The Lucky Billionaire (Destination Billionaire Romance) by Lewis Jeanette

Author:Lewis, Jeanette [Lewis, Jeanette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gelato Publishing
Published: 2016-06-05T07:00:00+00:00

8

Ty slipped his boots on and went to check on the sheep. The sheep were most likely fine, but he needed an excuse to get away from Holland for a little while. He kept replaying the scene at the skate park in his head, and every time he did, he felt like an even bigger idiot than before.

Of course it was all an act. That’s what he’d hired her for, right? Misty had suggested Holland come help, so that’s what she was doing. Okay, maybe they hadn’t agreed she’d be the stand-in girlfriend, but just like with Indy, Holland had seen he was in trouble and acted. Always the professional, doing her job quickly and efficiently. Whether it was a nosy reporter or an obnoxious girl, Holland was doing what he was paying her to do.

So what was the little lean in when he put his arm around her? Was that all part of the act? It hadn’t felt like it. She’d relaxed into him, and in that one move, a new level of . . . something had grown between them. But then something had changed, and Holland pulled away.

Ty sighed and wrapped his hands around the top rail of the fence. The sheep were grazing happily, showing absolutely no regard for the turmoil raging through him like a thunderstorm.

Selfish buggers.

He didn’t have much experience with women. There had been a few girls besides Jamie in high school who had sent his heart racing. But that had been a teenage boy’s reaction to a pretty girl. With Holland there was something else, something deeper. Attraction, to be sure, but also a desire to hold her and protect her. He wanted to put his arms around her, hold her hand, anything, just so long as he could touch her. He wanted to hear about her past, her present, her future dreams, and he wanted to try and make those dreams come true.

The back door opened and closed, and somehow Ty knew it was her. Holland joined him at the fence a few minutes later. She was still wrapped in his jacket, and he had no desire to ask for it back. He liked the way she looked, liked the way it connected them. It gave him hope.

“Are you okay? You’ve been awfully quiet,” she said.

“Holland, do you have someone you’re seeing, a boyfriend or something?”

She gave a surprised little blink. Her face fell and Ty’s heart plummeted right along with it. Of course she had a boyfriend. He should have known.

Holland gripped the fence. “I thought I did,” she finally said. “But no, I don’t.”

Hope thumped in his chest and peppered his brain with questions. “How do you only think you have a boyfriend and not know for sure?” he asked, dreading the answer. “This isn’t one of those weird online dating things, is it?”

She laughed lightly. “No. I was seeing a guy in LA, but it wasn’t serious.”

“Was? So you’re not . . . he’s not waiting for you to get back?”

“I don’t know.

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