Fake Dating My Billionaire Boss: A Sweet Romance by Sterling Evie

Author:Sterling, Evie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evie Sterling
Published: 2023-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Bella

I made it through dinner.

That head-spinning, confusing, whirlwind affair that included too-fancy appetizers, a three-course meal, and way too much interaction with the Knights.

Damian’s hard enough to handle on his own. His attractive good looks, aloof demeanor, and long, weighted silences are enough to make me feel dizzy. Add in his overbearing mother and workaholic, distant father, and you have yourself a doozy of a night. I feel like a stewed tomato in a blender, and someone touched the tornado icon.

Part of me turned to mush tonight, thanks to those Knights. And then there was Addison, with her ‘Pumpkin’ talk and fluttering lashes—always aimed at Damian.

But I survived.

All of it. From the moment Damian greeted me and told me I looked ‘lovely’ until now, sitting in the front seat of his SUV as he pulls up his driveway into the spot next to my rusty Camry.

It wasn’t easy.

There was so much golf talk. Chatter about stocks and bonds. A long discussion of the weather in different regions of Italy in July and August. Apparently, according to Nora, August is a spectacular time for sailing around Sardinia.

Somehow, I survived Nora’s comments about how ‘salt of the earth’ my ancestors were. I tried to overlook the fact that while she gave lip service to the necessity of ‘fine farmers’ like my kin, her tone dripped with disdain. She went on and on about how ‘the cream always rises to the top, but a society must also have a good, solid foundation of milk to support the cream.’

That made Damian cough and splutter. ‘Mother… don’t say things like that!’ I don’t know how I did it, but I choked down a few bites of maple-glazed salmon, asparagus spears, and some sort of green confetti that may or may not have been made from Brussel sprout shavings.

“Well, that was interesting,” I say, as Damian shifts into park.

In the driver’s seat, he mutters something I can’t catch. The word sounds like a grunt to my ears.

Maybe he’s lost in thought like I am. Trying to process the evening.

I do my best to lower down out of Damian’s SUV without breaking an ankle. I think cars like this should come with folding step stools.

I hear the driver’s side door close with a heavy ‘thump ’. Then he emerges from around the hood and offers me a hand, but it’s too late. I now have both feet planted on the pavement.

My feet are on the ground, but I don’t feel grounded.

I’m still spinning.

Instead of taking his hand, I wave him off. “We don’t have to act anymore.” And it’s not a moment too soon, either.

If the night went on like it was, my crush on Damian would skyrocket out of ‘crush’ territory, straight into much more dangerous ‘I-have-feelings-for-you’ territory.

Those feelings are mostly ‘like’ related. I’m well on my way to considering Damian a friend. A good friend. But there’s a sneaky dash of ‘I might love you’ thrown in, and that’s a problem.

A crush would be bad enough.

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