Page 43 of Faking with the Bad Boy Billionaire

At least to her.

Josephine pulled Lucas out of the high chair and brought him to his play area. She moved around to clean up the kitchen and walked to the office to grab her laptop. She wanted to work all day, which meant working in the kitchen where she could still keep an eye on Lucas.

When she opened her emails, she saw some of the shots of Lucas for the clothing ad. He looked so adorable, smiling and playing with the other kids. That was the first time Steven had made it to a shoot with them, and he watched so intently. Josephine smiled at remembering how proud he was of her and their son.

There was one shot that Josephine was determined to have made it to market, and that was the one where Lucas was running to Steven. His smile was much bigger than in all the other photos.

Josephine moved onto her photos and squirmed a little at some of them. She felt much better about herself since she had toned back up, but she still did not like some of the angles. She sent out emails stating which ones were absolutely not making the ad for her fitness deal and another saying that they were the ones. She was much happier with her shots the further she got into them.

It took her a while to get back to her comfort zone after pregnancy, but she was able to focus on her fitness with a lot more ease since moving in with Steven. He wanted to ensure she took the time for what was important to her, including her health.

She was moving on to other offer emails when the doorbell rang. "Are you expecting company, Lucas?" She smiled at her son as she walked past and opened the door.

There was a messenger on the other side waiting for her. The messenger held out a bouquet of flowers and a letter from Steven.

Josie,

I have a special day set up for you. Get dressed up in your favorite dress, drop Lucas off with Jules; she is waiting at her place, and let the driver bring you to me. The driver is waiting for you whenever you are ready.

Love you,

Steven

Josephine smiled at the letter and then looked at their son. "Well, it looks like we have a big night ahead of us! You get to go see Auntie Jules!" Lucas stood up and started clapping in excitement before his movie pulled his attention back to it.

Josephine decided it was the perfect time to put him down for a nap so that she could get ready. She got him a bottle of milk and went through his nap routine. "Get some good sleep. After, we will get to go on an adventure." Lucas started singing their goodnight song until Josephine joined him.

Josephine walked upstairs and jumped in the shower. She was enjoying the hot shower when her phone dinged; pausing her music, she opened the shower door and reached to look at her phone. Lana texted asking about plans. Josephine returned to the shower and started thinking about why he could take her out, but he had been doing many things like that lately. He was showing he loved her in ways big and small. He loved cooking for them, he was big on helping clean, and he loved spoiling them.

Josephine got out of the shower and dried off. She was blow-drying her hair when she realized she was not sure what dress she was going to wear. She finished and then started going through her entire closet. She pulled out six different dresses, trying them on one by one. She did not like any of them, and then she saw it. The dress from the gala. The tight one that Steven loved right away. She had it modified not long after to a slightly shorter version. She got more use out of it that way, and she slid it on and was happy that she had been working out when she got it zipped up all the way.

Then she moved onto her hair. She decided a loose, low bun with tendrils hanging out was the way to go. She took the time to get it pinned and adjusted just right. When she was satisfied, she stared at herself, remembering how it felt the first time he took it off of her. She was looking forward to him doing it again.

She went onto her makeup, trying to get it close to the gala look but not overwhelming. She wanted a more relaxed version that still maintained a natural look. She was a little shaky and had to fix her eyeliner once before she felt it looked right. "Okay, this will do."

She went to get Lucas up and ready for his fun sleepover with Auntie Jules. When she opened the door, the driver stood there waiting for her. "Oh! Have you been standing here the whole time?"

The older gentleman smiled, "No, Ma'am. The Boss texted to let me know you were getting Lucas ready, and I came up to the door to wait and help you carry anything you need to the car."

"How did he…" Josephine smiled to herself, "the monitors." The driver nodded and winked at her.

"Let me grab this for you." He took the diaper bag and directed us to the car, which was fully equipped with a car seat. "Boss wanted one in each car just in case you ever need a ride anywhere."

"That's sweet of him." Josephine looked at the car seat and was impressed with Steven's choice.

"Let's get you to Auntie's house." She leaned in, kissed him on the cheek, and buckled him in.

The ride to Jules' house was mainly quiet, but Josephine did try to get to know their driver, Carl, a bit. He said he would happily be their driver whenever they needed him. He cracked a joke about her being better company than Steven when he was cranky, and Josephine decided right then and there that she liked Carl. He was a charming guy.

When the car pulled up to Jules' house, Josephine felt slightly uncomfortable. She still had a lot of reservations about Jules, but she knew that Steven had set this up. He never would have had Lucas brought here if he did not trust her to keep an eye on him. She got Lucas out, and Carl walked them to the door.

Josephine took a deep breath and knocked on the door. Jules swung it open and stepped back right away, "Wow! That is some dress!" Josephine nodded at her with a small smile. They stood awkwardly for a moment before Jules said, "Oh, sorry, come in!"

Josephine stepped inside, "You have a lovely home."

Jules stopped moving and looked at her, "Thank you. It isn't like your home with Steven, but it is just enough for me."

Josephine nodded and pushed forward in the conversation, "I have everything you will need in here. His bottle is all set to go whenever he is ready for bed, and I forgot the portable bed."

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