GREED (Billionaire Buck Boys Book 5) by Deborah Bladon

Author:Deborah Bladon [Bladon, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deborah Bladon
Published: 2023-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

Abby

I smile as soon as Declan swings open the door of his apartment. He’s dressed in nothing but a pair of black boxer briefs. My gaze skims over his bare chest.

“You’re more than welcome to come inside, Abigail.”

I let out a light laugh. “I should hope so. You’re the one who ordered me here.”

“Ordered?” he questions as he shuts the door behind me. “I remember it as my requesting your presence.”

I spin around to face him. “You remember wrong.”

He flashes a megawatt smile. “I know exactly what the text said.”

So do I.

I was getting ready for bed when my phone chimed. My stomach flip-flopped when I noticed the text was from Declan. I hadn’t heard from him since Friday night and assumed I wouldn’t talk to him until tomorrow. So, when I saw the text, I had visions of a late-night rendezvous with the man I can’t stop thinking about.

As soon as he told me to get to his apartment, I was out the door and on my way to the subway.

“You’re tanned,” I point out. “Did you spend the weekend at the beach?”

“East Hampton,” he says, looking me over. “Have I ever told you how fucking amazing you look in jeans?”

I glance down at my faded jeans and the black blouse I’m wearing. “You haven’t.”

“I will more often.”

I smile. “What was in East Hampton?”

His gaze roams my face. “Your boss and our mutual friend, Holden. We took some time away from the city to decompress. Two days of sand, surf, and seafood was just what we needed.”

I sigh. “Sounds like heaven.”

He closes the distance between us with measured steps. “This is heaven.”

I take the compliment with a sigh. “You know just what to say to get me to go to bed with you.”

His chin lifts. “I only speak the truth. I don’t have ulterior motives.”

I poke a finger into the middle of his chest. “Are you sure about that?”

His hand jumps to catch mine. He plants a soft kiss on my palm. “Very sure.”

My gaze traces his tattoo. “When did you get that?”

“The chest tattoo?”

“Yes.” I nod. “The other one too.”

His fingers leave mine so he can pat a hand over the tattoo on his chest. “I got this when I was fifteen.”

“Fifteen?” My mouth falls open. “How? Your parents were on board with that?”

“Absolutely not.” He huffs out a laugh. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way, and I had a hell of a strong will back then.”

“You have that now, too,” I point out. “What about that tattoo on your side?”

His fingers skim over the script. “This one I got the day after my grandfather died. I got it for him.”

“Honor your wisdom,” I whisper.

He nods. “Stetson, my grandfather, would always say that to me. When I had doubts or needed to make a hard choice, he’d tell me to honor my wisdom. Look inside to weigh the pros and cons. That advice has never steered me wrong.”

“So, in other words, trust your gut?”

Declan laughs.” Essentially, yeah.

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