Only a Date with a Billionaire (The Only Us Billionaire Romance Series Book 5) by Ellie Hall

Author:Ellie Hall [Hall, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Teagh

Teagh had thought he’d been careful with planning and arranging everything so that taking the following day off to go the wedding wouldn’t be any trouble. However, several unexpected matters came up—one of his trainers backed out, the scheduling software had a glitch so some of the info online was incorrect, and his lawyer had to add several addendums to the various contracts to ensure he was protected from Teresa’s talons.

Not only that, but she’d been calling, texting, and basically stalking him since their last encounter.

For a second he had the idea that returning to the farm with his parents to avoid Teresa wouldn’t be so bad. But then there was Sophie who he wouldn’t consider leaving, not after he found her in the alley chatting with the homeless man and offering him a job. Sophie had a big heart, but he worried about her common sense. Then again, he’d been bringing the guy proper meals to supplement what was likely a ton of baked goods. Charity was woven into the fabric of who he was. But his fierce sense of protection over Sophie distracted him from all sense.

After locking up the gym, the door to the bakery jingled.

“Hi, neighbor,” Sophie called as she too locked up.

Her hair was a bit frizzy and under her coat, a red and white striped apron poked out as though she were wearing a skirt over her jeans. When she turned to face Teagh, he saw that it had Minnie Mouse heads, complete with red bows, on the pockets.

He smirked.

“I saw that,” she said as though she’d been watching for him to smile.

“You saw what?” he asked, struggling against his amused smirk.

She was undoubtedly adorable and feisty and small enough that he wanted to scoop her up, whisk her back to their building, and talk to her all night long. Not only that, but it felt good to smile after yet another stressful day. She somehow had that effect on him.

“What’s so funny?”

“I like your apron.”

She looked down. “Oh, I forgot to take it off. Too late now. I’ll just wash it at home.”

“Disney fan?”

“Minnie Mouse was my favorite when I was a little girl. My grandmother used to make an apron for me every year. Even when I was a baby. I have them saved for when I have kids someday.”

“Speaking of having kids—”

She nearly stumbled on the sidewalk and he extended his arm to catch her.

“Sorry. Odd segue. I feel like it’s only right for me to ask since we’re going to the wedding and all. Is there anyone else in your life? Someone special. Like are you dating anyone? I have to ask before...” He was rambling and not letting her answer like his parents had been doing ever since they’d arrived.

She stood still, under the glow of a streetlight. A street light shone on one side and the sign for a twenty-four-hour deli on the other. Sophie met his eyes. They were beautiful, soft, honest. Eyes he’d like to gaze into for a long, long time.

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