Total pages in book: 33
Estimated words: 31052 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 155(@200wpm)___ 124(@250wpm)___ 104(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 31052 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 155(@200wpm)___ 124(@250wpm)___ 104(@300wpm)
Plus, I’ve never been so happy and content before. Nick has been the missing piece of life for as long as I remember, and finally being together is a blessing. But he did say that his company will need him at some point, and as a result, we’ve moved back to Austin for good. I’m glad actually. The City of Sin is a fun place for singles, but it’s not so great when it comes to raising a family. Now, the live music capital of the world beckons as my handsome boyfriend picks up our luggage.
“Let’s go, sweetheart,” Nick smiles. “The car’s waiting at the curb.”
I nod, with Milly and Riley trailing behind me.
“It is nice to be back in Texas,” I sigh as we step outside into sunny weather. “I’ve missed Austin. Oh, and I want to catch up with my friend, Angela, because I haven’t seen that girl in so long!”
Nick nods as the driver takes the luggage from his hands.
“Angela is your bestie, right? I don’t think I’ve ever met her.”
“No, because we met randomly at a fitness class. We bonded because we were the only two curvy girls in a class of skinny minnies, but she’s amazing, and her life’s looking up. Her husband passed away a year or so ago, and she was devastated, in addition to being left destitute. Well, I don’t think she was destitute,” I correct. “But the insurance money was running out.”
Nick’s black brows rise as he opens the car door.
“So is your friend going back to work?”
“Yes!” I say with a happy smile. “Angela just landed a job as a housekeeper for a billionaire, and I’m so happy for her!”
Nick looks up sharply.
“A billionaire in Austin? Do I know him?”
I shrug before taking the baby from Milly and buckling him into a car seat.
“I don’t know. I think his name is Dominic? Something like that. He just moved to the Austin area, so Angela interviewed and she was hired! But it’s weird because she’s only been working a couple months, and he already wants her to come to New York with him. For a business trip, of course.”
To my surprise, my boyfriend doesn’t look surprised.
“Yeah, that can happen.”
I stare at Nick.
“Wait, this isn’t weird to you? Do billionaires usually bring housekeepers on their business trips?”
Nick merely grins at me, incredibly handsome with his blue eyes and white smile.
“I don’t, but some rich dudes do. These guys have households all over the world: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, you name it. Of course, they have staff at every location, but sometimes there will be a special event, and they’ll bring people they know to make sure it goes off without a hitch.”
I’m still confused and my forehead scrunches.
“But he can’t just hire an event planner in New York?”
My boyfriend shrugs while shooting me another grin.
“I’m sure he can, but it sounds like he wants his Austin housekeeper on the ground for some reason or another. I don’t know.”
I nod, mulling things over in my mind. Goodness, does Angela’s new employer have an ulterior motive by inviting her to New York? She hasn’t told me much about him, except that he’s remote, forbidding, and very, very wealthy. She didn’t say if he was single, but if he were married, wouldn’t he leave such preparations to his wife? My spidey sense goes off, and I wonder I should say something to my friend in warning.
But I put it out of my mind for the moment because right now, I just want to go home with my boyfriend and my baby. My hand slips over my slightly bulging belly as the car pulls away from the curb, and Nick smiles when he sees my gesture. Then, he slips his big hand over mine before leaning over to whisper, “Thank you, Kristie. For giving me a wonderful son, and for the second child on the way too. You are everything to me, my love.”
I turn to him, the sincerity in my eyes so bright that it makes his breath hitch.
“Thank you, Nick,” I murmur, my heart overflowing. “And just so you know, you’re my obsession, just as I am yours.”
Then, we begin our trip home to a shining future filled with laughter, love, babies ... and everything a woman could dream of.
THE END