All Chapters of One Night Stand With The Billionaire Boss : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

ElizabethHuxley calls Mack and tells him, then says we’re going to be late back, and they should finish lunch without us. Mack just laughs and replies that he’s not surprised, and they’re all absolutely thrilled for us.Then the two of us go to bed and make love, and Huxley is so sweet and tender that it makes me ache.Afterward, I curl up in the bed, looking out at the harbor, and Huxley puts his arms around me and kisses my ear.“I love you,” he murmurs, nuzzling the spot behind the lobe.I give a happy sigh. “I love you too.”“I still can’t believe it.” He rests his hand on my tummy. “You have a baby growing inside you. How amazing is that?”I rest my hand on top of his, thinking of how extraordinary the process is. “How is it that two people can make another person?”“I know. A little piece of me, and a little piece of you. It’s a miracle.”“Thank you so much,” I whisper.“It was my pleasure. Literally.” He nips my earlobe.“Ow.” I chuckle. “I’m so happy right now.”“Me too.” He s

AliceIt’s Tuesday the twentieth of December, and a gorgeous early summer afternoon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.I don’t visit the city much, so I’m glad my sister has chosen this café on the waterfront, not far from Te Papa, our national museum. We sit at a table outside, overlooking Lambton Harbour. The water is a sparkling blue, reflecting the clear skies. At the table next to us, a group of businessmen and women in smart suits chat over a working lunch. Families and couples on holiday stroll along the waterfront, while a teenager dressed in shorts and a hot-pink vest weaves between them on rollerblades.“So,” my sister says once the waiter has delivered our meals and lattes. “Are you ready to get laid?”“Charlie!” Giving an embarrassed laugh, I dart a glance at the people next to us, relieved they didn’t hear her. “For God’s sake, keep your voice down.”She helps herself to the bowl of chunky chips in the middle of the table. “Relax, girl. Nobody’s going to be shocke

AliceI’m not sure whether to message him first, or whether I should wait and see if he messages me. I don’t want to look desperate, even though I am, so instead I decide to call my mother.She answers after two rings. “Alice!”“Hey, Mum.” I smile as her picture pops up on FaceTime. She’s in her mid-fifties, with still-blonde hair she keeps long so I can put it up neatly for her. Today, June has plaited it into a French braid and slotted one of her pretty flower clips into the side, and her face has a little color. “Ooh, you look nice,” I tell her.“June gave me a makeover.” She bats her mascara-brushed lashes and laughs.“Are you having a great time together?” June, her sister, only lives half an hour away, but she has four teenage children and works full time as a nurse, so she doesn’t have much free time. When she does have a holiday, I assume she must want to spend it with her own family, so I try not to call on her, but occasionally she offers to look after Mum for a few nights s

I touch my credit card to the keypad. Then I wait for him to suggest sitting at a table, but he doesn’t. He has a mouthful of beer and looks around the bar.“So you’re a dentist,” I say, determined to have a conversation with this guy.He looks back at me then. “Yeah. You’ve got good teeth.”I laugh, then sober as he just raises his eyebrows. Oh, he wasn’t making a joke. “Thank you. I’ve always thought the front two were a bit big.”“They’re large, but they’re not buck teeth. I’ve seen much worse.”“Oh. Well, that’s something.”“Yeah.” He eye-dips me then as he takes another sip of beer. Wow. That’s obvious. My face is up here, bro. Maybe I should check out the size of his knob and see what he thinks of that.I have a large mouthful of G&T, glad of the burn of the alcohol down to my stomach.“What do you do?” he asks.“About what?”“As a job.”“Oh. Didn’t you read my bio?”He laughs. “No.”“Right. I’m a book reviewer.”“Oh, cool. What kind of books?”“Sci-fi and fantasy novels.”“Nice

He looks up, sees me, and leans back in his chair. He doesn’t smile.“Why?” I say.He turns his swivel chair from side to side. “I’m guessing you’ve seen the article?”I walk into his office, with Damon following behind me. “Yeah. I’ve seen the article. Why did you do it?”Marama also enters, drawn by our raised voices. I hear Damon murmuring to her, and her intake of breath as he tells her what’s happened.“I was talking to a friend of mine who’s a reporter,” Craig says. “I thought it was off the record.”“Bullshit,” I snap. “You know I favored Genica. You wanted to force my hand.”“No,” he says, but I know I’m right.“Why Sunrise?” Damon asks, as he and Marama come to stand on either side of me. “Even the article mentioned the issues they’ve been having with their workforce.”“I’d never sell to Sunrise,” I snap. “I don’t like their CEO.”“What’s wrong with her?” Craig asks.“She’s a bitch, and I’m not letting MOTHER within a mile of her.”He gets slowly to his feet. “She said she’ll