Page 24 of The Broke Billionaires Club
“I’ll shoot it for you,” Trevoroffered.
“No!” Millie gasped. “He was just protecting his family. They have a nest on the roof of mycarport.”
“Well, isn’t there a maintenance crew that could have the nest moved or something?” he askedlogically.
“Oh, no.” Millie shook her head adamantly. “Did you know that geese come back to the same place every year to make their nest? Oh, and that they mate for life.” She had a dreamy expression that led Trevor to believe that even after being attacked, she wasn’t going to do anything about these geese. She confirmed that guess when she added, “I’ll just park somewhere else until the goslings have hatched, and they have movedon.”
He shook his head at her. “I never would have guessed that you were such a romantic, MissParks.”
Her cheeks blushed that beautiful shade of rosy pink that he so enjoyed. He really looked at her then. He had been so focused on her injuries that he hadn’t taken notice that her long, blonde hair was down. It fell in shiny, soft waves that he longed to touch. Rather than her all-business attire she was sporting a faded Red Sox tee shirt and baggy gray sweatpants. Although she didn’t have on a scrap of make-up, her complexion was flawless, except for the goose injuries. She looked relaxed and more beautiful than he had ever seenher.
When his eyes finally travelled down to her feet, he almost laughed out loud. Each toenail was polished a different brightly-colored, sparkly hue. Her toes formed a happy rainbow of color. She wiggled them at him when she noticed him checking them out. “They make me happy,” sheadmitted.
“You are full of surprises. No one would ever guess that all of this vivacious color lurks underneath those sleek, classic, all-business heels you wear at work.” He shook his head, marveling ather.
“If you think that is a surprise, you should see my undergarments,” shequipped.
His throat suddenly felt dry. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he swallowed and croaked out the word, “Okay.”
Her flirtatious hint was all the invitation he needed. He leaned in and took her mouth with his. He wanted to claim her as his own. She met him and matched him move for move, claiming himinstead.
The ice pack dropped, long forgotten. She straddled him on the couch as they kissed hungrily. He raked his fingers through her long, glorious hair and discovered it was as silky as he hadimagined.
When she pulled back to gaze into his dark eyes, they were both panting with need. His phone took that inopportune moment todingat him with an appointment reminder. They both knew exactly what the soundwas.
She slumped over him. “You have somewhere you need to be,” she saidsadly.
“It’s okay,” he tried. “I can blow itoff.”
Not one to be so easily deterred, Millie grabbed her phone and scrolled through his schedule. “It’s the meeting with the lawyers and accountants about the mall deal. You can’t miss that. Trey would befurious.”
Trevor rolled his eyes as she climbed off him––the moment ruined. There was Trey again, getting in the middle of everything. It was so frustrating and annoying. For once in his life, Trevor wanted to stand up to his brother and refuse to give in to him about everything, but today evidently wasn’t going to be thatday.
Millie was already at her door, ushering him out. “Come on, you don’t want to belate.”
“Actually, I do,” he tried, but she wasn’t putting up with any of his nonsense. She turned her uninjured cheek to him when he leaned in for akiss.
“I texted Jim for your pick-up,” she yelled after him as he was walking down her sidewalk and searching for his blastedphone.
He didn’t even bother to ask how she had accomplished that so quickly. The woman was simply amazing. Too bad she worked forhim.
