Playboy Prince, Single Dad by Holly Rayner

Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Emma

Tomas wasn’t joking—the day is absolutely packed. In addition to Westminster Abbey, we see Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and Tower Bridge. Everywhere we go, I take pictures, astounded at the additions I’ll be making to my portfolio. Some of these are so good that I think I might blow them up and hang them on my wall at home. If nothing else, they’ll always serve me as a reminder of this magical day spent in this beautiful country with Tomas and his adorable daughter. Whether we have a future or not, walking along the streets of London together, I can’t help but feel like we’re at the beginning of something.

As the sun sinks lower in the sky, we all become tired from walking and hungry after a day of exertion. Tomas leads us to a restaurant so easily that I wonder whether it was always part of his plan for the day. Maybe he knew this place was here all along. I suspect this even more strongly when the restaurant turns out to be upscale and offers a delicious menu. We eat three courses of delicious, world-class food and sit listening to Lara talk animatedly about her favorite sights from our day.

Over the course of dinner, though, the little girl starts to wind down like a music box, and by the time we’re eating our cake and Tomas, Anne, and I are sipping coffee, she’s drooping like a willow tree.

“She’s tired,” Tomas says gently, his gaze warm and loving.

“I’m not tired,” Lara protests.

Tomas wraps an arm around her and gives her a kiss. “Why don’t you and Anne head back to the hotel?” he asks. He glances at Anne as if to ask if that’s all right, and Anne nods. “You can put on a movie, if you’re still awake.”

She perks up a little at that. “Can it be anything?”

“It can be anything that’s appropriate for you. Anne will be the judge.”

“Okay,” Lara agrees. She takes one more bite of her cake, turns to give me a hug, and then takes Anne’s hand and allows herself to be led from the restaurant.

Tomas takes a long sip of his coffee and turns to me. “I’m hoping you might be interested in staying out with me a bit longer,” he says. “There’s more of the city to see, after all.”

“Yes, I’d like that,” I say. I feel slightly drunk, carried away by the events of the day, and I’m in no hurry for the feeling to end. The thought of going back to my hotel room and trying to sleep feels next to impossible.

And I’m also beyond eager to see what develops between me and Tomas. He’s been overtly flirting with me all day, and I feel sure it’s going to turn into something. It has to.

Tomas pays the bill and we leave the restaurant, wandering out into the bustling streets of the city. London at night is vastly different from London by day. The sidewalks are crowded with people, clustering outside pubs and moving from place to place in packs.

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