Loves Billionaires and Dogs: A Loves Billionaires Romantic Comedy by Robinson Gina

Author:Robinson, Gina
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Three Jays Press LLC
Published: 2020-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

Shelby was right. The drive was just minutes. We'd barely driven a few blocks when she directed me to pull to a stop at the curb. She lived in a typical West Seattle bungalow. Typical also—it was uphill from the road.

It was an old neighborhood that was being revitalized. Between the car and the house were a grass strip, an old sidewalk, more grass, and steps up to her lawn and the walkway to her front door. From the way the house was situated, I imagined it had a nice view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. The house needed work. It was a working-family house in a blue-collar neighborhood when it had been built. Now the location and view made it worth plenty.

"My grandparents left me the house," she said, gesturing toward it. "That's the only way I'm able to afford a house in West Seattle. Someday, when things take off again, I'm going to remodel. My neighbors probably hope sooner rather than later."

The house next to hers had been remodeled in a modern design—boxes set one on another with full windows facing the view.

"My house is a little too quaint right now. The neighborhood is really upscaling." She let out a soft breath that was sexy as hell.

"I like it," I said. "It has character."

"Is that real estate speak for 'needs work'?" She laughed. "I had it up for lease recently. Mitch wanted me to sell it to help fund the house we were buying together. But I couldn't part with it. It's part of my family, in a way. It holds so many fond memories. Just part of our differences, I guess."

"I'm sorry," I said, not sure for what.

She smiled softly. "Don't be sorry for Mitch being an ass about it. I took it off the rental market when I broke my engagement. It's still full of boxes. And yet…"

She paused. "I'm usually so organized. Ready to embrace life and move on. But I procrastinated. I just couldn't find it in me to pack up my life here. In retrospect, I should have listened to myself much earlier. That was a warning sign."

Her face was covered in shadow in the dim light of the car, but her eyes held the light. "Does it bother you, will it bother your friends and family, that you're 'dating' someone who has so much less than you do?"

"No," I said automatically. "Why should it?"

"I'm going to look like I'm after you for your money," she said, looking vulnerable again. "There's no way around it, I'm afraid. Unless I win the lottery overnight."

I pulled out my wallet and held out to her the last bill I had, a five. I was lucky. I usually didn't have that much cash. Who carried cash? "Knock yourself out. It won't make any difference to me whether you win or not. As long as you don't call in rich and call off our date if you win."

She pushed my money away. "It's futile, anyway. There aren't any billion-dollar jackpots right now.

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