ROMANCE: The Billionaire Collection (New Adult BWWM Contemporary Romance) (African American Pregnancy Billionaire Short Stories Book 1) by Silk Publishing

Author:Silk Publishing [Publishing, Silk]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Contemporary, Multicultural, Sports, Multicultural & Interracial
Amazon: B0135QX6KQ
Published: 2015-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3: Gift from God

Her one-bedroom apartment with cracked walls and bars on the windows had never felt so oppressively small. She knew the place was a dump but she’d never had any options before, so she’d tried to love it at least a little bit. Now, though, that love had been sucked up by the business card in her hand.

She tossed the thing in the trash.

Self-respect, she told herself. She chose to ignore him out of respect for herself and her dignity. Men like Michael believed that anything, even people, came with a price tag. She wouldn’t allow herself to be bought like that, even if the price was more money than she could even imagine.

Taylor put Lucy down for her nap and had begun to unpack her groceries when her cell phone rang. She cursed; she had forgotten to call her mother.

“Mom, hey, sorry,” she said into the receiver, trying to shake the shock from her voice.

“Is everything all right, honey? You’re not one to accept rides from strange men, especially when you’ve got Lucy with you.”

“Yeah, everything’s fine. Sorry to worry you.”

Her mother was silent for a beat. “Are you sure? You sound upset.”

Taylor laughed and shook her head. Leave it to Mom to call her on her lies right off the bat. She slumped onto the couch. “It’s been a day. You won’t believe this.”

She launched into a detailed account of everything that had happened since the checkout at the grocery store. Her having to leave her food, Michael running after her and offering her a ride, the marriage deal he proposed. What were mothers for if you couldn’t tell them everything?

She blew out a breath when she was finished. “Crazy, right? Gosh, that story was longer than I thought it would be.”

“But you’re going to marry the man, right?” her mother replied.

Taylor’s jaw hung slack. “I… well, no, I wasn’t—“

“Honey, listen. Lord knows this is a strange situation, but if you ask me, it’s a gift from God. An opportunity to provide a comfortable life for your daughter? A life you and I never had? I’d at least consider that more carefully, if I were you.”

“Ma, I can’t just… sell myself like this.”

“I see where your head’s at, baby, but you should listen to yourself describe this guy. I’ve never heard you use such language to talk about a man since your first high school crush.” She laughed. “Give it a bit and you might marry him for real. May as well get a head start.”

Taylor thought it over. Michael certainly was handsome. He was tall and tan and obviously went to great lengths to make himself look attractive, with his neatly styled hair and immaculately tailored suit. When she shook his hand, his tight grip was warm and comforting, not forceful or rough as she had expected. The light clip of his British accent hit her ears like music. She felt as though she could listen to him talk for hours, his voice was so soothing.

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