Billionaires and Bodybags by Keira Blackwood & Liza Street

Author:Keira Blackwood & Liza Street [Blackwood, Keira & Street, Liza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liza Street

10

Grayson

Kelly’s appearance in Forbidden wasn’t ideal. The woman obviously hated me, and I still couldn’t figure out exactly how we’d gotten off on the wrong foot. I’d always prided myself on my charm and charisma; they helped with business and developing relationships. I could usually figure out what made a person happy, what ticked them off, and operate accordingly.

Well, I’d have to figure out how to be friends with her, if she could stop pissing me off for two minutes straight. Because whether Kelly liked it or not, I’d be around forever. Marla and I were mates, and a hostile bestie wasn’t about to change that.

A part of me wondered what they might be scheming right now, but I also had schemes of my own to concoct.

Namely: making the Forbidden B&B into a cash cow for both me and Daphne.

Wintry sunshine filtered through the window, making my little room downright cheerful. The only sound was the clack of my laptop keys as I typed up my proposal, which was looking better and better. I wrote a section on adding a spa. Another section was on building a boat ramp, purchasing a couple of boats, and offering tours of the lake. The top floor of the B&B could be transformed into larger suites to accommodate luxury guests who wanted more space, in addition to the more couple-appropriate rooms that filled the rest of the building. All of my suggestions were just that, leaving creative control in Daphne’s very capable hands. Damn, if I were a B&B owner, I would definitely want to work with an investor like me.

Once the proposal was finished, I saved it to a flash drive and hurried down the stairs. I passed Daphne in the hallway and beamed.

“You seem happy,” she said. “Are things working out with Marla?”

I hadn’t explicitly discussed the Marla situation with Daphne, but I wasn’t hiding my feelings, either. Declan had clearly noticed my intentions when I’d vouched for Marla. Maybe Declan and his mate had discussed it, or maybe I was just that obvious.

“Everything’s great,” I said. “I’ll be back in a bit, just running a quick errand.”

“Okay,” she said slowly, obviously weirded out by my cheer.

She’d understand soon enough. I was about to make us both extremely happy.

“Will you be around here today?” I asked.

“Mostly. I have a few errands to run this afternoon.”

“Okay. I’ll be back before you go.” I couldn’t wait to show her my proposal. This was going to be fucking awesome.

Downtown Forbidden was quaint as always, but it took on an extra shine this morning. I had Marla in my life, and a fucktastic business proposal. I stepped into Contraband Copies and did a double-take—the kid working the counter was the barista from the cafe.

“Hey,” he said, brightening when he recognized me. “The shit gifter!”

“Okay, that’s not cool,” I said.

“Sorry,” he said, not sounding all that sorry. “What can I do for you?”

“I need a document printed and bound. Rush job.”

He rubbed his hands together. “You have a flash drive?” When I nodded, he said, “Hand it over.

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