Page 73 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol 4
I held my hands up. "But I'm not. I just like the idea of her. You know, like the way Mason feels about Justin Bieber."
James laughed. "I think I get that."
The elevator stopped and the doors opened.
He kept his hand against the wall as we walked toward our room. "You'll find your own Penny." He leaned against the wall outside our door. "I like Daphne. She's really nice." He smiled. His grin was a little goofy looking because of the drugs.
"She is really nice." And beautiful, smart, funny...I could think of endless ways to describe her.
"I think she's your person."
I laughed. "What does that mean?" I held the door open for him.
He slowly walked inside and flopped down on the bed. "You're going to end up with her, I can just tell."
"I didn't think you believed in fate."
"I didn't. But then I met Penny." He yawned. "Thanks for letting me come back to the room. I didn't feel good."
I tried not to laugh. "Yeah, I know."
"Do you want to know why I think she's your person?"
I sat down on the edge of his bed. I wasn't sure how logical high James was, but I'd play along. "Sure."
"She called you infuriating."
"And that's a good thing?"
He laughed. "It's the best thing."
"I'm not sure infuriating is the best way for someone to describe someone you like."
"No, it is. Trust me. Penny infuriated me. I told her so. And then we fucked for the first time. Right on the desk in my office. God she's so sexy."
I knew they had sex in his office."I don't see what that has to do with me?"
"I called her infuriating. Daphne called you infuriating. She's going to fall in love with you. Just like I fell in love with Penny."
Something in my chest seemed to tighten.
"Maybe she already is in love with you. When you know, you know. You know?"
I laughed. "Yeah, I know." But I didn't. I had never been in love before. Hell, I had never even made love before. I was good at fucking. That was it. Emotion wasn't part of that for me.
"She's a keeper," James said to the ceiling.
It was possible that he was talking about Penny, but it seemed like he was still referring to Daphne.
A knock on the door made me jump.
James immediately sat up. "Food!" He laughed. "The way she ordered dinner was kind of weird though. That'll take some getting used to."
I laughed. "Yeah, that was kind of strange." But I secretly liked that she knew what she wanted. Especially if she wanted me. I opened up the door and smiled. Daphne was standing there with three takeout containers. She also had James' suit jacket draped over her arm and his tie in her hand.
I couldn't help myself. If I let her in this room, God help me, I wasn't going to be able to resist tying her up with that tie. I had already warned her what I liked to do with ties. If she walked in, she was basically giving me consent.
"I don't mean to intrude, I just thought you might need some help," she said. "Or want some company. Can I come in?"
