Bedded By The Billionaire by Leanne Banks

Author:Leanne Banks [Banks, Leanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Billionaires Club, Category
ISBN: 9780373768639
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2008-04-07T22:00:00+00:00

Eight

T wo and a half weeks later, Lilli dragged herself from her little car up the steps from the mansion’s garage. Her back and legs had been aching all day. She felt tired and cranky and, heaven help her, she missed Max. He called frequently, and every time, she felt the tension between them twist a little tighter.

She’d spent more than one night flirting with the forbidden fantasy of Max being the father of her child. Right now, though, all she wanted to focus on was getting a sandwich, taking a shower and going to bed.Stepping into the foyer, she stopped and drank in a moment of peace and quiet then walked toward the kitchen.

“Surprise!” a chorus of voices called, startling her so much she dropped her water bottle and purse.

Her friends clapped in delight.

“We did it,” her best friend Dee crowed. “We surprised you.”

“Yes, you did.” Lilli felt some of her weariness fade away and smiled. “How did you pull this off?”

“Because we’re your brilliant friends, of course,” Dee said. “And I think Mallory here has a magic wand. She knew how to deal with the staff, and just wait until you see the cake she brought.”

“Cake?” Lilli echoed and gave Mallory a hug as the woman walked toward her. She’d enjoyed a few lunches with Mallory during the last two weeks and Lilli already had a soft spot for the woman. “You shouldn’t have.”

“It’s nothing. I’m just glad to be a part of all this. Now come in and sit down. Let me get you some sherbet punch.”

After Lilli opened the gifts for her and the baby, Mallory presented Lilli with a large sheet cake decorated with a baby in a blue buggy inscribed with frosted letters, “Happy Baby, Lilli!” The cake was lit with one candle.

“Make a wish and blow out the candle,” Mallory said.

“But it’s not my birthday.”

“It’s your first baby. You can add more candles when you have more babies.”

Lilli looked at her in horror. “More?”

“Okay, let’s just focus on one, then,” Mallory quickly amended. “Make a wish and blow out the candle.”

Lilli closed her eyes and wished for a safe and easy delivery and good health for her baby. Secretly, she wished for a father for her child. An image of the man she would choose appeared in her mind. She blinked, pushing aside the thought. Crazy and impossible, she thought. Must be the hormones.

Just after she opened the last gift, the room abruptly turned silent.

“Major hot guy alert,” Dee whispered.

Lilli turned to see Max standing in the doorway, a wrapped package in his hand. “Max,” she said, stunned. “I thought you were still traveling.”

“I just got back thirty minutes ago. You didn’t tell me you were having a baby shower,” he said in a lightly chastising tone.

Lilli drank in the sight of him. Holding her breath, she wondered if he had looked forward to seeing her again as much as she had looked forward to having him back home. She wondered if he still wanted her the same way he had before.

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