Page 18 of Not the Billionaire

“Go!” Gus waved his arms, shooing him out of his own office.

“Have I ever told you how pushy you are?” Sebastian said.

“You love me.”

Nerves fluttered through Sebastian as he walked out of the fifth floor elevator. Partly because he was anxious to see Genevieve again, but also because he was nervous that someone would greet him by his name and ruin everything.

Sebastian moved swiftly toward the office at the end of the hallway. He took a deep breath as he knocked on the door.

“Come in,” her sweet voice rang out.

He opened the door to see her scribbling something on her notepad. “Settling in okay?”

Her eyes shot up to his and that beautiful smile spread across her face. “You’re just everywhere today, aren’t you?”

“Is that a complaint?”

“Not at all. Come in.”

Sebastian moved into the room, closed the door behind him, and sat on the edge of her desk. “How was lunch?”

“It went well. Mr. Schultz seemed very impressed with my ideas.”

Sebastian glanced around the spacious office. “Obviously.”

A shy expression crossed her face. “It’s a bit much, isn’t it?”

He shook his head. “It suits you.”

She looked up at him with a smile in her eyes. “You think?”

“I do.”

“Well, there’s plenty of room in here if you want to come help me get started on the regatta.” She gave him a coy look, which made his pulse quicken.

He suddenly realized that he’d been so distracted by the idea of his brother being interested in Genevieve that he’d forgotten to ask what they’d discussed at the restaurant. “He approved all your plans then?”

“He did. It’s going to be amazing.”

Sebastian wished he shared her enthusiasm, but he was annoyed with Gus for making decisions without running them by him first. He’d asked his brother to take over for one meeting, and he’d made it very clear that he was taking back the reins on this event.

“So, it was a good lunch then.” He tried to sound supportive.

“Yeah, but the meal itself …” She wrinkled her nose, which was the most adorable thing he’d ever seen.

“Not good? Cygnus has some of the best food in town.”

“I don’t eat red meat very often, and he ordered us steak.”

“You don’t eat red meat?”

“I stick to salmon or chicken, usually. A girl’s gotta watch her figure, right?”

Sebastian snorted, but with a slight blush to her cheeks, he could tell she was serious, and he couldn’t figure out why in the world she would need to watch her weight. She was beautiful just as she was.

“Anyway, how did you know we went to Cygnus?”

His heartbeat stuttered. Crap. “Someone in the office said.”

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