The Billionaire's Secret Son by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Relay Publishing

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“We’ve got tickets. We’ve got my wallet.” Charlie patted the back pocket of his pants, the California sunlight catching gently in his hair. The morning smelled fresh and new, and even the parking lot of the amusement park seemed magical. “We’ve got water.” He swished the water bottle in his hand. “And we have a schedule.” He tapped the pants pocket that held his phone. “Are you both ready?”

Stephanie looked down at Jasper, who was the most ready she had ever seen him. He bounced up and down on tiptoe, raring to go. It was easy to be excited when they were visiting an amusement park. She’d found Charlie tapping away at his phone the evening before. He’d said he was only checking the hours, but his big smile had given him away. He’d bought tickets. It was a done deal. Charlie seemed determined to spend every second of this weekend with Stephanie and Jasper, which—she had to admit—felt wonderful.

“Let’s go,” she said.

The three of them walked hand-in-hand from the parking lot to the main entrance. Charlie showed his phone to the gate attendant, she scanned the screen, and there they were: in theme-park heaven.

They strolled down the main boulevard, drinking in the scents of fresh popcorn and cookies just out of the oven. The park had only just opened. It was the perfect time to take a leisurely stroll toward…well, wherever they wanted to go.

Stephanie looked over at Charlie. He peered down at his phone. “We need to get to Space Flight in the next ten minutes. That way, our time window works out for the rest of the rides I’ve planned.”

“Okay,” she said, feeling light and free. “Let’s go to Space Flight, then.”

Halfway to Space Flight, Jasper stopped dead in the middle of the boulevard. “Mom, look at that.” He raised a trembling hand and pointed. “That’s Splash Peak.”

“You’re right,” she said, relishing the excitement in Jasper’s face. She’d never had the chance to take him to a place like this before, but every kid knew about Splash Peak. You got soaked. Stephanie had come here once with her parents and come off the ride so wet that her mother had bought her a new t-shirt at one of the shops. “We’ll go on it in a little bit.”

“I want to go on it now,” said Jasper. He didn’t have a single hint of a whine in his voice, but Stephanie could hear how much he wanted to do it.

“We’ve got to get going if we’re going to make it to Space Flight,” said Charlie, and the tension in his voice was sharp enough to crack.

“Jasper wants to go on Splash Peak first,” she said, putting on a big smile to match Charlie’s frown.

“If we do that, we’ll be all wet for the rest of the rides. And for the character lunch and tour,” Charlie said, eyes darkening.

“It’s not a big deal. We’ve got a towel.” Stephanie pointed at her back, where her drawstring backpack hung down between her shoulder blades.

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