The Nanny's Bossy Billionaire: An Enemies to Lovers Surprise Baby Romance (New York Billionaires Book 3) by Judy Hale

Author:Judy Hale [Hale, Judy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

The rehearsal dinner is halfway done when we get there. It is on the rooftop terrace of the hotel overlooking the beach, which is the venue of the wedding tomorrow. Classical music plays in the background, mixed with the laughter and conversations of the guests. Zoey and Lisa had gone ahead to sit with Holly, the other flower girl, and her mom Emma.

I see Alex and his bride-to-be, Nora, standing with the officiant. A group of women are beside Nora, and the guys are on Alex’s side. I gather they’ve already done the processional. I tense as we draw nearer.

It’s a semi-casual rehearsal dinner, nothing more, I tell myself, gently rolling my head from side to side to relieve the tension already setting in.

“I’ll go sit over there,” Brooke says, motioning to the small group where other guests who aren’t part of the wedding party are sitting. Before she goes, I pull her into my arms and kiss her cheek. “Have I told you how beautiful you look?”

“Only about a dozen times, Xavier,” she replies, squeezing my arm. If she thought my behavior was unusual, she didn’t show it. I watch her go for a moment, then follow Dan and head to the other boys standing to the side of the makeshift aisle.

“About time, Xaviboy.” Lee hugs me. “What took you so long?”

“Last minute meetings. Unavoidable, unfortunately.”

Wyatt claps me on the back in welcome.

I shake Max’s hand, who is also a friend of Alex’s. Max recently launched his IT startup company in Manhattan and we’ve met a few times to discuss investments. I see the group standing together a few feet away. Jordan has his arm around his new wife, Sabrina. Jordan’s business partner, the bespectacled Ethan, and another petite woman I’ve never met are deep in conversation.

“Guys, it’s been ages!” I say when I reach the group. We regularly caught up in Manhattan at Sabrina’s exhibitions but over the past couple of months we’ve not had the chance to meet.

“Xavier, you made it!” Sabrina gushes. We all share hugs, then Sabrina introduces her friend Bonnie, the petite woman with short purple hair. Bonnie, unlike Sabrina, isn’t part of the bridal party.

I then go over to James, Alex’s half-brother I’d heard so much about but never actually met, and finally Giovanni, the best man, a big bearded guy with a man-bun. Ryan approaches, handing me a drink—a scotch on the rocks—and stands beside me.

“You dog.” Ryan sips his drink. “So you are seeing that woman you ditched me for the other night. You might have said. I needn’t have bothered with Vanessa.”

“What, and rob you of the chance to play Mary Poppins and Fairy Godmother?”

“Fuck you.” Ryan smiles.

“Ry, keep Nessa away from Brooke, you know how she can be. I don’t want Brooke upset. She’s… important.”

Ryan whirls to face me, shock registering on his face.

“What,” I bark.

“Nothing. Not a thing.” He takes another sip and hides a stupid smile. “Although I figured I’d leave Vanessa in your lap and find myself a Mexican beauty.

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