Accidental Fiancé: A Single Dad Fake Engagement Romance (Unintentionally Yours) by Mia Mara

Author:Mia Mara [Mara, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Julian

The trudge up the stairs seemed longer this time. Every step was heavy bearing too many thoughts. What the hell just happened in the closet? She kissed me, and I lost all control. I almost admitted how I felt, though I wasn’t even sure what that meant. Not really. It was the sex. It tainted my brain, making me weak and stupid.

I could not let that happen again.

As we headed upstairs, I heard Chloe cackle. I knew it was at our expense. Not that I cared—Chloe’s opinion meant nothing to me—but my family’s opinions meant everything. By the end of the week, I had to ensure they liked Maggie and hated Chloe. Maggie could be closed off and reticent, so that was where I had to focus my energy. I needed to get her out of her shell and show them what made her so special.

They’d figure out Chloe was awful all on their own.

Once we were in my room, I closed the door behind us for privacy. Despite her irritation at my tendency to joke during uncomfortable situations, I had to try. I’d do anything to see Maggie smile. “Chloe’s a real piece of work, isn’t she?”

Maggie hiccupped a laugh. “She’s like a dog with a bone, and we’re the bone.”

I smiled, trying to figure out something to say, but her words hung in the air, and all I could hear was her saying bone. That was the only thing on my mind. Sex. With Maggie. Our unspoken tension felt like air pressing in at all sides and I couldn’t think.

I grabbed my trunks. “I’ll change in the bathroom.”

“Do you mind if I do?” Maggie asked. “I need to fix myself up a little before I face your family again.”

“Sure. Of course.” The truth was, I wanted a door between us. Just a little space so I could think clearly. She darted into the bathroom and closed the door. The thin border between us allowed me to breathe again.

I changed and laid on the bed, watching the ceiling fan spin above me. I’d had the best blowjob of my life in the supply closet not fifteen minutes ago. Almost confessed I was falling for Maggie ten minutes ago. Mere moments after that, I nearly decked Marcus as I passed him in the hallway for having the audacity to invite a plague into our home.

I checked the clock. How the fuck had it only been an hour since we’d arrived?

Clearly, the contract meant nothing to either of us, Maggie’s payment aside. She’d get that money no matter what happened and after getting humiliated by Chloe, I planned on tacking on a hefty bonus. Not that it would make up for things, but it might be a balm to Maggie’s nerves. Or it might alleviate my guilt. Either way, she was taking home a lot of money. I’d make sure of it.

But then the question became, which home was she taking that money to?

The thought of her no longer being

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