Page 11 of Her Billionaire's Baby Secret

Chapter 4

Sariah turned on her coffee maker as the early morning rays lit up the wood of her living room floor. She loved Sundays. It meant she got to sleep in for once. She turned on some upbeat music and went into the bathroom to blow dry her still wet hair and put her makeup on. Her thoughts wandered to the lunch she’d had with Kane the day before. She’d seen him lots of times since they’d broken up years ago, but it felt different this time. He was single now. Before, he’d always been either dating someone or married. And then she’d ended up sitting next to him at the restaurant. She’d been close enough to smell his cologne, feel his arm brush against her occasionally. A shiver ran down her body just thinking about it.

She finished blow drying her hair and grabbed her coffee, sitting at the kitchen table. She sipped on it, humming along to the music. She wasn’t much of a morning person, so her coffee and her music helped her to be in a better mood. When she’d finished drinking it, her doorbell rang.

She padded barefoot across her wood floors to the front door. She found her grandma standing on her front step, holding a plastic food container.

“Hey, Grandma. Come on in.” She opened the door wider to allow her to come inside.

“Are you hungry?”

“All I’ve had is my coffee this morning.”

“Good. I made muffins, and I had extra to share.”

“Yum! You know how much I love your muffins.” She took the container and lifted the lid, peering inside. “Ooh! Blueberry is my favorite.” Her grandma used fresh blueberries in her recipe, and it was to die for.

“How are things at the shop?” They migrated to the living room couch and sat down together. Sariah loved spending time with her grandma. She had owned the jewelry shop with her husband before they’d retired. Because of that, Sariah and her grandma usually had a ton to talk about. Her grandpa had passed away two years ago.

“It’s going well. I’ve been working on opening the new store in Roanoke all this week.”

“How’s that been?”

“I’ve had a few hang ups, but that’s to be expected. Nothing too big. So far, we’re right on schedule to open in December.”

“That’s fantastic,” her grandma said. “I’m so proud of the job you’re doing with the business.”

Sariah placed her hand over her grandmother’s. “Thanks. That means a lot to me.” She took a muffin out of the container and bit into it. She could taste the sweetness of the blueberries.

“Was it just my imagination, or did I sense something going on between you and Kane?”

“Grandma, you know that’s in the past. I don’t know what you think you sensed, but nothing’s there now.”

Her grandma gave her a disbelieving look. “You could have fooled me.”

“I’m serious!” Anything between her and Kane was over now. Right?

“Maybe you’re not aware of it then.”

“Aware of what?”

“The way Kane has been looking at you.”

“And what way is that?” Sariah took another bite of her muffin.

“I think he still has feelings for you. He’s crushing.”

Sariah could feel her face turning red. Was that what she wanted? “I don’t think he’s the same guy he was all those years ago.”

“What makes you say that?” her grandma asked.

“Think about it. He’s got all that money now. Having that much wealth would change a person.”

“Not necessarily,” her grandma said. “Kane doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would let money change him like that.”

That gave Sariah pause. Was her grandma right? “Maybe I need to give Kane the benefit of the doubt.” She wasn’t typically a judgmental kind of person. Kane didn’t deserve the kind of judgment she was placing on him.

“That’s what I was hoping you’d say.” Her grandma patted her on the arm.

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