My Best Friend, the Billionaire by Serenity Woods

Author:Serenity Woods [Woods, Serenity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Hal

For a while, Izzy and I date like any ordinary couple.

It’s a busy time at the Ark, as the bay is full of holidaymakers with pets to add to our already heaving surgery, and we work flat out from seven in the morning often to seven at night, with barely a break to grab a sandwich at lunch. Four times a week we’re on call for the Animal Welfare Team, and as much as possible we try to coordinate it so we go out together. We rescue six cats and numerous dogs, a couple of mistreated rabbits, and three sheep that are found wandering along the state highway. We treat broken legs and sew up wounds and desex and vaccinate where we can.

And then, in the evenings, our time is our own. We visit the cinema again, and the theater to watch some productions by the local amateur theater company. We go out for a few meals, or often just for a drink. Not always for long, as we’re often both tired after a long day’s work, but it’s nice to connect for an hour or two, and sit and chat.

Slowly, we’re growing comfortable with each other, not just as friends, but as… well, whatever we’re becoming. Not lovers, not yet. I’m taking my time there. But Izzy now holds my hand when we’re out. She lets me kiss her whenever the mood strikes me, and often kisses me when the mood strikes her. I’m in seventh heaven, although I’m having trouble concentrating considering a good proportion of the time the blood’s flowing to somewhere other than my brain.

The Saturday following our first date, I get the keys to my new place. It’s a nice house—the rent’s expensive but it has great views, and I like the fact that it holds no memories for me—hopefully when Izzy comes to stay eventually, it’ll be a fresh start.

Albie and Leon come with me to the house I shared with Rosie to collect the rest of my stuff. We go during the day as I’d hoped Rosie would be out, but she’s in, and she’s not pleased to see us. She doesn’t look good; she’s scraped her hair back into a ponytail, she isn’t wearing any makeup, and she looks miserable as hell. The place is covered with plates bearing half-eaten meals and other rubbish. She sits on the sofa and cries while I stuff the remainder of my clothes in bags. When I’m done, I approach her in the living room warily while Leon and Albie gather up the few pieces of furniture I own and carry them to the van we’ve hired for the occasion.

She’s a mess, and I don’t like to see her like this. But she’s not my girlfriend anymore, and I don’t want to have to deal with her tantrums.

“Are you going to stay here?” I ask her. “In the house?”

She doesn’t answer; she just continues crying.

It was my place first before she moved in, so I

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