My Christmas Billionaire: A Clean Billionaire Romance (My Billionaire A-Z Book 3) by Katie Evergreen

Author:Katie Evergreen [Evergreen, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: My Billionaire Books
Published: 2018-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Christian paced back and forth, ignoring the looks from the young women handing out leaflets at the front of the store. He’d changed out of his overalls into a pair of jeans and a navy sweater, his parka draped over the crook of his arm. It had gone half six and there was no sign of Merry, but did that mean she’d got cold feet? Or had she just been held up? Or had they just got mixed up about where to meet? Merry had said inside, but she hadn’t told him exactly where. He’d done a quick tour of the other entrances shortly after six, but there had been no sign of her, and he’d started to panic that he’d missed her when he was on the other side of the building.

Calm down, Christian, he ordered himself. There was something about Merry that made him feel like a teenager again, about to go on his first date. Why did she make him so nervous? Because you want this to work, you want her to like you.

He waited another couple of minutes, tapping his feet to the sound of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, then decided to check outside. He put on his jacket and pushed through the doors, greeted by a light rain that was turning to sleet. The wind had died down, the evening calm—not pleasant weather, but certainly bearable. He stepped out onto the sidewalk, scanning the people there and seeing no sign of Merry. Maybe the trip to the roof had been too much. Maybe he’d put too much pressure on her. And the kiss… It had been wonderful, utterly surprising, but what if she was having second thoughts?

Christian turned back to the store, ready to head inside again, but something rushed at him—as fast as a striking cobra. He jumped back, only to see the umbrella snap open and lock into position. It lifted, revealing Merry’s smiling face. Christian clamped a hand to his heart.

“A little warning,” he said with a laugh. “What did I tell you about attacking customers?”

Merry laughed too, struggling to hold the umbrella in one hand and the bouquet of roses in the other.

“Sorry, it’s a little more powerful than I thought it would be,” she said. “Besides, you’re not a customer any more. I forgot to say thank you, earlier. It was an incredibly kind gift, the flowers too.”

“It’s my pleasure,” he said. “It really is. I wanted to do something nice. Can I take that?”

She handed him the umbrella and he held it over her head.

“There’s room for you too,” she said, scooching close to him. He put an arm around her shoulders, holding the umbrella over them both with his other hand. She rested her head against his chest for a moment and he wondered whether she could hear how fast his heart was drumming. He wondered if the whole of New York could hear it. He held her close, and he felt her shoulders lift in a long, hard sigh.

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