Touching the Billionaire (Bad Boy Desires Book 1) by Holly Jaymes

Author:Holly Jaymes [Jaymes, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-20T16:00:00+00:00

Eye on the Prize

Theo

I’d done some hard things in my life such as standing up and defying my father or investing all my money and reputation into a production company. But for reasons I didn’t understand, walking out on Madeline felt like the hardest thing I’d ever done.

It was ridiculous how relieved I felt when she said she wouldn’t be going out with other men. It was a signal that I was getting too attached to her. And so as much as I hated the story coming out, I had to wonder if maybe it wasn't a good thing. She was an enjoyable distraction but a distraction that I couldn’t afford. I needed to focus on this movie and on my production company. I couldn’t have all my hard work dismissed because people thought I was just a celebrity playboy.

We only had six to eight weeks more of filming, and there weren’t very many more days that Madeline and I would film together. That meant it should be easier for us to stay apart. I rubbed my hand over my chest at the twinge of pain I felt at that idea.

I hated it even more that I was going to have to go out and pretend to womanize just to get this story out of the tabloids. For one, it didn’t sound fun to me and two, it seemed like a pretty shitty thing to do to Madeline. She accepted that that was what I had to do, but I could tell she didn’t like the idea of it. Perhaps maybe she was getting too attached as well. Which brought me back around to the fact that this story going public and forcing us apart, at this point was a good thing.

That night I called Blaine to go out with me to the club. He knew the purpose of this outing and would be a good wingman. He would help me look the part of the swinging bachelor but would also be able to help me get out of a sticky situation with a woman expecting to go home with me.

The music was thumping loud. The lights were too bright. But I did my duty and drank and danced. There were many women in New York who didn’t give a shit that I was supposedly seeing Madeline Fox. A couple of them even told me they would be able to make me feel better than Madeline ever could. I tried not to roll my eyes and instead smiled and I tried to waggle my brows like that sounded intriguing when inside I felt like puking.

The whole thing made me feel dirty and disgusting, and the more I drank to get rid of that feeling, the more it seemed to grow.

“Okay, lover boy, we should probably get you home,” Blaine said, hoisting me out of my seat when I downed another shot.

“I need to make goo-goo eyes at women,” I said. At least I thought I said it. I couldn’t understand my own words.

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