Page 337 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 3

City of Sin - Chapter 66

Mason

I looked down at the ring on my desk. After talking to Kendra last week I had run to the nearest jewelry store and bought the most expensive ring in the case. Rash and poorly thought out. I was upset and drunk and I was feeling desperate. I just wanted Bee back. It would look perfect on her finger. And when she ran her thumb along the spot, she'd be thinking about me, not him.

I didn't want her to come back to me just because I offered her a ring, though. I wanted her to want me. Really want me, the same way I wanted her.No, needed her.When she had left it felt like I was suffocating. It was all consuming and terrifying.

I opened up my new desk drawer, put the ring inside, and closed the drawer again. One day I would propose to her. When the thought didn't make my pulse race. I knew I wanted forever with her. But it was too much too soon. I wanted to take my time with Bee. I wanted to enjoy each and every second of every day.

Which was why naming the company after her and asking her to be my partner was a big step in itself. And that felt right. The timing fit for that. And just seeing her face light up made me smile. She deserved half too. It was her idea that had kick started everything. My goal ever since I graduated from college was to start my own agency. Who knew I just needed to fall in love in order to finally get my priorities straight?

I looked around the large office. I was excited to get another desk in here and to share this office with Bee. Most couples probably felt anxious about being with their significant other every secondof every day. But it's all I wanted. Being able to close the blinds and have her whenever I wanted wouldn't be so bad either.

I tightened my tie and stood up, pulling on my suit jacket. No more lies or games or any of that. From now on, I was going to tell Bee the truth. It wasn't something I was used to doing. But I wasn't going to risk losing her again. I had full confidence that we could grow this business together. I had full confidence that she was my future. But before I could jump in, I needed to hear her say it too. I wasn't going to break her heart. I was terrified that she was going to break mine, though.

***

I knocked on the door and Kendra opened it.

She had a huge smile on her face. "You won her back, huh?"

"It was probably all the flowers."

"Probably."

"Are you having fun preparing for your interview tomorrow?" I asked.

"Psh. I'm pretty sure my best friend is going to hire me. She likes working with me too."

"Thanks for helping me out."

"Of course. We had her totally fooled, right? Was she surprised you were the new boss?"

"I don't think it even crossed her mind."

"You know, you're really not so bad, Mason. I had you all wrong."

"You didn't. But Bee changed me."

"Ugh. I hate Valentine's Day. All of that romantic crap. It makes me want to throw up."

I laughed, but my laughter stopped when Bee stepped out of her bedroom. She really did take my breath away. She was wearing the red dress I had bought her for the Silver Gala. Hopefully tonight would end the way I had planned, unlike the last time she had worn it. She had curled her hair and it draped over her bare shoulders. Her smile seemed to have a direct effect on my groin. I was used to having her a few times a day. It had been way, way too long.

"You look beautiful."

Her cheeks blushed in that way that made my chest feel tight. I welcomed the feeling now. It was the feeling that kept me going now.

"You look very handsome," she said and smiled up at me.

"Vomiting over here!" Kendra yelled from the living room.

I grabbed Bee's jacket and her hand and pulled her out of the apartment. "Come on. There's something we need to do together."

"What is it?"

"A New York City Valentine's Day tradition. Despite what you said before, you do belong here. New York is better off with a girl like you. So I'm going to make sure you become an official New Yorker tonight."

"An official New Yorker?"