Page 95 of The Billionaire's Rival (Bad Boy Billionaires)

“I’ll get a quick shower, then you can shower while I make us breakfast.”

I pulled him to me for a kiss. “I love you.”

“I love you too.”

When I went downstairs, Worth was sitting at the bar in the kitchen, looking hungover as hell.

“I’m sorry,” I said when he looked up at me.

“I can’t believe you fucking drugged me. What were you thinking?”

“That I had to get to Ford, that I couldn’t stay here a second longer.”

Worth drank some of the coffee Ford sat in front of him. “You owe me.”

Was I going to get off that easy? “You’re right. Let me when you need to cash in on that.”

* * *

When we arrived at the care center, Emily was waiting for us in the lobby. Ford held out his hand for her to shake. “It’s nice to meet you, Emily. I’ve heard so many good things about you. I also heard you were looking for an investor for an expansion of your café. I’d love to talk to you about that later.”

“Ford,” Jay said, giving me a concerned look.

I shrugged. “I have a lot of money to invest. It would be good for me. My financial advisor says so.”

“We’ll talk about that later,” Jay said.

“And if you were ever interested in opening a second café here in New York, I’d be interested in that venture too.”

Emily grinned as she looked back and forth between the two of us. “I like him.”

“Good,” we both said at the same time.

Jay frowned. “This doesn’t…it doesn’t bother you?”

“You being with a man? Hell no. Not if he can have you this chilled out. You look happier than you have in years, Jay. I don’t care who puts the smile on your face, a man, a woman, or any other gender. I just want you to be happy.”

I pulled her in for a tight hug. “I’m lucky to have you, Em.”

She smiled. “Don’t forget it. Now let’s go see Gran.”

When we reached Gran’s room, she was sitting up in bed, eating breakfast. She smiled when we stepped inside. Emily and I each hugged her. “It’s so good to see you feeling better,” I said.

“I do feel better, and it’s good to see you too. Where have you been?”

I hadn’t been sure Gran was aware enough to notice that I hadn’t been by in a few days. I glanced at Emily, and she shook her head. She must have just made excuses for my absence.

“I had some emergencies at work, but that’s taken care of now.”

“Good.” She looked at Ford. “Who is this young man?”

I couldn’t help but smile as I looked his way. “This is Ford. He’s my….”

“Friend,” Ford said, saving me from having to out myself to Gran while she was still recovering.

“Well, he’s a nice friend to come visit an old woman like me.”

“Jay talks about you so much, I couldn’t wait to meet you.”

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