Page 21 of Billionaire's Accidental Marriage
“Are you sure?”
I snickered. “Yeah. I’m positive. If anything, I’m sitting here munching on fries, staring at my bathroom, and wishing you were about to take a shower with me.” I started giggling until I realized what I had said, and I froze. A crispy, hot fry dangled from my fingertips, and it quickly fell into my lap. I scurried to get onto my feet and ripped open the door, hoping and praying I honestly hadn’t said that out loud. But, when I opened the door, Mike’s smirk said it all.
“I mean, that can be arranged, if you want,” he said.
I sighed. “I don’t know why I said that. It just sort of… came out.”
He leaned against the doorframe. “Is what you said true?”
I gazed up into his kind eyes. “Yeah, kind of.”
“Not ‘kind of.’ Yes, or no.”
I rolled my eyes. “Yes, it was true. Though I’m not sure that I should have said it.”
He chuckled. “I know this is weird. I know itfeelsweird. But, it felt right back in the kitchen once it happened, right?”
I nodded slowly. “Yeah, actually. It did.”
He peered down at my food. “Are you actually going to be eating in here?”
I giggled sarcastically. “Can’t say my appetite has come back, no.”
He nodded toward my bathroom door. “Then, why don’t we clean ourselves up. And I promise I won’t pull any funny business—unless you want me to, of course.”
He punctuated his statement with a wink, and my knees grew weak once more. I stepped off to the side, ushering him into the bedroom, and as he walked inside, he took my hand. He led me to the bathroom opening, where we stripped back out of our clothes and stepped into the walk-in stone shower that was more opulent than anything I’d ever own in my lifetime. And after we got the hot water pouring against us like tropical Amazonian rain, he took me into his arms.
“Is this okay?” he murmured.
I laid my head against his chest. “This is wonderful, thank you.”
He rocked us both side to side as if we were dancing. “Let me know if it becomes too much.”
And as my eyes fell closed, the way he held me simply felt right. The way our bodies intertwined simply felt right. The way he kissed the top of my head before he held me even closer simply felt… right.
And good.
And amazing.
So, I tried not to question it as Mike sank us to the floor, pulled me into his lap, and captured my lips in another searing kiss.
6
Michael
As I stood in the middle of the fake small town I had created, I drew in a deep breath. The sun was shining, the ground had somehow dispersed all of the rain that had fallen last night, and the second parking lot was being bulldozed while I watched. All around me were homes that had been erected, cobblestone pathways that acted as sidewalks, concrete had been lain down like winding roads, and the little shops that would eventually house my Mom and Pop shops were decorated and ready to be occupied.
I never thought dirt and clay could look so beautiful. But, then again, I did have Maggie beside me. And she made everything more beautiful.
More palatable.
More enjoyable.
“I need someone over here to set up these tables!” she called out.
I jogged over to her side with a smile on my face. “What needs to happen?”
She waved her hand at me. “No, I need a worker. You need to be working on getting people where they need to be. The first of your stores pulled into the far end of the parking lot over there, and they looked confused as hell. Go un-confuse them.”
