Lawfully His (A Dirty Business Novel Book 1) by Michelle Betham

Author:Michelle Betham [Betham, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Lola

I moved out of the hotel on Saturday afternoon, and straight into Mike’s new loft apartment. It’s close to Union Square, an area we’re both familiar with because that’s where my – where our old apartment used to be, and while it’s not even in the same league as Evan’s penthouse, it feels more like home. It’s more compact and cozy; more us.

“I hate Mondays,” I groan as I turn over onto my back and stretch out, flinging my arms up above my head. We’ve barely left the apartment all weekend. I haven’t even been in touch with Kat to tell her of these new developments; that me and Mike are back together, I just haven’t had the time. Maybe she already knows, if Mike’s called Eric, and I don’t know whether he has or not because we’ve rarely been apart since Saturday afternoon.

“Yeah, well, I’ve got a deposition at ten thirty and I’m in court this afternoon, so, as much as I would love to stay here, with you, and extend this weekend a little longer, I think Dana and Evan would have something to say about that.”

Just hearing him say Evan’s name kicks up a small wave of fear in the pit of my stomach, but I try to brush it aside. I can handle Evan. I can handle this. It’s just not something I’m looking forward to, that’s all. I’ve only known Evan King – only worked for him for a fortnight, and he can be an unpredictable man, I know that. People have told me that. But I can handle him.

Mike kisses me quickly, hauls himself out of bed, and heads into the bathroom, leaving me to stretch out again on his ultra-comfortable bed, and I turn my head to look outside. The view from his apartment isn’t as stunning as the one from Evan’s, but it’s still pretty amazing, and as it’s almost fall now the trees are starting to change color and everything seems to have a different feel to it. Much like my life. That’s suddenly got a different feel to it, too.

“Do you want some breakfast?” Mike asks as he comes out of the bathroom.

I pull myself up into a sitting position, hugging my knees to my chest as I watch him get dressed. “I’m not all that hungry.”

“No. Neither am I.” He sits down on the edge of the bed and trails his fingers lazily over my thigh. “I know you weren’t happy, with me telling everyone about our history, but…”

“It was always going to come out, Mike.”

“I didn’t do it because I thought it might get you to think about us…”

I look at him, and I raise a slightly cynical eyebrow.

“Okay.” He laughs and drops his head before he raises his gaze and his eyes meet mine. “Okay, maybe at the time I hadn’t meant it to be for that reason, but, y’know…” He shrugs, and I smile.

“Yeah. I know.”

“I’ve been an idiot, Lola.”

“Well, you won’t get any arguments from me on that score.

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