The Billionaire's Bride 1: The Alpha Billionaire's Game by Aaliyah Andrews

Author:Aaliyah Andrews [Andrews, Aaliyah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, African American, Romance, Multicultural, Multicultural & Interracial
Amazon: B0141ZUYQY
Publisher: Heatwave
Published: 2015-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Tia

I had a secret billionaire admirer. Me....with a secret billionaire...it was absurd. Even more absurd, I’d turned him down.

Was Lucas still waiting? Sneaking a look would alert my mother. It was best not to tell her of my secret billionaire. Her reaction wouldn’t help me forget him.

Wobbling, her body resisting as she attempted to stand, she managed to plant her walker. She began to walk toward me with it, but I waved her back. It might annoy me when she did that, but it was good to be home, someplace safe, where I knew I could think without any of Lucas’s distractions.

“Mom, sit down. Please,” I begged.

Like usual, she didn’t listen. I took a seat on the beat-up Craigslist couch, and she dropped back in her recliner. Everything in the place didn't match. Cramped, the only wall furnishings were the crosses and religious paintings which my mother would never replace. The only view was from the slight break in the shades from our tiny barred window.

In far contrast to Lucas's mansion, our apartment was sweltering. I wanted to change right away into shorts and a tank top. Maybe a cool blast from the shower would help me forget Lucas’s kiss that my body still refused to forget.

“Tell me all about it. I want to hear everything,” my mother said.

Yes, I lived with my mother. No, it wasn't as pathetic as you're thinking. Okay, it's still pathetic, and I hated it, but it was understandable. We were both buried in debt. Not from poor choices, which made it more understandable, I hoped.

Seven years ago, my mother was hit by a drunk driver. Then hefty hospital bills. Most of the hospital stay was paid for by the driver, who, by the way, didn't go to jail, because he was rich and could afford the best lawyers and protection from the judge.

Rehabilitation wasn't covered. It sucked our reserves, until I had to get another job to help out, and eventually quit University of Santa Barbara, which in turn, resulted in debt on my part.

It also didn't help that I was struggling to make ends meet day to day with three jobs. Are you beginning to understand my disdain for the wealthy, who could get by without a lick of work?

“It was a bust,” I replied, focused straight ahead at the TV. My mother promptly turned it off.

“What do you mean?” My mother almost threw her walker out the window. The edges of my lips strained to fight back a smile.

If only Lucas could see her reaction. If he thought I was bad...

I crossed my legs and leaned back. “No opportunity, but it was interesting, to say the least.”

“You're going to need to tell more,” my mother shouted.

“Fine, I'm going to tell you, but you need to calm down. I just got in the door.”

I continued after a long sigh, “It's complicated. I would rather not get into it right now. How are you feeling, Mom?”

She rocked forward. When she did, a sharp pain struck her and she flinched, and I did as well, like I could feel her pain.

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