The Billionaires Second Chance by Michelle Love
Author:Michelle Love
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Michelle Love
Chapter 10
James
A year later, neither one of us has any regrets yet.
There are a few bumps along the way, of course. Andrea tries and fails to sell a tell-all book about me. My mother ends up with a few trust issues thanks to her, but having Lorena around helps with that a lot. It doesnât take Lorena very long to win over my mother, and she gives us her blessingâbut soon after that, Lorena ends up wrestling with a nasty case of morning sickness.
By the time the holidays roll around again, Lorenaâs house is fixed up, and weâre splitting our time between there and New York City. My mom is happy that Iâm around more. Cindyâs charming everyone, especially my motherâs cats. Lorena never has to be hungry or afraid againâand I never have to be lonely, or wonder who to trust.
A faint alarm goes off at six on Christmas morning, well before dawn. âUgh,â I groan, and Lorena lets out a sigh and rolls over, flailing for her new cellphone to turn off the ringer.
âOkay,â she murmurs sleepily. âIf we want to catch her asleep, this is our last chance.â
Sheâs gotten a little clumsy with her growing belly; I help her into her robe and slippers and throw on my own, then we make our way downstairs into the kitchen and to the basement door. Cindy is afraid of the basement, and so itâs the best place to keep secrets from her. Even if weâve only had this secret here for about six hours after hiding them at my momâs place for a week.
I go down into the basement and come back with the big, padded carrier. Lorena shuts the door behind me and we both sneak up to Cindyâs room.
Sheâs been a good kid, especially for a three year old. Sheâs been cheerful and well behaved through an awful lot. And sheâs already more responsible than kids Iâve known that are twice her age. So after a lot of discussion, Lorena and I agreed to trust her with her biggest responsibility yet.
Lorena opens the door and we both slip in, closing it silently behind us. Cindyâs snuggled up with her snow bunny and the pink seahorse she got for her birthday. We move together to the foot of her bed.
We share a quick kiss as we look down at our precious Cindy, and then Lorena reaches over and opens the carrier door. Two white fluffballs, clumsy with youth, bumble out to explore the bed and its occupant. One of them lets out a faint mew, and Cindy stirs and starts to blink her eyes open.
I squeeze Lorenaâs hand with my free one and feel my engagement ring on her finger, feeling a deeper contentment than Iâve ever known. Sometimes you have to wait on someone before gaining a real commitment. Sometimes you have to show that youâre trustworthy.
But itâs almost always worth the work ⦠and the wait.
The End.
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