Page 164 of The Billionaire's Baby
I stay there, unable to move. What if he doesn't come? What if he doesn't show up?
Oh, god, this had been a bad idea... A very bad idea.
"Miss, are you okay?" Peter, asks.
"Yes," I clear my throat, "I think so."
"He'll be there, you know."
I blink, then turn to him. "Who are you talking about?"
"The man you are looking out for."
"Of course, he is." I square my shoulders. "He's waiting inside to marry me."
"I'm not talking about him."
"No?"
He shakes his head. "Mr. Sterling was seven when I came to work for him. I've seen him and the rest of the Seven grow up and turn into men who were lost until, one by one, they began to find their women. Each of them deserves a happy ending, as do you."
"Why are you telling me this?" I ask. "My happy ending is waiting in there for me."
"He'll come for you."
I laugh. "I don’t know what you're talking about."
"Mr. Beauchamp," His smile grows. "He's the most stubborn of the lot. Comes from the French blood in him. He thinks he doesn't need anyone, that he can do this on his own. But he can't."
And neither can I, but I don’t say that aloud.
"Like the others, he doesn’t like admitting when he is wrong. Not unless he's about to lose the thing most important to him."
I stare at him. "You know of the plan?"
"Summer took me into her confidence."
I hunch my shoulders. "This was a stupid thing to do. What was I thinking? Or rather, not thinking. I had hoped he'd come to his senses and apologize to me... but he hasn't. And damn it, I guess I am as stubborn as him. God, we are match made in hell, the two of us. We'll never see eye to eye."
"You will. And when you finally do, it will be like no one and nothing else exists, just the two of you."
I blink away the sudden rush of tears. Shit, what is wrong with me? And I’m not even on any hormone injections.
"Thanks Peter," I mutter.
He nods, then gets out and comes around to open my door.
He offers me his hand and I allow him to help me out of the car.
I hear footsteps behind me. "There you are." Niko's voice reaches me.
I glance at him, "You came?"
"Of course, I came. My only sister is getting married, and you thought I wouldn't be here?"
More tears knock at the backs of my eyes. Shit, soon I am going to be blubbering, which is not good. I definitely don't want my mascara to run.
Peter places my hand in Niko’s, then steps aside. Isla exits the building and walks toward us. "They're ready for you."
