Driving Home for Christmas: steamy billionaire romance (Billionaire Holiday Romance Series Book 1) by Lexy Timms

Author:Lexy Timms [Timms, Lexy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Dark Shadow Publishing
Published: 2017-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Abby

He grew cold the moment the words flew from my mouth. I was trying to crack a joke. Take a stab at his personality and see if he could find the humor in it with us being so relaxed. We were supposed to be having a bit of fun and relaxing during this insane ride home, but the moment my statement was done, I watched him shut down. His eyes stopped sparkling, and his brow furrowed. His body tensed, and his shoulders rolled back.

And that was before he ventured out of bed.

I tried apologizing, but he wasn’t having it. His words told me it was fine, but his body language suggested otherwise. I’d gotten really good at reading my ex’s body language during the last couple months of our relationship.

I knew when someone was trying to pull away.

I slipped out of the bed and pulled my clothes back onto my body. At another time, I would’ve taken a shower, but I didn’t want to upset Colin any more than I already had. I walked quickly to the bathroom so I could clean myself up, splashing water in my face and wiping down the insides of my legs. My hair was tousled—frizzy from the romp in the sheets we’d just had—as the sunlight streamed through the windows.

It should’ve been one of those times where I had a smile on my face, but I felt the darkness of my prior life steadily creeping forward.

I slid into my coat and stuffed the rest of my stuff in my suitcase. As I was throwing it in the back of the car, Colin was already seated in the driver’s seat, waiting for me to finish. Part of me wanted to offer to drive so he could have a break, but part of me knew he’d want to be in control anyway.

Rigid, stern, and in control.

He backed out of the parking space and headed for the front desk. He slid out of the running car while my seat warmed underneath my body, and I simply watched as he turned in the keycard. He swiped his card for the night we’d spent together, and I suddenly felt an onset of guilt. Had this been turned around in the other direction, I wouldn’t have been able to take care of him like this. He’d have to buy me breakfast if I was going to eat, and he’d have to pay for the tire we had to fix if he didn’t want to drive on the spare all the way to Minnesota.

I was a leech, and the thought made me sick.

I’d prided myself on always being independent. I knew where my money was going, and I knew why it was going there. I built up a savings account I’d eventually turn into a retirement fund, and I was well on my way to purchasing my own home. I had my entire life planned out with my ex. A life that included marriage and children and successful careers. Holding

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