Page 30 of Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire
What the hell wasReddoing here?
I recognized her immediately. It was impossible to forget a face I’d spent so much time fantasizing over.
When she’d stood up and turned around—boom.
All that stuff I’d said to Wilder about being unable to feel anything for anyone? Problem solved. Sensations I hadn’t felt in years deluged me.
My eyes roamed over her, taking in the details that had changed or managed to slip my memory in the past three years.
Her blonde, wavy hair was a little lighter than I’d remembered, and there was a new spray of freckles across her nose and cheekbones that added just the right amount of cuteness to her beauty and kept her from being unapproachable.
The incredible blue eyes stared back, appearing a little dazed at seeing me again. How had she managed to track me down to Eastport Bay?
Even if she had, how’d she known I’d be cominghereto Victoria’s house?
“Gray, dear, I’d like you to meet my granddaughter, Scarlett Hood. Didn’t I tell you she was lovely?”
That’s when the pieces clicked into place. My vacation fling hadn’t trackedmedown—I’d foundher… and invited her here via Fed Ex.
What were the odds? It seemed impossible, but the woman I’d had the most unforgettable sex of my life with was Victoria Hood’s long-lost granddaughter.
I could barely manage to gather enough air to respond. “Yes, uh… you did. I mean, she is.”
Victoria gave a little laugh. “Well come say hello. I’ve never seen you act bashful before.”
Moving to stand beside Red—uh, Scarlett—Victoria put her hand on the younger woman’s arm.
“Scarlett, this is my friend Gray. He’s the one who helped me find you. He’s been wonderful these past few months, helping with things around the house and with my checkbook, making sure my art and other valuables are taken care of.”
Instead of extending her hand for a polite handshake, Scarlett folded her arms across her chest. Her eyes narrowed, and her pretty lips curled in a scowl.
“I’ll just bet he has.”
What the fuck?
That was a weird way to say thank you to the guy who’d been watching out for her elderly grandmother—somethingsheshould have been doing, by the way.
It was also a rather cold greeting considering how much time we’d spent naked together.
Not wanting to upset Victoria, who was obviously delighted at her reunion with this unfriendly young woman, I managed to paste something resembling a smile on my face.
“Scarlett, it’s nice to… see you again.”
In truth it was more than nice. She looked so good it almost hurt to look at her. Somehow she’d gotten even prettier in the past three years.
“You look great,” I said, unable to help myself.
The eyelids narrowed further. “You look… the same.”
Victoria glanced back and forth between us. “Oh, I didn’t realize you two had met. I thought you’d only corresponded by mail. Did you go by Gray’s office at Viridian first then, Scarlett?”
Instead of answering her grandmother, Scarlett stared at me. “Youwork at Viridian Security? How did you go from selling condoms and vibrators to working in security?”
“Vibrators?” Victoria asked, clearly confused. “Is that some sort of electronic security device? Did you put those on my art collection, Gray?”
My face heated in a flash that moved from the neck up. Looking down at my shoes, I cleared my throat.
“No, I… didn’t feel your pieces would benefit from those. Why don’t I help you inside to your room for a rest, then maybe Scarlett and I can take a walk and discuss some of the things you wanted me to address with her.”
