Waking up on the Billionaire's Bed

ween the headache pounding in her skull and the horrifyin

re

His tousled dark hair and sculpted jawline made him look annoyingly attractive, even

was that s

ng up so quickly that the sheet slipped off her chest. She

his eyes finally opened, they locked onto her slightl

ing the sheet to her chest so tight that her knuckl

on one elbow as his smirk wi

ered then I wouldn't be asking." She almost wanted to hit his sm

it is. But it's not the end of the wo

ce rising a notch higher. "This is no

o you want the long vers

" she said, her

ebrow. "Do I look

her hands. "This cannot b

calm. "It wasn't exactly a one-sided decis

ing with fire. "I did NOT!" Sh

id. But for what it's wort

o did things like this. She'd been with Joel for two years and had never even thought of crossing that line with him before t

and pain squeezing her heart. Not that he deserved

the sheet a little closer as if doing that will ch

itting up fully. His calm confidence m

nd how do you

. "Look, I know this isn't exactly how you planned your vacation. And judging by last night's rant

haps return my virginity that I have protected for 20 y

him to bed, he had not resisted because she was beautiful and he had a good feeling about her. But, he only realized that s

for having unrealistic dreams when he joined a football club in university. Also, he didn't expect to

comes to my love life. Every time I go home for the holidays, they've got a new list of women waiting for me

ed, a little absent-minded, still r

Jared said simply. "Temporarily, of cou

"You're kiddi

s. "You pretend to be my girlfriend, and I'll ma

er jaw slack. "Are y

slept with her, therefore, it would be a form of taking responsibility, and B) she was a virgin until last night. This means that she is

back for the time being, and you get an upgrade to the VIP suite, free d

him, stunned.

. You've got nothing to lose. It's not like your cur

entirely without merit. She couldn't stand the thought of running into Joel and Sarah again, and upgrading her cram

e a man she barely knew, let alone o

ked, crossing her arms, but then she remembered

g. "No strings attached, no hard feelin

hing her options. The situation was absurd, but when she thought about the alter

nally. "But I have

ingly confident. As if he had expected her

ith its floor-to-ceiling windows and private balcony, but the reality of their arrangement was sinking in. She wa

ompletely at ease, lounging on the

gs," he said, ra

glass Jared had filled and clinked it ag

ceful,'" Jared re

"You know, this is the weirdest and br

ld darling," Jared

tiny spark of excitement. Maybe, just maybe, this ridiculous ar

nd stressed, but Jared's easy way of getting along gave her a

ht, staring at the ceiling, on

e gotten he