Alex (A Cocky Cage Fighter Novel Book 9) by Lane Hart

Author:Lane Hart [Hart, Lane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Editor's Choice Publishing
Published: 2017-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Whitney

“How’s your wine?” Kenneth asks me while we sit on stools in the hotel bar, waiting for our table.

“It’s great,” I assure him with a smile.

Since he usually makes reservations days in advance and slips the hostess a hundred when we walk in restaurants, I’m surprised by the delay. Maybe he’s just using the wait as an excuse to try and pour more drinks into me. I’m on my second glass now. By the time we order, and our food comes, I’ll likely have two more and then another with dessert.

Leaning closer and placing his palm on top of my thigh at the hem of my purple sweater dress, he asks, “Have I told you how stunning you look tonight?”

“No, but thank you,” I reply, using all the willpower I possess not to reach down and knock his hand away.

Avoiding his piercing blue eyes, I glance around at the other tables, incredibly jealous of the women who are here with men of their own choosing.

“You know, I have to say that I’m surprised you haven’t brought up your father’s dire circumstances yet, and this is what, our eighth date?” Kenneth asks, causing my head to whip around toward him so fast I nearly give myself whiplash.

“Of course I haven’t mentioned the five-million-dollar investment loan my dad needs yet. That’s at least a tenth date subject to broach, right?” I joke, trying to force out a laugh; but when I fail, I decide just to throw back the rest of my wine.

“I would be happy to help him,” Kenneth says with a smug smile.

“You would?” I ask in surprise. Wow, that was so much easier than I expected.

“Certainly,” he replies. “On one small condition. Well, two actually.”

Dammit. I figured there would be conditions.

“Okay, what would they be?” I ask, bracing myself for his response.

“I want you to agree to come away with me,” he says simply.

Swallowing down the bile when it tries to break free, I ask, “Away where?”

Shrugging in his custom-made suit jacket, he tells me, “Anywhere, everywhere for, say, two, maybe three months? We can travel the world. See whatever you want to see.”

“You know, I think I’ve sort of seen it all,” I say in a rush. “Couldn’t we just stay here?”

“No,” he replies with a shake of his head. “I want you to go away with me so that we can spend time alone together, time for you to give me a fair chance to see if we could be more than friends. In exchange, I’ll help your father. That’s my offer.”

Wow, could I give up that many weeks of my life to save my dad’s business, along with his health? Two or three months doesn’t seem like very long. Would Alex wait for me if I told him how important this deal is? Things are so new and good between us, but I just don’t know if that’s something he would agree to do.

“You can take a few days to think about it,” Kenneth says, noticing my hesitancy.

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