I Married a Billionaire: Lost and Found by Melanie Marchande

Author:Melanie Marchande
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781489594013
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-05-28T13:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

I still hadn’t told Daniel about my placement at the show.

At first, I’d been telling myself that I was holding onto it until things "calmed down," but then I realized nothing was going to be calm for a long, long time. After that, I actually tried a few times - I’d open my mouth to speak, and then I’d look at him, and I’d think - why? He wouldn’t care. He was too busy with everything he had to worry about. There was no use in me mentioning it, only to see the underwhelmed look on his face. The hollowness in his voice when he congratulated me, the distracted way he’d kiss me on the forehead.

But telling Lindsey was another matter entirely. I considered not doing it - there was a chance she’d tell Daniel, even if I asked her not to. But I supposed I didn’t really mind if he found out. Maybe I wouldn’t even mind if he cared enough to show up unexpectedly…

Okay, no, that wasn’t going to happen. But maybe telling Lindsey was a good idea.

I waited until Daniel was out, approaching Lindsey in the kitchen while she was puttering around with something.

"I got a gallery placement," I said. "At a show next month."

Lindsey squealed, running over to hug me. "That's fantastic! I'm so happy for you, sweetie."

"Thanks," I said. "Yeah, I just…I wish it had come at a better time."

"Well, I guess," she said. "But in a way, this is perfect, right? A really nice distraction. You could hardly ask for a better one. Does Daniel know?"

I shook my head. "I don't think I'm going to bother telling him," I said. "He's just…he's got too much to worry about as it is, you know? And he wouldn't be able to go, anyway. Too risky to show up somewhere in public, he could get accosted by every journalist in the city. I'd rather just do this myself."

Lindsey looked at me for a moment, like she was trying to comprehend the whole thing. "Okay," she said, finally. "If you don't want me to tell him, I won't tell him. But I really think you should share this with him. I know how much he worried about you getting a showing."

I frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Oh, he was talked about it all the time, when you started submitting your portfolios. About how beautiful your work was, but he was afraid you'd get overlooked and discouraged. He'd be so proud if he found out."

"Proud? Really?" My head was swimming a little bit. I'd always assumed that Daniel was enduring my endless prattling about my submissions and strategies thereof just to be polite - I didn't know he was actually taking an interest in my career as an artist.

"Of course he would. But…I understand, sort of. This is something just for you. Maybe it'll be a jumping-off point." She smiled. "By the time all this calms down, you'll have a showing every night of the week, and he'll be appearing at all of them.

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