A Limited Engagement by Bethany Michaels

Author:Bethany Michaels [Michaels, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Entangled; Indulgence; romance; contemporary romance; Bethany Michaels; fake relationship; relationship of convenience; friends to lovers; best friend's older brother
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Indulgence)
Published: 2017-03-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Lilly pressed the button on Derek’s fancy coffeemaker and grabbed a yogurt from the stainless steel fridge. She looked out the back window while she waited for the coffee to brew, watching the bluebirds, which had migrated from the north for the winter, cardinals, and other winter birds flit around what passed for Derek’s backyard. She was glad it wasn’t the sculptured, manicured space she’d expected. She liked it a little wild. It was just the kind of location she would have chosen for a house.

If she didn’t already have a gorgeous apartment in a great building back in Chicago, of course.

The house was well cared for, but it was apparent that the owner wasn’t often home. There was none of the usual clutter in the living space that went along with an occupant spending lots of hours hanging out there. No remote controls on the arm of the couch in the living room, no half-used rolls of toilet paper in the bathroom. No spoons or iced tea glasses left in the kitchen sink, besides Lilly’s.

This was nice, but it was temporary. In just a few weeks, she’d be back in Chicago or some other city with a great new job and this whole mess behind her, for the most part. And then she could get on with her real life and maybe, someday, finding someone to share it with.

The house had been empty for three days since Derek had hopped on his private jet to take care of business. She still couldn’t believe he wanted to own the team. She got that he wanted control, and that he resented his dad’s interference, especially given the bad blood between them, but he’d never cared about anything but driving. He’d never taken an interest in the business part of the sport. People changed, she supposed. He’d learned to negotiate multimillion-dollar deals and handle national press. He was more like his father than he realized.

She had kind of assumed Derek would end up siphoning his family’s wealth so he could play on racetracks for the rest of his life without ever having to actually do a day of work himself. He’d really surprised her with his ambition and just how far he’d gone. He’d taken a talent for something he loved and beat the odds on a one-in-a-million chance of hitting the big time in racing’s premier series. She was proud of him, and if she was honest, maybe a little bit jealous, too.

She had always been the responsible one, the one with the five-year plan. Not Derek. He’d set a goal, then embraced each opportunity to get him there, even one as spontaneous as this fake relationship.

It was good Derek was gone for a few days. It gave her time to clear her head, to focus on what she needed to do—find a new job.

Derek had followed through on his promise—she’d gotten a call from a headhunter he’d hired. She had emailed her several leads, and Lilly was putting the final touches on her résumé this morning to email to the woman.

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