The Billionaire I Married

Kate mutter

g out food to recipients of the ongoing outreach program organized by her church. Even

ind kept getting in the way. Now, she had a throbbing toe to remind

e would spot a familiar blond hair with a faded undercut among them, but

rich male voice asked near Kate,

belonging to a good-looking male specimen from another generation. The man was dressed in a be

in radiated with health. There were barely any wrinkles on his face, save for th

unteer?" Kate

his outreach program was announced a few days ago, so I decided

nd asked, "You're not fr

an, grinning and displaying a m

nued. "I thought I might stick around for

n surprise. "There's nothing here. Why would you come

interest is in Sundance. I came here out of curios

y and scanned the crowd agai

The man asked Kate,

nd stepped aside to make room fo

warfed by the man now standing beside her. She guessed he might be around 6 feet 2 inch

she could tell that this man not only had s

way," he said and extende

ccepted his handshake. His

treatments regularly or simply never did any hard work with his hands. She gene

ch paper plate with a sandwich, eggs, and sausage. The food is accompa

ortening the queue in no time. Kate couldn't help but be impressed by Tony's efficiency.

o pack up the coolers and remaining paper plates an

," she told him quickly. "You'

y casually and he contin

to do the food duty with her but for whatever reason, he'd bailed on her. It was

It was why she always overlooked his bad behavior even though she knew she should break up with him

cross that line again with Wendy. But he'd crossed with oth

was too late. She was about to be stuck with her

ny asked Kate softly.

orced smile. "I think we're done here. Tha

," Tony replied

cooler in one hand and a stack of unused plates

d her in her tracks. She inhaled a lungful of air and le

ng up and causing a scene. It was getting more and more difficult to keep her c

en in the trunk of her fairly used blue Mini Cooper, a graduation gift f

er back pocket and dialed Kevin's numbe

frustration but decided

"No, it's not about you flaking on me for the outreach thing. It's about somethi

hat she actually gagged. She held onto he

's chirpy voice burst

ate bar wrapped in bubble gum. Her braided hair was tied in a ponyt

ted from her maternal grandmother. Her hair was a nightmare to take care of, but she dared not cut it. Or else, the entire population of Somm

rible. Are you OK?" W

Kate assured her. She wa

, handing out blankets and stuff, and I looked in your direction and saw a glass of dar

ing about Ton

ed with huge eyes. "Is he mar

w, Wendy. I

gathering intelligence? I need to know more abo

d that means he's definitely mar

single and unattached until we can prove otherwise. That was th

ng women to do dirty stuff with him on camera for

rnly. "I should probably introduce myself to thi

head slowly. "What's with

n running around and trying to make every gir

ve me the good life I deserve. A man who will rescue me from being just an ordinary school

. Wendy was right about young men

her once he discovered that she was carrying

tedly, inclining her head toward the exit of the

e got to meet that man," sa

dy have been friends since middle school. They were opposites

vely extrovert, the life of the party, and the most congenial person in Somm

caramel skin under the sun until it looked like Wendy's. Her skin tone was yet an

self the way she was. If everyone said she was beautiful, sh

t was Kevin calling her. Kat

hakily when she a

y I couldn't make it to the volunteering thing

work on Saturdays,

g rather urgent and very

int in starting an argument over a stupid lie

portant to tell me," Kevin con

talk about over the phone

e? Do you need me to help you

ny, Kevin," Kat

ill someone, then it can't be

anyone," Kate s

talk over a plate of pasta and the juicie

t hungry," Kate said quickly. "

know she was holding in. Why was she so nervous? What was t

king out now. In a couple of minutes, her life would change drasti