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Telling Her the Truth
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RaineyThe taxi ride home gave me enough time to stew in my own head about everything that had happened between Michael and me. I hated that he was an incredible lover on top of being the most gorgeous man I’d ever met. No one was perfect, and his flaw was his connections to dangerous company. I sure knew how to pick them.I knew prodding into his life wasn’t the best morning wake-up, but I needed to know everything if I was going to get involved with him. I had Tanner to think about. I almost slipped and told Michael about my son. He made me want to open up to him. If I did, then I would be opening a vulnerable part of me. And it was a good thing I didn’t. I didn’t want my son involved with anything dangerous. He was going to have enough issues with Killian once he was old enough to see that his father was a deadbeat. For right now, I wanted to preserve the innocence within Tanner.Halfway home, I knew what I had to do. I pulled out my phone and started writing up a letter to Michael
Money Can't Buy Love Telling Tessa Everything
RaineyLater that afternoon, Tessa came over. The salon was closed on Sundays, and we sometimes made a lazy day of our time off. She waited until Tanner was happily playing in his room before she confronted me.“Tell me everything about last night!” she said, clapping her hands together. “You look different. Did something happen between you and Michael?”I checked to make sure Tanner was still in his room before bringing Tessa into the living room. I kept my voice low so Tanner wouldn’t hear anything. It would be just like him to repeat things I said to Killian. Then he might have a reason to want to take Tanner. Which was another reason why I needed to quit. After breakfast, I’d polished my resignation letter and sent it to my work email to print the next morning. I hoped that Michael would somehow be able to find it in my inbox and save me the trouble, but I doubted he would admit it if he went snooping.“We slept together,” I said to my hands.Tessa squealed, and I shushed her.“It
Money Can't Buy Love Handling Things
MichaelAfter Rainey had hung up on me, I knew I’d fucked up. Why did I tell her the truth? It was easier for me to protect her if she was unaware of the syndicate. She’d put me under her spell. Now she didn’t even want to speak to me. I hoped a day away from each other would clear her head enough to have a decent conversation with her tomorrow at work. It wasn’t the first time we had a disagreement with each other. And Rainey needed this job. We would figure it out.That thought carried me over to the next day. To help the process along, I ordered breakfast for the office. I knew everyone’s usual order from the deli down the street. I picked it up a few minutes before Sandra and Rainey were due in for work.When I arrived at the office, Sandra was in the process of hanging up her things in the closet behind her desk.“Good morning, Michael,” she said.“Good morning, Sandra.” I reached into the bag and pulled out a lox and cream cheese bagel.She grinned. “It’s a good thing I didn’t e
Money Can't Buy Love Chasing Her Down
MichaelI knew what it was, but I didn’t want to read it. She thought she could quit on me. But if I didn’t read the words, then it wasn’t official.Rainey remained busy the rest of the day. She didn't even take a lunch break. I sat at my desk the whole time, not willing to let her out of my sight.And when she came into my office at the end of the day, I noticed her eyes going to the piece of paper, in the same place where she’d left it this morning.She frowned. “Did you read that?”My eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. “Oh. No, I haven’t.”She stood there for a moment. “Read it. It’s important.”“I’ll get to it after we have a serious discussion.”“Then you’re going to wait a long time,” she said and turned on her heel, closing the door behind her. I could have sworn I heard a “goodbye” under her breath. I sat there for a minute staring at my door. The elevator dinged in the distance. I took a deep breath, letting go of the tension I'd had in my shoulders.Did she think she could
Money Can't Buy Love It's Not About You
RaineyAs the driver pulled away from the building, I rested my head in my hands. I couldn’t believe Michael saw me crying! I held it together the entire day at work. Getting into the elevator and making the final trip out of that building had washed over me and my emotions got the best of me. I never thought he would chase after me. I had a feeling he would try something to get me to come back. I hoped, for his sake, that he would get the hint. It sucked big time that I had to start all over again in my personal and professional life, but it's what I had to do to protect Tanner. And I held onto the fact that Tessa had my back.Next, I had to tell Mom and convince her this was the right choice. I could already feel her disappointed eyes on me, and while I could have told her everything, Michael’s business wasn’t any of hers. To Tessa, it had been a no-brainer about Michael, but Mom always had an optimistic hope that everything would work out for me. If I told her he was involved with
Money Can't Buy Love He Knows the Truth
RaineyUpstairs, I settled Tanner in on the table, and he continued working on his art. I went to the refrigerator to get him a juice box when I heard a sound from outside. I stood up straight and looked at Tanner. None of his crayons had fallen to the floor, and he was still furiously working on his project.What did I hear? It sounded as if it came from the landing. Not wanting to scare Tanner, I walked over to the door and peered outside. I imagined seeing the two men from Michael’s place on my doorstep. My stomach sank, and my breathing roared in my ears. I didn’t see anyone initially, so I opened the door and looked out. There weren’t any hulking men nearby.I went back inside and locked the door behind me.Get a grip, Rainey, I thought to myself.I watched Tanner for a moment while I took several calming breaths. Nothing was going to happen to him. There was no reason for me to be paranoid. Especially now since I distanced myself from all of Michael’s drama.“Can I have my juice
Money Can't Buy Love It's A Trap
MichaelMy heart beat hard in my chest, and a whooshing sound took residence in my ears. I stared at the little boy in front of me, the echo of my words clung to the still air of the room.“You have a son?” I growled, flashing my teeth.Rainey stood there, her mouth falling open.Her resignation letter remained on the floor at her feet.“T-Tanner,” she said finally and ushered him out of the room.I took in the small apartment before me. No wonder Rainey never wanted me to come here. She lived in a place the size of my living room. But the biggest reason for hiding her life had been the pint-sized human that she failed to mention.I stepped into the room, needing to explore the life that Rainey so carefully hid from the start. This changed everything. For one, she lied to me. At the interview, she told me she didn’t have anything in her life that would hold her back from being on call, traveling, or being at my beck and call. Did she somehow have enough money to pay for a nanny? The c
Money Can't Buy Love It's My Business
Michael“What? Michael, no! How could you ever think that?”I shrugged. “I have a lot of money. Clearly, you don't,” I said waving my hand around her tiny apartment. “Was this some ploy to trick me into paying for your secret life?” As the words came out, I regretted them. But I wanted everything in the open. I’d been with gold diggers before, and while Rainey didn’t act like one at all, in fact, she acted quite the opposite most of the time, I had to get everything out in the open.“Wow,” she said, shaking her head. “I can’t believe you think that.”“I don’t, Rainey,” I said. “But what else should I think about this? What about those phone calls you’ve been avoiding when we’re together? Do you have an ex-husband? Why isn’t he helping out with your kid?”“While I don’t think any of this is your business—”“It is my business, Rainey!”“Keep your voice down,” she hissed.My blood pressure rose. I wanted to shove my fist through a wall or smash something. Rage built up within me, and I h
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