Deep Dive: An enemies-to-lovers billionaire romance (Deep Love Series) by Lauren Winter

Author:Lauren Winter [Winter, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Fletcher

“Maybe while you’re with me in New York, your mom can live here,” I ask Amelia as I help her by preheating the oven. She nods absentmindedly and turns back to the bowl of batter that she is beating. I talk as if she has already agreed to come back with me. Except she hasn’t. It is one excuse after another. Her mom needs someone to take care of her. She has to give notice to the cafe owner before quitting her job. She wants to save up some money first for school. My time is running short, and I need to leave soon. Valentina’s phone calls have become more frequent and frantic. And Amelia still doesn’t have an answer for me.

What concerns me isn’t her evasiveness, it is when I describe our future life together, the genuine fear that I catch in her eyes sometimes. I know she doesn’t like the idea of financially depending on anyone, but it’s me we’re talking about here and I thought she could trust me.

“I mean,” I add with forced cheerfulness. “It’s a big house and close to the hospital if she needs help. And you can stay here with her when you come back. I don’t need to sell the house, you know?” I wet my lips nervously, waiting for her answer.

She continues to beat the lumps and nods noncommittally. I press my lips together. What is she thinking? Is she angry at me? Is she annoyed that I keep bringing it up? What does she want me to do? What can I do if she doesn’t tell me?

I run a frustrated hand through my hair and walk out toward the garage again. A new door has been installed, but it is made of bare wood. I wanted to paint it myself. Several new cans of white paint sit next to it, ready to go. But I don’t feel like doing it. If I do it, I will finish. Once I finish, it will bring me one step closer to finishing up the house which means one step closer to leaving. I don’t want to leave when Amelia still doesn’t have an answer for me yet. I don’t want to leave without her.

I wander back into the kitchen. She has breaded the chicken breasts and now she’s throwing them into the bubbling oil. A delicious aroma fills the air.

“It’ll just be a few minutes,” she says as she tosses a tray of vegetables into the oven. Unlike me, she is quite good in the kitchen. She is efficient and exact with her cooking in ways that remind me of Rachel.

Rachel. Now that’s a name I don’t want to be thinking about right now. I shove it away like an old, lonely sock.

I get my hopes up again. Maybe she didn’t hear me earlier. “What do you think about my proposal?”

“What are you talking about?” She tries to check on the chicken and the two side dishes without burning any of it.

“Having your mom live here.

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