The Boss and Her Billionaire by Michele de Winton

Author:Michele de Winton
Language: eng, eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, series, sexy, cruise ship, Pacific, Pacific Islands, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand, billionaire, travel, vacation, Caribbean, getaway, secrets, Sydney, accidental pregnancy, erotic romance, boss, employee, dancer, dancing
Publisher: The Boss and Her Billionaire by Michele de Winton
Published: 2012-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Fool.

What the hell had he been thinking? He’d challenged the captain of the entire ship, and instead of falling gratefully into his arms, Michaela had run scared. As he watched her walk away, a strange sensation washed over him.

Sea-sickness? Surely not.

He looked at his hands, realizing they felt empty.

Odd. Perhaps it was just the adrenaline leaving his system after having it out with the captain.

He hadn’t been lying when he said he’d met Captain Atkinson’s type before. The onset of a paunch made some men feel threatened, and to make up for the menace of aging they took to bullying those around them. Usually it was a string of younger women, but the captain apparently made do with his plentiful staff. Stand up to a man like that with a decent argument, and they usually backed down without too much of a fight. What was true in the business world seemed to be true in the cruise ship world.

You better hope so.

With any luck, the captain wouldn’t want to risk being embarrassed by another standoff with him. But either way, the damage was done now. The bigger question was why Dylan had gotten so riled in the first place. This thing with Michaela was supposed to be casual.

Then again, “this thing” wasn’t much of anything now. The strange feeling washed over him again, and he shook his head to get rid of it.

It was too bad Michaela had been scared off. He’d been looking forward to consummating their affair.

Something buzzed in his pocket, and Dylan reached instinctively for his cell. Of course—they were docking in the morning. Land wasn’t far off, so reception would be back online. Sweeping the screen, he scanned his messages. Five from Brian and ten from Lily. For a moment, he considered ignoring them. He was supposed to be away for three months, letting them sort out their problems themselves.

But the kids might have used Lily’s phone to call him. They sometimes did that. Giving his brother and sister-in-law time out was one thing, and abandoning the kids was another. They’d been upset enough when he told them he was leaving.

He turned to go find Michaela, thinking it would be good to talk the situation over with her.

Dylan stopped in his tracks as the realization hit him like a slap of cold water. Michaela Western wasn’t his to share with. The feeling he’d discerned washing over him wasn’t sea-sickness, it was a sense of loss.

Maybe he should have told her why he was here, asked her for advice. She might have some insight into the situation that he’d failed to find over the years.

Lily’s kids deserved someone with Michaela’s strength in their lives. Someone who told it like it was, but with a smile. Someone who was clear about who they were and what they wanted out of life.

But what good would unburdening himself with her have done? Michaela didn’t owe him anything, and she sure couldn’t help resolve the mess Brian had made of his family.

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