The Marriage Promise (Billionaire Games Book 4) by Edwards Sandra

Author:Edwards, Sandra [Edwards, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: SE Press
Published: 2014-09-06T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

THE NEXT MORNING, Deidra was up at 5:30, knowing Lecie was probably pacing the floor, wanting an update about John’s marital status. Truth be told, Deidra was more than anxious to share what she’d learned from Amy last night.

After a quick shower, she powered on her cell phone and set a call to California.

“Deidra!” Lecie’s feisty voice echoed through the phone. “I was about to call you since I hadn’t heard from you yet this morning.”

“Well, technically, it’s still bedtime here. It’s only a few minutes after six.”

Lecie was silent for a bit, and Deidra could see her checking her watch. “Oh, that’s right. You’re three hours behind me.”

“It is a bit of an inconvenience, isn’t it?” Deidra laughed.

“So what happened?” Lecie asked. “Did you ask one of the daughters?”

“Yes, I did.” Deidra nodded. “And what I found out kind of sucks for them.” Feelings of sadness wrapped around Deidra.

“What? What?” Lecie’s voice had taken on an impatient tone.

“His wife is dead.” Deidra filled with guilt over the tiny bit of joy that had sprung up in a remote corner of her heart the moment she learned that John wasn’t married. She shouldn’t be happy about someone being dead.

“Dead?” Lecie’s tone echoed the same sentiment. “This couldn’t have worked out better.”

“Lecie!” Deidra objected.

“Well, I’m only saying what we’re both thinking. There’s no ex-wife to interfere.”

“Just the dead wife’s ghost.”

Lecie snorted a laugh. “Come on, you don’t believe in ghosts.”

“Not a physical ghost. Just a symbolic one.”

“Oh come on, Deidra!” Lecie scolded her. “You’re a vibrant young woman with as much beauty and charm as you have money…to burn, I might add. Any man would be lucky to have you.”

“I know, I know…I’m no longer that mousy little girl who was in love with your brother Andre several years ago.” Deidra knew that to be true. But that same scared little girl still resided deep within Deidra, and she didn’t have a problem rearing her mousy little head every now and then.

“Hey, remember Jeff Barnes?” Lecie asked with a devilish chuckle. Jeff was an acquaintance of Nick Matthews, Lecie’s husband. Lecie and Nick had introduced Deidra and Jeff a few months before Lecie found out she was expecting. Deidra was the first to admit that it’d been fun sporting around L.A. on the arm of the drop-dead gorgeous man, but after a few weeks, the appeal had worn off. Jeff wasn’t her type. All the girls (and a few guys too) who were constantly fawning all over Jeff didn’t bother Deidra. The fact that he was as conceited as the day is long didn’t bother her either. What bothered Deidra was his constant need to be touchy-feely with her and his constant need to talk to her on the phone fifteen times a day. She couldn’t stand the clinginess that came with this gorgeous man who wanted to occupy every waking moment of her day.

“Yes, I remember Jeff Barnes.” And she’d just as soon forget him. “I’ve got to go,” she said.

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