The billionaire always gets what he wants. This time, he wants me… My trip to London was the first lucky break I’ve had in years. It came at just the right time, allowing me to escape my sad reality for a bit. And the guy I met on the flight? Perfection. The short week we spent together was filled with raw, unbridled, and passionate nights. But it couldn’t last. I’m a single mom with a troubled past and a shady ex. Romance just isn’t in the cards for me. Which is why I walked away from Jim and didn’t look back. That was before I landed my new job. Before I met the boss. Before I discovered that Mr. James Mitchell, CEO, was my Jim—my unforgettable Jim from our week together in England. Judging by the smile on his face when he sees me, he remembers everything. And now he wants more. He wants me. The timing is terrible. My life’s a mess, and I just know my ex will do something to ruin me. Again. But none of that matters when I’m in Jim’s arms. So, what are the odds that I’m finally due for my very own happily ever after? With my luck? Not bloody likely.
View MoreJake chuckled. “Well, then, that makes me your uncle, and I expect to hear Uncle Jake come out of that mouth next time.”THEY ALL RODE OFF TOGETHER, leaving Jim and me alone to soak up this treasured moment. We sat down next to the tree. “God, I love you,” I said, tearing up again. “I’m at a loss for words.”Jim brought his arm around me as we reclined against the tree. “So, I planned that we’d take off for that little hotel we stayed at before. Then, after a night alone, perhaps you and Ash will start in with the wedding arrangements.”“It doesn’t need to be anything fancy.” I laughed. “Fantastic,” he kissed my temple. “Then, when we’re back in the States, we’ll head to the first courthouse we see. The next monumental question I want you to consider heavily is solely up to you and what you believe is best for Addy.”“What is it? My mind is still stuck on your amazing proposal.”“Well, I was thinking,” he said, “you know how you got full custody of Addy after Derek got locked up again
He pulled out a blue box and opened it. “If you’ll have me, then I hope you’ll enjoy this ring, one that I believe a king from long ago would’ve given the queen he loved so dearly.”“Without sending her to that tower, of course?” I laughed, cried, and then hugged him so tightly that I couldn’t speak.“I think we both served our time in that tower when we were apart for far too long,” he said as I felt him laugh, and then I pulled back to lose myself in his shimmering eyes. “Yes, of course, yes,” I said as Jim brushed the tears from my cheeks. “But are you sure? Marriage might make—”“What? Might make me the happiest and most complete man on the planet?” Jim said and then silenced me with a small kiss. “I love you, Avery. There’s no doubt in my mind.”I watched as Jim turned and knelt as he had the first time he’d met Addy, bringing himself to her level. Addy was smiling, but I could tell she was confused. “You are my best girl and the one I have the most fun with,” brushed his finger
“You’re flying her out commercial?” he laughed. “And here I thought you were the charming prince.”“In fact, I am. Instead of the luxury jet—or first class, for that matter—I’m riding with my ladies at the back of the plane.”“You’re joking, right? You understand your long-ass legs won’t fit in coach, correct?”“Hey, we’re on a mission to show Addy that not everything is luxurious,” Jim insisted.Jake’s laughter was making Jim laugh and making me feel like shit. “Fuck,” I said, “I didn’t think about you being cramped up on the plane.”“Damn, I hope you got a layover or three before flying out of the states.” Jake said with another laugh.“Nonstop,” Jim said. “I’ll survive it. It’s a small sacrifice to make sure my girls are well taken care of.”“You’d better hope you got an aisle seat, brother.Avery?” Jake called out.“Right here.”“Video this shit for me, please?”AFTER THE LONG TRIP, and seeing Jim do his best to seek comfort at the back of the plane, it was evident to me that I sh
“Well, you’re a pushover with her, that’s for sure,” I laughed. “I know there’s gotta be one in the parental role who has to be the mean one—the grown-up.” I arched an eyebrow at his lightened expression. “We both know that’s me, but you’re good with rules and mandating she follows them too.”He pulled me onto his lap, and I straddled him. “Then what has my beautiful lady so concerned? She’s still the same child I adored from the first moment I met her.”“I just don’t want her to live in a complete fantasy. I need her to learn that everything she has now, living here and in all this luxury, it doesn’t come free. She needs to start to understand that you worked hard for it. I don’t want too much to come so freely to her. Does that make sense?”He licked his lips, “I will always work to make you and Addy both the happiest women on the planet, yes. I will have you know that I let in her in on how I run the business that provides for us, and so, she’s getting a good look at how to run a b
“Can’t stretch out good means she can’t lay like a starfish,” Avery said with a laugh.“What if I told you I never wanted to lose you or your mom again?” I looked at Avery, and she nodded. “What if I told you I want you to live in my house in a new room?”“A new room? Like the one I picked the decorations for before we moved away?” she asked, her eyes wide.“Exactly like that,” I said. “Just the way you wanted it.”She choked my neck and squealed with excitement. “I love it!”“And more Sally stories too?” I probably sounded like a damn fool, but I missed this little girl as much as I’d missed her mother.“And those darn little rascals,” she said with a crinkledup nose.“Yes.” I laughed. “I think we’re all set, then. You’re moving to your new house, and we’ll never have to miss each other again.” She pulled back and nodded. “Deal?” “You got it, mister.”THAT’S when I knew life would change forever. All I knew is that Avery, Addy, and I needed each other. They were my family. I had my l
“This is the most beautiful scene, sitting in a Jacuzzi on a massive yacht, gazing at the lights on the shoreline. Fuck, this is the most amazing experience of my life.”“And here I thought taking you to a castle was,” I teased, finally loosening the fuck up. I’d been acting as though it was the first time we’d ever met.“Well.” She turned her face up to bring her lips to where I could kiss them. “We didn’t have the buffet there like we have here.”I ran my hand over her belly. “I never believed I’d hold you again. I fantasized more than once about finding you and bringing you back into my life.”“We’re meeting again at the perfect time, I think,” she said.Then she was the one who fulfilled my aching need to touch her again. Her hand came over mine, guiding it down into her bikini. “Are you sure you want—”“I want what I’ve been fantasizing about since losing you,” she said, her voice low as she slipped off her bikini bottoms. “That night you first made me come. Remember it?” she ask
His forehead creased while he laughed. “I’ve missed the hell out of you. I’m not here to ask you to take me back, but I have to have you in my life again.”“If you’re not here to ask me back into your life, sir,” I reached for his hand that held his bourbon, and he turned his hand up to hold mine, “then why in the hell are you here?”Jim pulled me gently against him. “Jesus, I don’t know where to start, but I think I need to start by telling you that I am so sorry. Whether or not you can ever forgive me for the things I’ve done and said, I want you to know that I love you, Avery.”I framed his face with my hands, gently kissed his soft lips, and I smiled into his searching eyes. “I forgave you a long time ago, and more than that, I forgave myself for everything that caused me to hurt you.”“You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear you say that,” he softly said. “I am just at a loss for words. You look more beautiful than ever.”“If it helps you find some words, I’ll say this: I
The other gift he’d given me was Ash. I was sitting next to Collin in the backseat of Jake’s Range Rover, heading with Jake and Ash to the yacht to celebrate her birthday. We were close to the port where the boat was docked, waiting for us to board. Springtime on the ocean? I knew this was going to be exciting. Ash’s dad and stepmom were caring for the kids at Jake and Ash’s beach house so the grown-ups could enjoy this three-day event.“Jacob Mitchell.” Ash reached over and gripped his arm as he turned into the parking area, and I saw their massiveass boat, lit up like fucking Christmas. “Why the hell does the boat look like Jim has been hosting clients on it?”Jake took her hand and kissed the back of it. “They’re your clients, angel,” he said. “Now, we mustn’t be rude to everyone who has come to celebrate April fourteenth—the very day the world was blessed when you entered it.”“Good God,” Collin said, eyeing me with a smirk. “You two should just keep this damn yacht excursion to y
“That’s what you gotta fix, Jimmy,” Collin said. “I’ve got some friends that you can reach out to. You just need to learn to let the fucking hate go, man.”“Once you get some help, maybe you won’t blow up your next relationship,” Jake said with a shrug.“Well,” I smiled at both Collin and Jake. “Glad this bike ride turned out into a Jim therapy session for us.”“You’re lucky you have Collin.” Jake smiled. “I couldn’t give a fuck before he started talking sense into your stubborn ass.”“Let’s go before I decide to throw you over the cliff as my therapy,” I said.“Let’s do it,” Collin agreed.I KNEW the work that I needed to do wasn’t going to be easy, but I needed to let go of the resentment I held toward my mother. She’d made horrible decisions, but she didn’t control my life anymore. As much as I hated her for what she’d done to my father, brother, and me, I needed to forgive her. Forgiving someone who never bothered to apologize is not the easiest thing to do, but I knew I was doing
JimI sat in my office, going over the last of my emails from this long yet productive day at our London headquarters. My meetings with our associates and one new investor were finally over. The only shitty part of this day was that Alex and I couldn’t come to an agreement and sign with a new business we flew out here to acquire. We could’ve offered them a million fucking dollars as a promise to his company’s future success, and he still wouldn’t have taken the deal.We still had another week and more time, we would get the deal. I wouldn’t sit here all night and worry over today’s events. I learned a long time ago that I was running this business that I’d inherited from my father; this machine wasn’t running me. That’s what I always told myself anyway.I weaved my pen through my fingers, reading the last of the man’s prerequisites on his term sheet for Mitchell and Associates. This guy was a stubborn ass. I had to get together with Alex so we could find a way to close this deal. Our
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