The Trust of a Billionaire by Michelle Pennington

Author:Michelle Pennington [Pennington, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Hannah zinged with cheerfulness as she went to work. She’d been Addi’s nanny for three weeks now, and she loved it more with every passing day. She tried not to think about how much her feelings were tied in with the time she got to spend with Carter—before he left for work, the time he found to eat lunch or join them for a swim, and in the evenings when he got home. Somehow, she tended to linger over saying goodbye, often ending up on the balcony with Carter talking over the day. There was always a hint of tension about him, however, that never quite eased. It both intrigued and worried her.

Last night had been a late night for her again since Carter had gone to a late dinner meeting with investors. After the first time when she and Addi had hung out on Carter’s bed, it had seemed natural to do it again last night. But this time, she’d been ultra-aware the whole time that it was his bed. It had felt so much more intimate this time. And when she’d seen Carter before work this morning, with his hair damp from his shower and his jaw tight, as if he was stressed, she’d barely been able to breathe for the way her heart had hammered. It hadn’t helped that he’d smelled like a million bucks.

She laughed as she thought about that one while she set out ingredients to make pancakes with Addi. It made sense that someone as rich as he was would have lethal cologne. She’d longed to lean against him and fill her senses with it. Maybe run her fingers through the silky strands of his hair that were darker than when they were dry and smooth the tension from jaw. She smiled at how ridiculous she was being and tried to focus on her task.

“Are you thinking about something funny?” Addi asked, coming into the kitchen in her pajamas.

“Yes, sweetie, I was, but the joke is all mine. Do you want to help me make pancakes?”

That brought Addi’s smile out. “Yay. I love pancakes.” She ran to the little apron they’d bought for her, put it over her head, and pulled over a chair from the dining room. “What do I do first?”

It turned out that Addi loved learning to cook, loved washing dishes afterwards, and would actually eat anything she’d had a hand in creating. The result was that she’d filled out nicely. Her face and joints had lost their sharpness. Addi wasn’t a picky eater, just a bored little girl.

As they worked on the pancakes, the cleaning ladies came in and began their routine of vacuuming rugs, taking out trash, and sweeping the sand that inevitably dusted the tile floors. Today however, as one of the maids came in carrying new sheets for Carters bed, the other maid came out of his room with a note in her hands. “Never mind those. He doesn’t want his sheets changed this morning.”

Hannah looked up in surprise.

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