The Billionaire's Contract 3: Aftermath by Alicia Roberts

Author:Alicia Roberts [Roberts, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B008S2A1CE
Published: 2012-08-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter FiveThere was no reason to hate Naomi, and yet I did.

She was beautiful, intelligent and nice to me. I tried my best to respond in kind, but too often I felt her presence when Brad and I should be alone. They made no secret about the fact that they were good friends, and the three of us would hang out often, watching a movie or TV series. I wanted Brad to drape his arm around me or hold me close, but with another woman there, I felt the electric charge between us had reduced a bit, or had some kind of strange undercurrent. Occasionally I felt Brad's eyes on me, and when I glanced at him I couldn't read his face.

Three weeks passed by, and I was sure Brad wasn't sleeping with her… We fell asleep together every night, and I couldn't make out anything sexual in the way he and Naomi bantered. I was convinced they were platonic friends - maybe there was once something between them, but there certainly wasn't anything now. Or was there?

The thought that he was cheating on me never left my mind, as I convinced myself first one way, and then the other.

Predictably, our sex life fizzled a bit. There were times when everything was as great as always, and times when I wondered if the frequency had gone down a bit because he was with someone else. Whenever I had that thought, I'd shake my head and think, "Nah, it's just stress." But I wasn't entirely convinced.

I wanted to be alone with Brad - why had he brought this woman into our house?

"We should get away together, go somewhere one last time," I suggested.

I thought I saw something flicker in Brad's eyes. For an instant I thought he felt the same loss I was feeling, the sadness that our year together was ending. Or was I just hoping to see what I wanted?

At least Brad agreed we should go somewhere together, and a few days later he said, "I've booked a trip to Paris for us!"

I was excited - we'd be reliving our time in Paris, those magical moments that had convinced me I should agree to Brad's proposal.

However, my excitement was short-lived. I woke early one morning, and realized Brad's side of the bed was empty.

With a feeling of dread in my stomach, I climbed up the stairs softly. I already knew what I'd see. When I was almost at Naomi's door, I could see that it was slightly ajar. The sounds of low conversation and laughter reached my ears. I wanted to throw up.

I couldn't go any further, I didn't want to open the door. I simply stood frozen in shock.

I finally made my way back to bed and lay there silently, pretending to be asleep when Brad finally came back and went to the walk-in closet where he changed into his suit.

I lay in bed for half the day, crying like a baby and feeling incredibly sick. When I finally made my way down for breakfast, Eva took one look at me and asked me what was wrong.

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