The Baby Bargain - A Steamy Billionaire Romance (San Bravado Billionaires' Club Book 3) by Layla Valentine & Holly Rayner

Author:Layla Valentine & Holly Rayner [Valentine, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Harley

About half an hour after we’d ordered, our dinner arrived, causing Ashton to break off his stream of inquiries. The waiters, dressed in white cotton shorts and polos, laid out the dinner on a woven tray atop a folding stand.

The spread was immense; Ashton seemed to never do things halfway. There was fresh fish and seafood a plenty, as well as various vegetables and rice in coconut bowls. A platter of fresh fruit and cheese stood to one side, along with a decanter of red wine.

It was an elaborate meal, and fresher than anything I’d ever been served before; everything pulled straight from the ground or the sea, and served the same day. Candles were erected along the length of the makeshift table, and pillows were strewn upon the sandy ground. Despite taking place on the shores of Barbados, the meal would be equally at home in the deserts of Morocco. The bus boys bowed, then drifted back out into the night, leaving us in peace.

Ashton immediately set to cutting up pieces of food for Levi, playing the airplane game to encourage him.

“Incoming!” he called out, before landing a small tendril of broccoli on Levi’s tongue.

Levi gurgled gleefully, and slammed his hands on the ground for more. Ashton continued to feed him as I looked on with bliss; the easiness of the domestic scene showed me what I could’ve had, in another life.

The meal, simmered as it was in joy, passed quickly, and soon enough, the three of us were laying down our forks—or in Levi’s case, his hands—and preparing to leave the beach. We packed up our things and trod over the sand, back to civilization. Our first night seemed to be all over too soon.

Ashton must have had a similar thought, because no sooner had we left the candlelit meal behind, he asked, “Would you like to drop Levi off with the hotel’s specialist childcare staff? I spoke with the concierge on the way back from the conference, and she said they’re the best on the island.”

I hesitated, unsure about leaving my son with hotel staff, no matter how well-respected they were, and Ashton quickly added, “Of course, we don’t have to. I just thought you might like…” his voice strained, “…some alone time,” he finished.

After the anticipation built up by an entire day together, I had had to admit—he was right.

So, I set aside my worries, and replied, “Yeah, that’d be perfect.”

He smiled, evidently pleased by my answer, and we made our way over to the childcare center. Sure enough, the place was small but well-equipped—I even noticed a Swann Innovations product or two. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ashton pick up on the same thing, and the pride on his face was priceless; he earnestly loved his work, and sharing it with others.

We spoke with the man at the front desk, who ran over all of the facilities of the center, pointing out various details, services, hours of operation, so on and so forth.

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