An Accidental Date with a Billionaire by Diane Alberts

Author:Diane Alberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Indulgence; romance, Women's Short Stories; Two-Hour Romance Short Reads; Romantic Comedy; Short Story Anthologies & Collections; Romance Anthologies; Contemporary Women's Fiction; Billionaire Romance; American Humorous Fiction; Enemies to Lovers; Entangled Romance; Short Romance; Contemporary Romance; RomCom; Auction; Bachelor; Arrangement; Diane Alberts; Indulgence; Popular Romance; Gala; Rich; Charity; Mistaken Identity; Category Romance; Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The next night, Sam was still no closer to being tired of Taylor than she’d been when she went home with him the first night. They’d just finished eating and were curled up on the couch with each other in front of the fireplace, watching the flames dance against the brick backdrop.

Taylor’s home was starting to feel like—well, home.

The floors were no longer overkill. The fire no longer seemed lavish. The soft leather wasn’t exotically soft to her, but rather how leather was supposed to be. Little by little, she was getting accustomed to the lifestyle that Taylor lived, just like she feared.

Was she losing herself?

“Camping?” he asked, his voice tight. “You can’t be serious.”

She smiled, loving the sound of pure horror in his voice, and turned off the fear that plagued her. “Not just camping, but also rebuilding nature trails, since they’ve been destroyed by disrespectful people over the past few years. We’re hoping to give underprivileged kids a place to enjoy nature, right here in the city. Isn’t that amazing?”

He stared blankly at her.

“Don’t worry, we’ll have a tent.”

Taylor crossed his arms. “Oh, yay. That makes me feel so much better.”

She couldn’t help it. This time, she full-on laughed at him. “Have you never been camping?”

“Why would I want to sleep outside with the bears, snakes, and bugs when we have the ability to build these magical things over our heads, which house us from those elements, called buildings?”

She snorted. “I don’t think there are many bears in Chicago.”

“No, just criminals who like dark parks and dilapidated trails because no one smart goes in them at night,” he retorted.

She choked on a laugh that she unsuccessfully tried to hold back.

They’d been discussing plans for the weekend, since they were clearly still on their “first” date, and when he’d asked her what charitable event they were working at, he’d clearly not been expecting the answer she’d given him. Who would have thought the unstoppable Taylor Jennings was afraid to sleep outside?

“I’m not afraid,” he said, frowning.

Funny, she hadn’t meant to say that out loud.

“I just don’t think it’s a bright idea to sleep in a dark Chicago park in the middle of winter,” he added crankily.

She lifted her brows. “It’s November.”

“And freezing outside.”

She sipped her wine. “You don’t have to come. I can go alone.”

“But we’re still on our date.”

She stared at the white wine in her glass, swallowing hard. “Well, all good things must come to an end eventually, right?”

It was true. They had been avoiding the topic and all, but eventually this date of theirs would have to actually end. Maybe now was a good time. Even as the words crossed her mind, her heart objected. She wasn’t falling for him or anything, but she wasn’t done yet.

Was he?

He climbed on top of her, tugging her body beneath his on the couch and removing the wineglass from her hand. His hand slid under her butt, and he slipped his leg between hers, pressing against her in all the right places.

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