Page 479 of Billionaire Temptations

“Hold his head,” she spoke.

I smiled as I looked down at him. He definitely was beautiful, and I saw a lot of Chloe in him—especially his cute little nose.

“See, it’s not so bad. Is it?” she asked.

I glanced up at her as a small smile crossed my lips. After spending some time with her parents, the baby, Sienna, and Sam, we said our goodbyes and headed home. As I climbed into bed, Chloe walked out of the bathroom with a toothbrush in her mouth.

“I finally know what I want to do with the money Willie left me.”

“Great. Finish brushing your teeth, and you can tell me.” I winked.

“No. I want to tell you now,” she mumbled.

I climbed out of bed, placed my hands on her hips, turned her around, and walked her to the bathroom sink.

“Spit,” I said.

“Really? You always tell me to swallow.” She smiled.

There was never a dull moment with her. “In this case, spit, Chloe.”

After she brushed her teeth, I wiped her mouth with the towel and gave her a soft kiss.

“Okay, now you can tell me.”

She rolled her eyes and climbed into bed. I climbed in next to her as she snuggled against me.

“I want to use the money to open up a homeless shelter in honor of him.”

“What? Really?”

She lifted her head and sat up. “Yeah. Don’t you like the idea?”

“I love the idea, and I’ll help you with everything. But what about your job at the gallery?”

“I’ll still work at the gallery. We can hire someone to oversee it and enlist volunteers. I know for a fact that Ellery will help out. We can use the fifty thousand dollars to start it up, and then you can ask your super-rich corporate friends to make donations. In fact, we can hold a fundraiser.”

“Sounds like you have it all figured out.” I tapped her on the nose. “What took you so long to decide?”

“I actually decided it the day we were at the bank, but with Mercury being in retrograde, it just wasn’t a good time to put the plan into action.”

“I see, and why didn’t you mention it to me then?”

“Because I didn’t want to jinx it or get into a conversation and throw some bad mojo on it. Are you mad I didn’t mention it?”

“No. I’m not mad. I just thought you told me everything.”

“Honey, I do tell you everything.” I placed my hand on his arm. “It was just an idea that had to wait. That’s all.”

“But that was an idea of importance. Something that meant a lot to you, and you didn’t share it with me.”

“Aw, baby.” I snuggled into him. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I love you so much, and I would never hurt you on purpose. You should know that. I just wanted to wait until the right time.”

I felt his chest rise as he sighed. “I do know that, and I love you too.”

“I want you to be my partner in this. I want us to make decisions together, talk about ideas, and make magic happen for those less fortunate.”

“Get up here and give me those gorgeous lips of yours.”

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