Billionaire's Bet: A Standalone Novel (An Alpha Billionaire Romance Love Story) (Billionaires - Book #12) by Claire Adams

Author:Claire Adams [Adams, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-08-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Tessa

I was heading toward the student parking lot when I heard someone calling my name. I stopped and turned. It was my mother.

“Mom!” I said. “What are you doing here?”

How long had it been since we’d last talked? Since she’d walked in on me and Leo. In a way, it was hard to believe that so much time had gone by; I’d never gone that long without speaking to either of my parents. My mother was wearing dark sunglasses and a sun hat; I had the sneaking suspicion she was trying to disguise herself.

“Tessa,” she said, hurrying over. She paused when she got to me, but then opened her arms and pulled me into a hug. “Things have gotten way too out of control, with all of this. I never thought that things would get like this. Where are you staying? I’ve stopped by your apartment several times, and you haven’t been there.”

“It’s not my apartment, remember?” I said. “There was no way I was going to be able to pay rent and stay on top of my schoolwork, Mom, so I moved out.”

“And you didn’t think about telling us?”

“Honestly? You guys haven’t made it seem like you really wanted to talk to me.”

My mother shook her head. “I’m sorry, Tessa. I really am. I’ve missed you so much, and I’ve been worried about how you’ve been doing. Your father didn’t want me coming here to talk to you, but I’m not just going to cut you out of my life completely. That’s crazy.”

“So he doesn’t know you’re here?”

“I told him I was going shopping and out to lunch. He might have guessed himself that I was coming to see you. I know I could’ve called, but I wanted to see you in person. It’s been too long.”

“I know it has,” I said. “I’ve missed you, too. I don’t want to be fighting with you guys right now.”

“So . . . how is everything going?”

“Pretty good. I mean, I’ve been a little stressed and really busy with everything, but things are actually . . . good.” I smiled, thinking about Leo. And since he had confronted Seth’s mother about the paper and they had both agreed to just keep quiet about everything, I felt as though a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. It seemed that things were actually working out, and that made everything else seem more bearable.

“I’m glad to hear that.”

I was about to ask how she was doing when I saw, over my mother’s shoulder, that Leo was walking toward us. I smiled and gave a little wave as he approached, and my mother turned to see who I was waving to.

“Hey, Tessa, you want to . . .” Leo’s voice trailed off when he realized it was my mother. “Oh, hi,” he said.

My mother frowned. “Hello,” she said. “I was just trying to talk to my daughter.”

Leo nodded. “Yeah, of course. That’s fine. I can give you guys some space.”

“That’s not what she meant,” I said, even though I had a feeling that was exactly what she wanted.

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