Total pages in book: 26
Estimated words: 25003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 125(@200wpm)___ 100(@250wpm)___ 83(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 125(@200wpm)___ 100(@250wpm)___ 83(@300wpm)
Still, as soon as I could, I’d fly back to New York and take over searching for her. I’ll be able to return and walk into every damn building, knock on every damn door until I find her.
“No. She might have, but the bartender interrupted us with our wine, and I never asked again since it didn’t matter since she was going to take my name soon.”
“Well, maybe I’ll go around and put some feelers out there. We can call in some favors and learn something, but we have a dozen companies to run and I have a family to care for.”
“I know. Trust me when I say that I understand, but I won’t stop looking until I find the love of my life.”
Chapter Five
Celeste
Two pink lines. I take a deep breath and try to calm down because this shouldn’t be happening. Wait, of course, this could happen because we didn’t use any protection. Like a drunken, lost fool, I never demanded it, and now we’re in this mess. Knowing where I have to go, I make the trip to the city and let him know. It’s not something I want to do, but something I should do.
“Oh my goodness, girl. What are you going to do?” Holiday asks, sitting on my kitchen stool after having another girls’ night with me. Bethany was at a study session for school, so she couldn’t join us, but it’s good because she’d dig into the questions where Holiday won’t push.
“I’m going to have to find him and tell him,” I muttered, feeling the blood drain from my face. All the effort I’ve put into avoiding Lennox Masterson over the past two months was for nothing.
“Are you ever going to tell me who he is?” she asks. I can’t tell her because I’m too ashamed that I slept with the man who fired me.
“Just a one-night stand.” I wanted it to be more, even though I pretended otherwise.
“Is he from Holly Hills, at least?”
“God, no.” That would be bad because I’ve known most of these men my entire life, and that means they’re completely ghosting me.
“Well, then, I wish you all the luck, girl.”
“Thanks.”
“I have to get home because I have to hit my pillow before my alarm goes off. Take care.” She hugs me tight. “It’s going to be okay.”
“Thank you. Give Bethany my love. Tell her for me. I don’t have the strength to do it right now.” Or the will to answer her thousands of questions.
“Okay. I promise it’s going to be fine. This baby’s going to have aunties to help give it all the love he or she needs.”
“Thank you.” She leaves, and I finally go to sleep, avoiding all thoughts about Lennox.
The next day, I dressed nicely, wearing a pretty fall dress with a dark blue peacoat, and my hair done up so I didn’t look like the nervous wreck I felt like.
Getting in my car, I make my way back to the city to face my sexy demon. Parking in my apartment parking garage, I walk the two blocks to the building and take a calming breath before checking my reflection. “You can do this. You are successful, smart, and independent,” I mentally chant.
Swallowing what’s left of my dignity, I walk through the lobby and freeze to a halt. At the elevator is Lennox, and he’s not alone. He’s with a gorgeous brunette who is very, clearly pregnant. He pulls her close and kisses her, and I can’t stand it.
Gasping loudly, which echoes throughout the lobby, causing their heads to turn. They both stare at me as I look at them with a pain in my chest. I don’t know how long it takes before I process it all, but maybe a few seconds. I can’t even think, so I rush out the door before I make a bigger fool out of myself.
He has a woman, and she’s clearly pregnant. I nearly collapsed in the middle of the street. Instead, I ran down the sidewalk and slid into the nearest department store. There are a couple of looks, but then I casually walk around and coolly regain my composure.
“Miss, are you okay?”
Startled, I looked at the man dressed in a nice suit with a nametag from the department store. “Yes. I’m fine.”
“Well, you’ve been staring off in the distance for the past twenty minutes.”
“Oh, I’m terribly sorry.”
“It’s fine, Miss. I’m just concerned for your well-being.”
“Thank you. I will be okay with time. It seems bad news never ends. Now, if you will excuse me. I believe it’s best if I just go home.”
I leave the store and then head to my apartment, grateful that I’m not far from it and then I let the tears fall again. It seems that I only ran away from Lennox in tears. This time it’s for good. The bastard has a woman and lied to me worse than anyone could possibly imagine. It’s worse than I expected.