The Billionaire's Casino - The Complete Collection: Billionaire Romance Box Set by Sarah J. Brooks

Author:Sarah J. Brooks [Brooks, Sarah J.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

*

I laughed softly. Having people over was definitely better than being alone, and having someone other than Katie to taste my hot chocolate was proving to be useful. I was still trying to get the salted caramel recipe down pat, and Jake was proving to be very useful.

“Don’t listen to her! You need more sweet.” He shook his head.

“No, you need more salt.” I grinned, watching them banter and try to prove that they were right, and

jumped as I felt something vibrate in my pocket. I grabbed my phone out and looked down at it. “I um, give me a second. It’s my mom.” Unlocking the screen, I raised it to my ear. “Hello?”

I walked away from the kitchen trying not to listen to Jake and Katie banter.

“Hey! Are you home?”

“Yea, I got home really late last night, what’s up?”

“Um, it’s your dad. He’s in the hospital.”

I felt my heart hit the bottom of my stomach. “What? How? When? What happened?” I closed my eyes trying to silence the thoughts racing through my mind.

“It’s nothing major … it’s just … I guess he never took my name off as his next of kin. A mild heart attack. I’m heading over there now. Do you want me to come pick you up? Are you at home?” Her voice broke as I heard her sniff back a tear.

“Don’t drive, Mom. Take a cab, okay? Just to be safe.”

“Okay … do you want me to have the cab stop there?” Okay, that wasn’t a good sign. She always put up a fight over this kind of stuff.

“No. I’ll meet you at the hospital.”

I hung up the phone and felt the urge to cry overwhelm me.

“Why are we going to the hospital?” Katie asked behind me.

“We’re not. I just … I’ve got to go; my dad had a heart attack. You guys stay and finish your hot chocolate.” I forced a smile over my lips as I turned to face them.

“Fuck that,” Jake’s words took me by surprise. “You two have been nothing but kind to me since I moved in. It’s about time I return the favor.” He smiled, standing. “Come on, I’ll drive.”

“Yea, we’re here for you.” Katie stood, heading for the door. “Should you call Dean?”

My brow furrowed. I shook my head. “No.” There was nothing he could do anyways. And I didn’t want him meeting my mom in a hospital.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.