Surprise Baby for Daddy’s Best Friend: A Single Dad Billionaire Romance by Lisa Ryan

Author:Lisa Ryan [Ryan, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-05T16:00:00+00:00

14

JARED

I stared out into the skyline of New York. Most of my boxes were still piled up in the corners of the condo. I had managed to find a nice one in the Financial District with the help of Jessica and a decent realtor, but the act of moving itself was still such a pain. Hiring movers was all well and good, but I preferred not to have someone touching my stuff and putting it somewhere I wouldn't know about. The last time I moved, I couldn’t find my favorite watch for weeks, and had to buy a new one.

I grabbed my phone and hovered over Kim's number. I wanted to give her a call to see how she was doing, but I quickly scrolled past it. There was no way I could call her, not after our last conversation on the beach. We had done our farewells. It was done.

Out on vacation, it had been easy for us to enjoy one another's company. The fact that there were too many familiar faces in New York was a good enough sign that I needed to watch myself. One wrong step and stocks would crash, the business would falter, and I would lose too much money from it.

I scrolled past her name for the third time, and stopped at Maurice's name.

"Hello?"

"Hey Maurice, it's Jared. Just wanted to let you know I'm all settled in. Figured I'd call to see when you're free to chat again and maybe grab a few drinks. My treat."

Maurice didn't answer at first. I tapped my foot in anticipation. It was likely Kim told her dad about us after we left and the potential friendship I wanted to rebuild would now be destroyed because of my stupid decisions.

"Yeah! Sorry, dropped my phone. We can definitely meet up. Mind if I get back to you on a good day? I need to check my calendar."

I glanced at the paper calendar hanging on the wall to check my own schedule. The monthly photos were based on old drawings Mandi had done when she was younger. My week was pretty empty so far. I didn't have anything specific planned.

"Sure, no problem. If I don't answer, just leave me a voicemail."

"Of course."

"Well, see you around, Maurice."

I ended the call with a heavy sigh and sat on the sofa. The TV was on, set to photo mode so it looked like a painting hanging on the wall instead of a television. I reached for the remote but stopped myself. There were far more productive things I could do than binge on tv.

My calendar for the day was empty except for a huge block listed as moving-in duties. I ignored it and left the apartment. There was really only one place I could go to at this point where it didn't matter who I was anymore. We were all blue at the VFW.

I managed to thankfully wear something that didn't make me stick out too much. A basic pair of jeans with small blotches of paint and a white T-shirt.

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