LOVING TIAGO: A Billionaire Romance (NIGHT OF THE KINGS Book 18) by Shayne Ford

Author:Shayne Ford [Ford, Shayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-16T22:00:00+00:00

10

EVE

Colorado

Before Valentine’s Day

“If you need anything, ask Veronica,” Rain says as she packs a few more cotton voile caftans in her suitcase.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”

My eyes linger on the sheer fabric delicately embroidered with bohemian motifs and embellished with a fine thread of gold lame.

Just by looking at it, snapshots of the summer days carousel in front of my eyes, a stretch of warm white sand kissed by the transparent water, and tanned bodies soaking up the sun.

She starts shoving in a few pairs of cotton shorts and maxi dresses before I shift my gaze to the ceiling height windows.

The lights come on in the backyard as the evening crawls in. A cold wind sweeps the benches and the snow-covered lawn, the sight sending a shiver down my spine.

I swing my eyes back to her just as she pulls the zipper closed. A moment later, one of the staff members walks in and collects several suitcases.

“I’m going to miss you,” I say, grinning.

“Don’t worry. We’ll be back in no time. One week is not that long.”

I gesture at her.

“I know.”

“Dinner is ready downstairs,” a woman says as she pops in the entryway.

“Thank you, Martha. We’re waiting for Mr. Sexton.”

The woman nods, smiles, and pulls away while Rain plops in an armchair not far from me.

“Let’s see where he is,” she says as she starts typing on her phone.

I move my gaze around.

Beautiful colors style her room, goldenrod, cognac, cream and shades of red here and there. Rain’s mother had a passion for colors too.

“How’s your mother?” I ask as she taps the screen, sending the message.

“She’s good.”

She smiles.

“I think she’s about to get married again.”

My eyebrows flick in surprise.

“No.”

“Mmm-hmm.”

“Same, um...”

“Yup. Same man.”

“She swore she’d never get married again.”

“Never say never. She swore off boyfriends as well, but he convinced her to give the idea a try.”

“He must be nice to her.”

“Yup. He really is.”

“What is your father saying?”

Her smile loses some of its light as she ponders over the answer.

“I think he’s happy for her.”

She looks at me, musing over her answer a little more.

“Why wouldn’t he be? He must know he wasn’t right for her,” she says.

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

She flicks her hand, dismissively.

“No need to be. I’m relieved that they finally found better partners.”

I stay quiet.

“What about you? How are things with your crush?”

“Um, my crush... “ I mutter, wrapping my arms around my sweater, and hugging myself as I drag my gaze away from her.

“We’re, um... We’re okay. Right now we’re taking things slowly. We want to see if this thing works. Anyway...” I say as I look at her again. “Next week, I’ll check a few apartments, find myself a place to live. And then, I’ll start work. So perhaps, I’ll meet him the following weekend. We’ll see.”

She studies me for a moment.

“Are you okay with it?”

“Mmm-hmm. Yeah. I’m perfectly fine. I’m not too attached to the idea of him. So many things can happen. And you know what they say if it’s meant to be it will find its way to me.

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