on. I care about you, Chloe, and I don’t want to lose you.”

Standing up from the stool, I reached up and wrapped my arms around him. On the outside, he was a confident man who stood tall and proud of what he’d accomplished, but on the inside, he was still a frightened, unloved little boy.

“You have nothing to be scared of, Sebastian. When you care about someone, everything else comes naturally. You are more than good enough for me, and I don’t ever want to hear you say that again. Okay?”

The doorbell rang, so Sebastian kissed my head and went to answer it. Picking up my phone from the counter, I Facetimed Sienna since I missed three calls from her and a text message saying: “You better be having great sex or dead.”

“It’s about fucking time. Wait. Where are you? That’s not your apartment.”

“I’m at Sebastian’s.” I smiled.

“Why? Wait a minute. What are you wearing? Jesus, Chloe, did you two have sex?”

“It’s a long story, but.” I smiled. “We are officially dating.”

“As in a relationship?”

“Yes. I have to go. He’s coming.”

“I bet he is.” She grinned.

“Shut up. I’ll call you tomorrow.”

Sebastian walked into the kitchen with the bag of food and set it on the counter.

“Did I hear you talking to someone?” he asked.

“Yeah. I called Sienna since she called me three times and sent a text message.”

“It seems like you two are glued at the hip.” He smiled.

“We are. She’s more or less my sister. We share everything. So.” I got up from the stool and ran my finger down his chest. “If you date me, you’re getting her too.”

“Ah. Does she do threesomes?” He winked.

“Actually, she does.”

His eyes widened. “I was kidding.”

“I’m not.” I shrugged.

“By the way, I want to thank you,” he spoke as he took the cartons of food to the table.

“For what?”

“If I would have invested in that company, I would have lost millions. But thanks to you and Venus, I didn’t.”

“What happened?”

“Apparently, they had made a bad business decision they failed to tell me about when we were negotiating the contract.”

“Oh. Idiots.”

“Yes. Complete idiots.”

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