Trusting Him: A Billionaire Beach Island Romance (Billionaires of Driftwood Island Book 5) by Sloane Meyers

Author:Sloane Meyers [Meyers, Sloane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

* RUBY *

I woke up to the sound of wind howling, and for a moment I panicked. Had the hurricane arrived while I slept? I sat up in the darkness, then realized as my blanket fell off of me that I was completely naked.

I blushed, and quickly hopped off the couch to try to find my clothes. Good thing Chloe was such a deep sleeper, and I woke up for every little thing. I wouldn’t have wanted her to see me naked and start asking questions. Then again, I’m sure I could have made up some plausible explanation. Four-year-olds would believe almost anything you told them.

Once I was dressed, I went over to the kitchen to get a glass of water and check the time. It was only three-thirty in the morning. I winced as the wind howled again, even louder than before. I hadn’t expected the storm to be this bad already.

I shivered, and wished Ian was still here. I wasn’t surprised that he’d left, since I was the one who’d told him in no uncertain terms that I didn’t want him to say or do something to confuse Chloe, and that included spending the night. Still, I was disappointed that he was gone. Being with him again had been like taking a brief step back in time to when life was easy, carefree, and fun.

But life was none of those things anymore. Life these days was filled with responsibilities that were almost too much to handle.

Almost. But life hadn’t broken me yet, and I wouldn’t let it. Especially not when Ian was back. I wanted to prove to him that I was strong. That even though I’d fumbled a bit when it came to my dreams, I hadn’t given up completely.

He’d asked me last night whether I’d given up on singing, and I told him no. That I’d only put it on hold while Chloe was young and I was concentrating on getting the best paying job I could so that I could take care of her.

That job had been working as a maid at the resort, and I didn’t need for Ian to tell me that the job was eating at my soul. Sure, it paid well, and yes I had time to sing while cleaning the rooms. But if I was honest with myself, I was singing while I worked less and less these days. My boss was making my life unbearable, but I hadn’t left yet because I was afraid.

I was no longer afraid. Seeing Ian stand up to my boss made me realize that I hadn’t been valuing my own worth like I should have. No, I wasn’t a billionaire like Ian. But that didn’t mean I had to cower in a corner and take all the verbal abuse dished out at me. I could stand tall and stick up for myself. I had to do it, for Chloe’s sake. I didn’t want her to grow up seeing her mother at the mercy of some jackass boss.

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