A Baby for the Beast by Chance Carter

Author:Chance Carter [Carter, Chance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Bookclicker.com
Published: 2017-10-21T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

Jane stays in the hammock at the beach for quite a while, her mind spinning madly. Who was that woman, and why was Brad in the hot tub in the first place. The woman was clearly more suited for him. She starts doubting herself again, feeling like nothing but an ugly waif. She doesn’t know what to think or feel about all of this, but does realize it was the woman hitting on him, not the other way around, and he didn’t seem to respond or encourage the advances. Jane is spinning with confusion.

After collecting her belongings, Jane returns to the hotel, eventually making her way out front where a car is waiting to take her to the restaurant to meet Brad. She is not sure if she even wants to see him right now. She’s feeling huffy and unbalanced, a mixture of sadness, disappointment, and anger. She really wonders why she should care. I mean, really. He’s a billionaire, and he can get whoever he wants.

The driver tries to speak with Jane, but she responds with one-word answers.

“You from New York?” he asks.

“Technically,” she says.

“A friend of Mr. Halliwell’s?”

“Maybe.”

“You married?”

“Why?” she responds, wanting to keep him guessing.

She feels like she is on some weird, emotional roller coaster that she can’t get off of. Brad is elusive, yet when he’s there with her, he is completely present. She feels so good when she’s with him, but then her paranoia takes over. At times, she worries she is being played somehow.

“Well, if I may say so, madam, you are a beautiful young lady, so anyone who gets to be with you is a lucky man,” he remarks.

Jane soaks in the compliments because this is not what she gets in New York.

“Well, thank you, sir. I will take your word for it,” she replies.

“One tip about Mr. Halliwell, ma’am. He holds onto his women for only so long. Usually there’s a spat, and it turns into, shall we say, too much passion,” he points out.

“Well, I’m not sure how Mr. Halliwell would feel about you speaking this way, but I appreciate your concern,” she responds gratefully.

“Just my two cents, madam. Take it for what it’s worth,” he adds.

“Thank you.”

This makes Jane feel nervous and sick to her stomach. She surely can’t tell Brad she knows this because it would implicate the driver, but it seems there are signs everywhere that keep showing her there’s something she just can’t trust about this guy.

Is it her fear, her gut instinct, or plain old common sense? Her uncle back home used to say, ‘Sweet baby Jane would get stuck in the middle of an intersection and just stand there because of her lack of common sense.’

“Well, here we are. Thai Bistro,” he says, slowing down in front of the place.

“Thank you, sir. Here, keep the change,” she says, passing him a tip.

Jane steps out into the hot air and immediately feels dizzy. She tries to catch her balance as she gets up. Someone at the restaurant comes out to escort her in.

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