Page 21 of Billion Dollar Baby Deal

It was just sex, she told herself. They had known each other for years and never had sex before; they could do it again. And in time, Sophie was sure she would forget that they had ever even slept together.

The server arrived with their food, taking her mind away from this morning.

“How soon are you—?” Noah started after the waitress walked away.

“Now. If you would like,” Sophie said in a rush. If she was going to do this, she had to be all in.

Noah smiled in delight, taking a deep breath. “All right, then.”

Sophie replied with a smile, twisting her fork in her pasta.

“So from this moment on, we’re engaged?” Noah asked.

Sophie found herself excited by his statement. She was going to be a mom! “Yeah. I guess we are.”

While they ate, they discussed some more details.

“I think six months for a wedding should be ample time, yes?” Noah took a bite of his steak. “I mean we can still set up an appointment with the doctor to get things started. Maybe begin trying a month or so before?”

She hesitated. Six months? That was half a year away! Didn’t he want this to be done quickly?

“I know six months seems far away, but we will have so much going on that it will fly by,” he assured her. “We will have to come up with the terms of the prenup, announce the engagement, find a wedding planner, actually plan the wedding, and meet with fertility doctors to discuss our options.”

When he put it like that, it sounded like they needed more time.

“Okay,” Sophie agreed. She could wait five months to begin trying for a baby. It would give her plenty of time to prepare and plan.

Noah took a sip from his drink before speaking again. “I know this will be a bit of a shock to the office, and once we tell them, word will get out. So I was thinking about hosting a party to celebrate our best quarter in two weeks’ time. What if we announced it then? I will invite some press; that way we’ll be announcing it to everyone at once.”

It was a smart plan. “We should probably get a ring then, huh?” She grinned. Once they began announcing that they were engaged, people would be asking to see it.

“Monday, during lunch. I’ll take you to pick one out,” Noah said.

“Okay.” She smiled in agreement.

When they were both ready to leave, Noah paid for dinner and walked Sophie out to her car.

“Thank you,” she told him.

“No, thank you.” He smiled. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Sophie waved goodbye before getting into her car, a thrill of excitement going through her.

Looks like we’re really doing this!

CHAPTER9

NOAH

They stopped for coffee on their way to the jeweler’s. Noah drove and Sophie sat in the passenger seat, holding her coffee with both hands, as if she was scared to spill coffee in his nice car.

“I always thought drinking black coffee was a myth,” Sophie teased.

Noah shrugged. “That’s the only way I ever drink it. It’s healthier that way.”

It was true. He had made a commitment to himself that if he was going to start drinking caffeine, he wouldn’t try to make it taste good. Noah prided himself on maintaining healthy habits.

“I didn’t realize you were so worried about your figure,” she said with a smirk.

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