Page 52 of The Billionaire

We’re not?I hated being told what to do, even it was from a man who made my insides flip like jello. I shot him a sudden “what the fuck” look. I’m a very expressive person. I couldn’t hide my true feelings if I practiced for hours.

“Stay here with me for a week. Let your hair down. Take a break. You deserve it.”

I nearly spit the sip out and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. But instead, I smiled sweetly, composing myself.

“For a week?” I immediately thought about the heaps of reading material I had to do this weekend and the preparations for my study group. We had a meeting on Sunday and they’d kill me if I didn’t do my part.

“Uh huh. Or do you have a hot date or something you’re missing?”

I smiled and flirted with my eyes, I tried to tease him with maybe. I couldn’t and I wouldn’t let him know I was seriously contemplating no because I had reading to do.

“Isn’t it beautiful here? Relax here with me.”

I wish I could relax. At that thought, I felt my face fall. He caught the sudden change in my expression. I was an open book.

“What? You don’t want to?”

Hell I wanted to. I never in my life had been asked I to do anything like this. Why the F was I thinking about studying?

“I have a problem, an issue, an, uh, infatuation with staying on top of my class. And if I missed a week...”

“I’ll let you stay on top all week here.” He winked.

Heaps of tingles trickled up and down my glistening fold and they ascended as the tip of his expensive shoe grazed my leg under the table.

“Don’t they have fall break or something like that?”

I shook my head no as a light laugh escaped my glossy lips. “I have a bit of time off at Christmas time though.”

“That’s too far away. I want you to stay with me for a week. This week.” He said like a man who was used to getting his way at all times.

A soft breeze carried the ocean scent and I inhaled courage to stay strong and not give into my crazy desire to stay with him.

“If I stayed a week, I might as well drop out. I’d fall so behind.” I admitted honestly. That was something I simply could not do. No matter how woozy a man made me feel. Even him.

“I can tutor you, teach you all sorts of things and bring you back right on top where you’re good at.”

More chills flowed throughout my body and my nerves jumped up and down like excited toddlers screaming, “Yes! More! More! Now! Now!” All I could do was laugh away my nerves because damn, my body knew he was telling the truth and this rendered me speechless.

“No?” He stroked his smooth chin. “I have to be honest with you. I get a little obsessive sometimes, too...okay all the time. Especially when I find something I like.” A flash went in his eyes. “I want it all the time. Day and night.”

Shit.Did he just admit he wanted me day and night? Okay, it was getting really hot outside! I absent-mindedly stroked my collarbone. His eyes darted at the gesture as fast as lightening. He didn’t miss a thing.

“Does this…make you nervous?”

If it did, I think this was turning him on.

I shook my head and my stomach did backflips.

“Seriously, as if you noticed from the club, I rub shoulders with some pretty powerful men. I can guarantee you’ll stay in the program. I promise you.”

He crossed his arms, smiled and lifted his chin.

“I…don’t think your serious. How could you do that? Make sure I...stayed in?”

“Oh, I have my many ways. Isn’t it flu season? They wouldn’t want you to infect the other students in the program with that horrible bug of yours. The flu.”

I shook my head again fighting back a huge grin.

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