The Billionaire's Christmas Baby Surprise by Holly Rayner

Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

BILLIE

Billie folded a set of pajamas and added them to the pile of donated clothes. Today was laundry and sorting day, a once-a-month event when she washed and went through all the clothes that had been donated. It was always a big job, and she usually had lots of help from her staff, but today she’d decided to do it on her own. Billie didn’t feel like talking to anyone, and she needed time to think. She was alone in the center’s biggest room with piles of clothes spread on the long table in front of her.

Last night, she and Max had spent the night together. Nothing had happened beyond sleeping in the same room, but still, the memory was strong in Billie’s mind. They’d shared a lovely dinner at Max’s diner in Colorado Springs, and the snow had forced them to stay in the city overnight. When Billie had found out that they were sharing a room, she’d half considered the idea that it might be fate. Perhaps the universe wanted her and Max to spend one more night together. She’d had visions, very clear visions, of Max pressing her gently against the hotel room wall and kissing her until her knees went weak. Memories of the night they’d spent together had come flooding back, and Billie had known that another night would be even better.

When they’d slept together the first time, she’d been certain that it was nothing but a one-night stand with a man she wasn’t all that fond of — and it had still been magical. Now that she knew Max better, now that she respected him and even admired his dedication to his restaurants, it would be even better.

But it still would have been a terrible idea. After all, Max was a major donor. And he wasn’t interested in Billie. He’d clearly thought of her as a one-night stand and nothing more, just as she had. After all, he’d seemed relieved and very quick to agree when Billie had told him that she wanted to keep things professional.

Even though being professional was the last thing she wanted.

Billie examined a white shirt with a spaghetti-sauce stain down the front and shook her head. Why did people donate things like this? She tossed it into a pile of unusable clothes that she’d recycle into rags or crafting material and reached for a small pair of jeans with appliqué flowers on the legs. Better. She folded the jeans neatly and put them on a pile of preschooler clothes.

When they’d gotten back to Denver this morning, Max had dropped her off at home so that she could change, then bid her a polite goodbye. It had all been so… ugh… professional.

Billie almost missed the days when she’d thought that Max was nothing but a self-centered, entitled jerk. Things had been simpler then. She’d known that she needed to keep her distance, which had been easy to do despite his attractiveness. Now that she liked him as a person, it was much harder to ignore her desire to be close to him.

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