Bound by Love: A Billionaire Romance Duet (St. James Billionaires Book 2) by Naomi Porter

Author:Naomi Porter [Porter, Naomi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ocean Dreams Publishing
Published: 2020-11-20T18:30:00+00:00

18 Miranda

THE LAST FEW nights, I dreamed Viv told Will about the baby.

I’d wake in a cold sweat, trembling and wholly undone. In the dreams, Will knew I changed my name to Anna Gordon. The pain in his eyes when he found me haunted me the entire day.

After the third night, it was more like a nightmare. Will had my baby in his arms. He wouldn’t give her back to me. Her. My baby girl. My baby sweets.

I had awakened in a panic, unable to sleep anymore.

As I sat in my office Thursday afternoon, exhausted from yet another rough night’s sleep, my eyes were heavy and slowly closing. Maybe my late-night phone calls with Derek also had something to do with my nightmares. Perhaps they were spurred by guilt, like I was cheating on Will. I wasn’t. I was free to do whatever I wanted, but I couldn’t shake this feeling of betrayal.

I yawned and leaned forward on my desk, putting my head on my bent arms like I remembered doing in kindergarten when it was rest time. Just a quick nap before I went to lunch with Brea. A ten-minute power nap to replenish my energy so I could make it through the rest of the day.

I closed my eyes, inhaled a deep breath, and exhaled as sleep washed over me.

“Excuse me?”

My head popped up at the sound of a deep, masculine voice. Instantly, I stood as I would to greet a new client, but it was not a new client.

Derek was standing in the doorway.

“Derek, what are you doing here?” I smiled, happy to see him.

“Hey, beautiful.” He placed a soft kiss on my cheek. When he walked me out to my car Sunday night, he had only kissed me on the cheek. We’d had dinner together at my house every evening this week and held hands often, but that was it. We were in the “getting to know you stage,” as Derek had called it.

I straightened my V-neck blouse, noticing it pulled tight to the side to accommodate my fuller breasts. I made a mental note to never wear this top again. What was I thinking? Nevertheless, my cleavage showed, and my cheeks were warm and probably red.

The half-grin on Derek’s face as he eyed my clumsy attempt to look presentable showed he enjoyed the show tremendously.

Little stinker.

“I didn’t mean to wake you from your afternoon nap while you’re at work,” he teased. Big stinker. “But I was told I could walk right in.”

“I wasn’t napping,” I said in denial, rather pathetically, and grabbed my earring. Before I was pregnant, I would have never fallen asleep at work. Ever.

“Weren’t you though? I’m pretty sure I heard snoring. Am I keeping you up too late on the phone?”

“I don’t snore. And I wasn’t napping. I was resting my eyes.” I ran my fingers through my hair.

Derek chuckled, taking my hand. “Whatever you say, Anna. Either way, you looked cute with drool hanging off your lower lip.” He reached out with his thumb and swiped it across my chin.

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