Page 452 of Billionaire Temptations

He stopped and waited for me.

“Hey, Chloe.” He coughed.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Just a little cold, nothing to worry about.” He coughed again.

“Okay. You better take care of yourself. I’ll stop by and see you soon. I have to get back to work.” I smiled.

I couldn’t stop thinking about Willie and how he didn’t look so good. After work, I ran to the drugstore and picked up some cough drops, a few bottles of water, and some cold medicine.

“I bought you some medicine, Willie.” I held up the plastic bag as he sat up against the brick wall in the alley.

“Chloe, you didn’t have to do that.”

“Don’t be silly. You’re not feeling well and need to take care of yourself. I also picked up your favorite candy bar.”

“You’re too good to me. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. I have to go. Sebastian and I are going out, and I have to get home and change.”

“It makes me happy to see you so happy.” He smiled.

“I am happy. See you later, Willie.” I waved.

Eli pulled up, and Sebastian climbed out of the limo as I walked up to my building.

“Are you just getting home?” he asked as he gave me a kiss.

“Yeah. After work, I stopped by the drugstore and picked up some cold medicine for Willie. He’s not feeling well.”

“Ah. That was nice of you.”

“It won’t take me long to change. If you can behave yourself, I may even let you watch.” I grinned as I grabbed his tie, and he followed behind.

“Oh, I’m going to watch, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll behave. I can’t seem to do that when I’m around you.”

After a nice dinner and a bottle of wine, we headed back to Sebastian’s penthouse. Lying in bed, his arms held me as my head lay on his muscular chest. This was where I belonged.

“Hey, Sebastian,” I spoke as I stroked his chest.

“Hmm?” he spoke.

“I love you.”

There was silence for a moment, and I thought he was surely mustering up the courage to say it back.

“Me too, baby.” He kissed the top of my head. “Now get some sleep.”

A tiny piece of my heart broke when I heard him say that. Was I expecting too much from him too soon? Maybe I shouldn’t have been so free to tell him that I loved him when I did. I’d never forget the look on his face. We were in Hawaii, and we had dinner on the beach. The sun was setting, and it was a magical moment, one of those moments that take your breath away. It was romantic, and I got caught up in the scenery. But it was a moment that I would never regret. Telling him that I loved him made me incredibly happy. I wanted him to know because he had never been loved his whole life. But the more I said it, the deeper the cut in my soul became because he couldn’t bring himself to say it back. Closing my eyes, I tried to push it out of my mind. Tomorrow was a new day, and maybe, just maybe, it would be the day that he would tell me that he loved me too.

Chapter Thirty-One

TWO WEEKS LATER

Chloe

I picked up the white stick that sat on the bathroom counter for the past five minutes. Holding it in my hand, tears started to fill my eyes as I stared at the blue plus sign displayed in the window. With a smile, I looked at my mom.

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