Page 235 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 1
I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket. I unwound my hands from his neck and grabbed my cell.
"Don't answer it." His lips drifted to my neck.
"But it's probably Melissa." I turned my head away from him so I could see my screen. "She's here."
"Maybe you should tell her to come back."
"James, she walked here." I put my hand on his chest.
He sighed. "Her timing is impeccable." He leaned down and grabbed his shirt as I slid off the counter.
My phone buzzed again. "She's at the front desk. They told her we weren't here."
James laughed. "Oh, right." He pulled his phone out of his pocket and called down to the front desk. "Is there a Melissa down there asking to come up?" James put his hand over the receiver. "Is her last name Monroe?"
"Yes."
"Yes, please let Melissa Monroe up. Thanks, Ben." James put his cell phone back in his pocket. "So, what can I expect today?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well," he said as he wrapped his arms around me, "every time she's seen me, she's been mad at me."
"No she hasn't."
"Yes, she has. She hates me."
"She doesn't hate you. She doesn't even know you. Maybe tonight she can finally get to know you better. I want you two to be friends too."
"I'll try to be super charming." He flashed me a smile.
"Yeah, I don't think you need to try to be charming. It comes quite naturally to you."
A dinging noise sounded through the apartment. James nodded his head toward the elevator doors and released me from his embrace. "I'm probably going to need another shot." He grabbed the bottle off the counter and poured vodka into his glass.
I laughed and went to go let Melissa in.
As soon as the doors open, she ran out of the elevator and gave me a big hug. "Where the hell have you been? How are you feeling? How's your head? I can't believe everything that's been going on..." her voice trailed off as she released me from her hug. "Oh my God. This place is amazing." She walked past me and toward the windows all along the back of the apartment. I had never really seen her awe struck before. She folded her arms across her chest as she looked out at Main Street below.
"It's pretty awesome, right?" I asked as I walked up next to her.
"I didn't even know Main Street could look this pretty." She turned toward me. "No wonder you're never at our dorm anymore. This place is amaze-balls. I might never leave either."
"Amaze-balls, huh?" James said as he walked up behind us. "Hi, Melissa, how are you?"
Melissa openly rolled her eyes as she turned around. "I've been better, James."
"Oh. I'm sorry..."
"You're sorry? Yeah, you should be. You know what? You and I need to talk."
James' eyebrows lowered slightly. "About what?"
"You know what."
"Hey, Melissa." I put my hand on her arm. "Maybe you and I can talk real quick? I feel like I haven't seen you in forever."
"Yeah, which is another thing I want to talk about. But first I need to talk to your boyfriend."
