My Bereaved Billionaire_A Clean Billionaire Romance by Katie Evergreen

Author:Katie Evergreen [Evergreen, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: My Billionaire Books
Published: 2018-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

18

It had been her date ‘emergency’, Nate was certain of it. He knew that most women had a date ‘emergency’: a friend who would call in the middle of the date to give them an excuse to leave if it wasn’t going well.

He hadn’t realized just how dramatic the emergency had to seem.

He didn’t want to sit back down and pick at the rest of his pizza. His appetite had fled along with Liberty, and along with his self-esteem. It was painfully clear how she felt about him now, and she’d said it herself, this could never work.

Having never been to the pizzeria before, Nate had no idea how much money to leave. He flicked through his wallet to see nothing but hundred-dollar bills, throwing a couple on the table and hating himself for doing so. There was a lack of decorum that came with having money, something that Nate had always promised himself he wouldn’t adopt. All of that had been thrown out of the window the moment he’d strewn his cash on the table. The amount was far too much, Nate knew that, but he was trying to pay his way out of a sad situation.

His shoulders sagged as he considered the fact that Liberty would never do something so crass. There was a moment when he considered collecting the notes from where he’d thrown them, fluttering in the light breeze as they sat on the table cloth. It was only the impending arrival of the waiter, deftly moving around the booths inside the restaurant, that made Nate decide not to. Instead he picked up his jacket and started to walk back to Pebble Cove and his car.

It was late, and the drive long, but Nate wasn’t going to hang around and wait until morning. With Pebble Cove the only motel in town he wasn’t exactly spoilt for choice for other places to stay. He’d tried. He’d failed. Nate knew when to give up. The night was beautiful, the warm air tempered only by a slight breeze, which felt good on Nate’s heated face. The road from the town square soon turned into the dirt track leading to the motel. Nate wished the walk was longer. He was enjoying being out and having the freedom to walk in the fresh, quiet—

Something burst out of nowhere, thumping into him. His hands shot up to protect himself, but the blow was so hard and fast that both of them were knocked off their feet. The ground under Nate’s back felt rough, his thin top not providing much protection against the dirt gravel—especially when the other person landed on top of him. Nate’s immediate reaction was fear, and he tried to push himself up. As he did so, though, he caught a whiff of vanilla and lavender, and a hint of tarragon. It was the tarragon that gave it away.

“Liberty?” he said, struggling up onto his elbows.

Her face was right in front of his, her hair tickling his cheek. Until it wasn’t, and she was thrashing about to get back on her feet.

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