Matched With a Billionaire by Laura Burton

Author:Laura Burton [Burton, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laura Burton

Chapter Nine

Holly was buzzing as she watched William work the lock on a door in a back alley. She kept a lookout, her imagination running wild, but no one came. The door clicked and William pushed it open.

“Where did you learn to pick a lock?” she asked. William tapped his nose and gestured for her to follow.

“This is the service entrance. It’s a terrible security flaw if you ask me. But tonight, I’m not complaining.”

Holly followed him inside and the door slammed shut behind them. The sound echoed all around them and Holly flinched. William shot her a look.

“Sorry,” she whispered. They walked through a narrow hall that smelled like feet. “Where are we?”

“Come and see,” William whispered back, marching forward. They reached a set of doors and William held one open for Holly. As she stepped through, she squinted into what seemed to be a very large, dark hall.

“I don’t––” she began, but William thrust up a handle and huge lights flooded the place. Holly gasped.

“Is this… a basketball stadium?”

William nodded. A huge basketball court sat in the centre of stadium seating. A scoreboard hung on every side. Holly was giddy.

“We’ve just broken into a stadium. Aren’t we going to get caught?” she said, as they descended the steps.

“They don’t have a game on tonight. I know a few NBA players,” William said. “Oh, look!”

He hopped onto the metal handrail and slid down to the court with ease. Then dashed to the other side and picked up a ball. He held up it like a trophy.

“Want to play a game?” he asked with a wry smile.

Holly glanced down at her tight denim dress and wished she was wearing something more suitable. But despite her worries, she lifted herself onto the handrail to follow William to the court. Once she was perched on the rail she leaned forward and let go, expecting to go sailing down to the bottom. But what happened instead made William snort with laughter. Holly slid a couple of feet and then came to a squeaky halt as her denim dress got stuck to the metal. She rocked side to side in a weak attempt to get herself going again, which only created more squeaks. William doubled up with mirth.

“Why don’t you just use the steps?” he called out. Holly bit her tongue with concentration. She was not a quitter. She frowned as she moved around to unstick herself from the rail. Finally, she repositioned at an angle that had her flying down at mammoth speed, her hair flying.

William promptly stopped laughing and ran over just as Holly flew from the end of the rail and collided with him. They both ended up on the floor.

“I’m so sorry,” Holly said, pushing herself off of his chest. William rested his hands on her hips and stared at Holly in shock for a moment. Then his face flooded with color and the two of them broke into a fit of laughter.

“If only I caught that on camera,” William said as they got to their feet.

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