All Chapters of Pretending with the Billionaire: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Ethan's POV“Well?” Mia glared, as she demanded an explanation. “What the hell were you doing?”Once again I was frozen. But this time it was out of fear. I couldn’t believe this was happening to me. I usually had much more tact than this and I was wracking my brain trying to come up with an excuse.“I-I’m sorry.” Was all I could manage to say. Mia raised her eyebrows, not satisfied with my response. She said nothing but continued to glare at me with justified anger. “I’m really sorry.” I said, still trying to dig myself out of the hole I was in. “I just wanted to check on you, if you needed anything, then I…” I shook my head. “It won’t happen again.”Mia continued to glare at me in silence. I didn’t know what she wanted, but I knew I had to fix this. She was clearly waiting for me to give her a better explanation of some kind, but what could I possibly say? I was spying on her and there was no way around that. Even in my predicament, I still couldn’t keep my min

Mia's POVWhen I woke up, Ethan was gone. I thought it might be cold for him to leave, but then I figured he wanted to give me a little privacy to move about my room since I was still completely naked.The memory of what we shared last night came rushing back to me, and my entire body tingled as I reimagined Ethan’s hands all over my body. It was like a dream. I had never felt like that before, but I was so happy that it happened with Ethan.I wondered if Ethan felt the same way. A part of me felt a little insecure that he wasn’t with me when I woke up. Perhaps he thought it was all a mistake. The feeling crushed me and I forced myself not to think that way.No matter what I was feeling, today was about Lily. Everything had to go smoothly for her sake. I decided I’d talk to Ethan later, after we came back from the hospital. Until then, I’d be the perfect pretend girlfriend. I went to the bathroom and turned on the shower. I waited for the water to get warm before stepping i

Mia's POVWe had to sterilize ourselves before entering Lily’s room. Apparently Lily’s immune system was so weak that even an innocent cough could send her body into a downward spiral.Ethan had told me once before that Lily’s body was producing an alarming amount of abnormal white blood cells which were failing to function properly. He said that soon she’d have no way to fight off sickness altogether. It was the ugly truth about leukemia and many people didn’t survive it. A nurse had us wash our hands in a nearby sink, before putting on gloves and masks, to cover our noses and mouths. They were only letting in a few people at a time, so Ethan and his parents went in first, while Ryan and I waited in the hall for our turn. I noticed that Ryan was heavily sweating while we waited in the hall. He seemed to be nervous about something, and he was struggling to stand still. He kept taking in deep breaths and shaking out his hands like he was trying to pump himself up.“Are yo

Mia's POVAfter eating a delicious late lunch, prepared by Stacy, I retreated to my room while she made herself busy with housework. I took a quick shower and quickly changed into sweats afterwards.My mind was racing with thoughts about Ethan and I was dying to know what was going on with him. I knew we were far from saying ‘I love you’, but still I wondered if he had any feelings for me at all. Last night took us both by surprise, and a part of me wondered if it would happen again tonight. A memory of our night together came flashing through my mind as I laid on the bed. The feeling of his tongue licking every part of me sent a shiver down my spine.Before I could let myself get too comfortable with the idea, I needed to know where we stood. A part of me just wanted to march down to his office and make him tell me. I wanted to shake it out of him so I wouldn’t have to feel like this any more. I pulled out my phone and dialed the only person I could think of. “Hello?” Sh

Mia's POVI woke up in my room. It felt like the morning, but I couldn’t really tell. I sat up in my bed, trying to recount what happened when my bedroom door opened and Ethan walked in carrying a glass of ice water. “Hey.” He said sweetly when he saw that I was awake. “How are you feeling?”“Okay.” I was still trying to make sense of everything. “What time is it?”“Seven.” Ethan placed the ice water on my nightstand along with two pills. “Here’s some aspirin. You cried so much last night, I thought you might wake up with a headache.”“Thanks.” I reached for the water and aspirin. “You were right.”I heard my phone buzz, but I couldn’t find it. I looked around the room as Ethan walked over to a desk in the corner. He picked up the phone and waved it at me.“It’s Jake.” He said. “I’m handling it.”“How did I end up in here?” I asked, still feeling confused.“I carried you,” he looked over at me. “You cried a lot, and then you fell asleep in my arms.”I spotted Ethan