Fitting the Financier: A Man of the Month Club Novella: A small town, age gap, billionaire holiday romance by Robecca Austin

Author:Robecca Austin [Austin, Robecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Colorful Pen Press Inc.
Published: 2023-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

NAOMI

I roll my neck from right to left as I enter the kitchen, hoping to unwind the tension stiffening my shoulders. One hundred percent of my taut muscles come from my encounter with Nathan. My lips tingle at the memory of our kiss but I resist touching them, or acknowledging that he finally noticed the woman I’ve become.

I don’t know what possessed him to do it or why I didn’t end the madness before his tongue swept into my mouth. But once I felt his lean body pressed against my curves, I lost any rational thought.

Feel.

Possess.

Consume.

Those words had coursed through my blood, hungry to take all he gave. And I hadn’t wanted it to end.

Jealousy is an unknown side of Nathan I haven’t seen. Perhaps his actions weren’t born from jealousy, but his way of saying Travis did not impress him. I release a frustrated breath. Here I am, getting worked up for no reason. Reading more into a kiss that probably meant zilch to Nathan.

I grumble, snatching the empty coffee pot from its base.

Filling the pot with water, I start the first of many pots for the day. The mundane task is a welcoming distraction from the lingering scent of Nathan in my home.

The front door leading to the sitting area opens. “I want to hear everything!” I shout, “And I hope you made that man grovel.” Charity isn’t an early riser, but with Mason in town, I can’t imagine she got much sleep. “Coffee?” I ask as I pour myself a cup.

I frown.

Charity is way too quiet. She takes seconds to kick off her shoes and find me. Setting my cup down, I leave the kitchen with caution. Charity and I have seen each other in all phases — happy, sad, anxious, angry, but I don’t know what to do with a quiet Charity. If Mason broke my friend’s heart, I’m going to cut him with the dull end of my scissors.

“Coffee is just fabricated energy.”

Disdain lace the words, causing unease to wash over me. “I’d much prefer letting my designs motivate me.” She pauses long enough to breathe. “I’m here to make you an offer.”

The voice and arrogance suffusing the air belonged to one person. As I live and breathe, McKenzie Cooper is standing in my home. The woman has the smug self-importance air of her father. Instead of her father’s plump figure, though, McKenzie has the body of a starving supermodel.

“What can I do for you, McKenzie?” Last I checked, we have nothing to talk about. Her father denied my loan, and she owns a competing boutique in town.

“Nothing,” she says with a little put-out sigh, as she tears her eyes away from my cozy decor to look at me. “Daddy told me what happened at the bank. I came to make a once in a lifetime offer.”

“I’m surprised you know where my shop is?” I say, unable to keep the sarcasm from my voice. The Coopers do nothing from the goodness of their hearts.

She waves her hand dismissively.

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