Page 7 of A Bride for the Billionaire

She smiles at me and leans back in her chair. "That is a good question. No, you do not have to sleep with them, we actually discourage it. You are not a prostitute or high class escort. However, if there is a mutual attraction then go for it, just be prepared because at the end of the assignment then men don't tend to stick around. They are moving on with their lives until they need another wife to hire."

"Okay, that's good because I don't think I'd feel good about myself if I had to sleep with them."

Miss May leans forward toward her desk and takes one of my hands. "I think I have a good job for you, Cora. Wait a minute, let me grab some details." She gets up and walks out into the other room and I hear her on the phone.

"Yes, I think I've found someone for you, when could you meet her?" I hear her walking around in the room. "I've yet to finish her induction as she is new to the agency, but I'll see if she is available on Monday to meet with you."

I get excited thinking that she might have someone for me already. She hangs up the phone and comes back into the room.

"So, I have had a new client this week looking for someone. He wants to take a wife with him to a wedding. The wedding is that of his ex-fiance and his nemesis. He's not happy to be invited, but then decides he's going to go and wants to take a wife with him. Yes, to rub his ex's nose in it, he wants to get one up on her by saying he is already married. He wants someone for three days before the wedding and three days after the wedding so that you get to know each other and that gives you both time to read over the files we created for both of you. He is free on Monday morning to meet you, if you like."

"So would this start soon?"

"Yes, I believe the wedding is in two weeks so it would be the week after meeting him."

"Oh wow, that's quick. I might as well rip it off like a band-aid, right?" I chuckle.

She does the same. "I'm sure he wouldn't like to be compared to a band-aid. You're his type and I think the two of you would get along. Now I also have another assignment that you might be interested in. The gentleman is a little older than you, but he's very influential and loves having a pretend wife on his arm. The assignment could last three weeks or so, depending on whether he likes you or not. A lot of our girls have been on assignment with him, he doesn't try to sleep with you, he's actually gay, but no one knows that. He is going to a family event in Italy, it would mean traveling. Do you have an up to date passport?"

"Wow, Italy? I've never been, that would be amazing. Yes, my passport is up to date." What the hell? They both sound great, but having a chance to go to Italy would be super amazing. "And when could I meet him?"

"He's not available until a week today on Friday, so there's plenty of time to see both of them next week and if they both give the go-ahead, then you can make the choice between them."

"Fantastic, thank you so much. Is there anything else you need from me, or is it time for me to leave?"

Miss May, looks over my head at the closed door. I can hear someone moving around.

"Sorry, have I made you late for your next appointment?" I look at the door too.

"No, I don't have anyone until this afternoon. I don't know who is out there. I'll see you out and then deal with the interloper."

We both stand and walk out of the door. The stranger is a man in a very expensive suit. He is stood in front of the painting that caught my eye.

"I'll see you soon, Miss May," I said as I made my way to the door. My eyes are on the back of the stranger, he has a broad back, he's wearing designer clothes and he smells so good. I wonder if he is a client. Whoever gets him would be very lucky.

At that moment he turns and locks eyes with me. I stand at the door. A second earlier and I could have escaped. But today is really not my lucky day.

Miss May looks between the two of us. "I don't know why you are here Caleb, but this is one of the candidates that I am sending over to you today to pick from."

He is still staring at me. I can't seem to pull my eyes away from his. I never expected to see him again. Not since the day he broke my heart.

Still looking at me he says, "Miss May, I want her."

"It doesn't work like that Caleb." Miss May is staring between the two of us. I can see her head moving out of the corner of my eyes.

"I'll pay double."

My eyes open wider. Can I be in the same house as Caleb for seven days? Will I survive seven days with him? Probably not, I don't know whether I can pretend to love the man that left me all those years ago. I want to scream at him. I want to slap him, punch him, but I just stand there staring at him and taking in his scent. He moves toward me slowly, ignoring Miss May. “I'll pay double and I'll take Cora for a minimum of two months. I'll pay it all up front, Miss May. I'm serious. I want Cora."

Miss May steps between us, breaking the hold he has on me. "I take it you know each other?"

I nod my head, turning to face the door. I never expected to see him and certainly not to be so close to him. I've had a lot of thoughts about him over the years and they haven't all been nice, but he's been the man in my dreams, the man I think about when I pleasure myself. The man whose name I cry when I come.

"Yes, we do." Caleb says, stepping out from behind Miss May.

She looks at him and then looks at me. Her eyes widen. "She's the one who you broke her heart, isn't she? She's the reason you can't commit?"

I rest my head on the door. I know I should move. I should walk out and close the door behind me, go to the bar and meet Lou, but I can't leave the small room we are standing in. My feet are betraying me. My heart is betraying me by racing when he talks. His smell, his everything is making me want to turn around and jump into his arms, but my head is telling me to cut and run. Run as fast as I can and don't look back.

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