Billionaire Bad Boys by Michelle Love

Author:Michelle Love
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michelle Love

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Tandy did a great job of distracting Elli for the evening, but when Tandy fell asleep on the couch just after midnight, Elli put a pillow underneath her head and blanket over her and went to her bedroom, realizing she’d never gotten the promised call from Aldo.

She grabbed her laptop and opened Skype, hoping he would be online. She had been debating with herself all night whether to tell him about the threats, but when she saw his smile as he logged on and greeted her, she demurred.

“Hey, gorgeous.”

“Hi, Aldo. How’s the Big Apple?”

“Lonely without you. I only got in a little while ago. Did you talk to Viv about the article?”

God, the article …she hadn’t thought about that at all since the threats. “It’s all good. We’re not going to respond to it.”

Aldo looked a little surprised. “Wow.”

“What?”

“Well, you were so fired up and now it seems like you’ve let it go.”

Elli nodded, not quite meeting his eye. “Yeah, well.”

“You okay?”

“Absolutely. Actually,” she said, seeing Tandy stumble into the bedroom, bleary-eyed, and using it to change the subject, “I do have to tell you that I’m sharing my bed with someone else tonight.” She grinned as Aldo’s eyebrows shot up and Elli moved the laptop around to where Tandy was crawling into bed. “Say hello to Aldo. Aldo, this is Tandy, a good friend of mine. She’s crashing here for a few nights on her way to India.”

Aldo chuckled and said hello to Tandy, who greeted him, then promptly went back to sleep. Elli grinned at Aldo. “She showed up at the office today. No warning.”

“Serendipitous,” Aldo nodded, “I like you’re not alone.”

Elli gave a half-smile. “I’m a big girl now, Aldo. I don’t need a babysitter.”

“Sorry,” he smiled ruefully, “I’m overprotective, I know. Scuzi.”

“You’re forgiven.”

They chatted for a little longer, until Elli felt herself wilting and said goodbye. Aldo blew her a kiss, clearly seeing that their evening rendezvous was a no-go tonight.

“I love you, Elli. Sleep tight.”

“Goodnight, Aldo. I miss you.”

After she’d shut her laptop, she lay back. She felt guilty about not telling Aldo she loved him when it had been her mind lately that she might be falling for him. Certainly she was very, very fond of the man, and she loved the sex—exciting and a little dangerous. Aldo being a billionaire didn’t faze her—she had never been the gold-digging type. It was his money, not hers.

Elli closed her eyes and was asleep in minutes. She wasn’t sure how long she slept before he nightmares came back, bloody and violent, and she woke, crying. Tandy inevitably was woken by Elli’s panic attack and sat beside her friend as she gradually calmed down.

“It’s still Indio, isn’t it?” Tandy eventually said.

Elli sighed. “Less so. I think …I think I just need closure, you know? I have no idea where he is—even Googling him brings up his company, but nothing, and I mean nothing, about him personally. It’s as if he’s wiped himself off the face of the earth.

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