The Trillionaire's Kiss: Book One in Trillionaire Wishes (Fountain of Love) by Mansfield Ella

Author:Mansfield, Ella [Mansfield, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

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Robertron made them soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. Grilled cheese was a major comfort food for Alicia, and she needed it then. She was so worried about her friends, she couldn't think straight. While they ate, she broached the topic of a Kindle with Calor. "I asked the computer and it said there are still Kindles around. Is it all right if I buy one?"

He nodded. "You don't even need to ask me about small purchases like that."

"But...it's almost a thousand dollars!" How could he act like that was nothing?

He laughed softly. "Inflation, my love. We'll spend that on groceries every week."

"Really? That's almost a quarter of what I made every month!" She shook her head. It was crazy just how bad the inflation had been. "Are there even pennies anymore?" She was dying to see what coins looked like.

He shook his head. "No, there's no currency at all, but I've read about it? It sound interesting."

She frowned. "If there's no currency, how can you buy anything?" No cash at all?

Calor tilted his head to the side. "You had credit cards in your time?"

She nodded. "Of course."

"Well, now all your buying power, credit and cash is tied to a central account. That account is tied to a government issued ID. You use the ID as a drivers' license, to purchase anything, and for everything else as well. It becomes your life."

"Wow. What if you lose it?"

He shrugged. "No one else can use it, because it's also tied to your retina scan. It takes the government about three hours to replace one, though. I hate the red tape of bureaurcracy." He shook his head as if three hours was a ridiculous length of time. Of course, since the card was your entire life, it was.

Alicia laughed. "You call three hours red tape? That's nothing! It would take weeks in the twenty-first century!"

"Well, that's a long time here. That Kindle you want will take Amazon about twenty minutes to deliver."

She blinked at him in surprise. "How?"

"Warehouses all over the country, and each warehouse has multiple delivery people." He shrugged. "It's a well-oiled machine."

"Sounds like it's almost as easy as having a pizza delivered."

"Oh, it is! You'll find you love it." He took her hand in his, staring into her eyes. "What's the difference between a lawyer and a leech?"

"Really? Are you going to keep doing this?" Why was he so fascinated with lawyer jokes?

"After you die, a leech stops sucking your blood." He kissed her cheek and got to is feet. "Order your Kindle. The computer will have it delivered here. It knows the address."

Alicia got to her feet. "I'll go order it now then. I want to start reading. I hope my favorite authors still have books on there, and more than that? I hope they finished all the different series I've been reading so I can just finish them up right away." She hurried from the room.

"Don't forget the tailor will be here in less than an hour!" he called after her.

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