Page 7 of Not the Billionaire

“You do?”

“Absolutely. What about location?”

“The yacht club in Holland.” Being on Lake Michigan and within an hour of Grand Rapids, it was the perfect location.

“Perfect. Let’s put it in motion.”

She hadn’t expected such a high level of enthusiasm. She was excited about it, but considering his reputation, she’d assumed she’d have some convincing to do before he agreed to such a large scale event. This had been much easier than she thought it would be.

Her mind shifted to promoting the event, and she immediately thought of Kurtis. “I’m going to need a lot of help getting the word out about this, especially since I’ve been told the date is already set for late July. That only gives us about six weeks.”

“We have people who can help with that.”

“Perhaps your Public Relations guy, Kurtis.”

A sudden crashing sound came from behind the door in the corner and startled both her and Sebastian.

“Right. Kurtis.” Sebastian looked like he was holding back a laugh as he glanced at the door and back at her.

“What was that?” she asked.

“Nothing.” He looked at her seriously. “Kurtis will be the perfect man for the job. I’ll make sure to put him on it right away.”

“Wonderful.” Genevieve tried not to sound too eager about working with Kurtis, but she couldn’t get his handsome face out of her mind. Those kind eyes. That gorgeous smile. It had taken everything within her to walk out of the gift shop that morning. She had wanted to know more about him. She’d wanted to stay and keep talking. Never before had she believed it when people said they met someone and had an instant connection. Never had she experienced such a thing. Until now.

When their meeting came to an end, Genevieve thanked him and stood.

Sebastian did the same and walked around the desk. “Let me walk you out.” He placed a hand on her lower back and escorted her into the hallway.

She looked over to find him watching her.

“I’m supposed to meet with Holly in Human Resources now to get a tour of the main building.” Being under his gaze made her nervous, and it was the only thing she could think to say.

“After your tour, how about lunch?”

“Lunch?” Is he asking me out?

“A working lunch,” he clarified. “I’d like to hear more about the regatta.”

“Oh, of course. I’d be happy to—”

“And about you.”

She looked over at him again, and he wore a smile that probably made many a girl weak in the knees. He definitely did not fit his rumored reputation. Not at all. He was warm and easy to talk to and very flirtatious. The complete opposite of the Sebastian Schultz she’d been warned about.

“I’ll have my assistant set it up.” He left her at reception and walked back toward his office.

“See you then.” He was already too far down the hallway to hear her reply. She turned her attention to the receptionist, who rolled her eyes in Sebastian’s direction, and she was suddenly curious. “Does he take all the new employees to lunch?” She was pretty sure she knew the answer, but asked it anyway.

The woman chuckled. “If they’re female.”

“He’s different than I thought he’d be,” Genevieve said.

“Don’t worry. He’s not around that much anyway.”

“Why not?” She wanted to hear the answer to that question, but was interrupted by a dark-haired woman who approached them with a cell phone in hand.

Her eyes met Genevieve’s as she hung up the phone. “Good morning, Genevieve. I’m Holly.” She extended a hand to her. “It’s very nice to meet you.”

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