Page 26 of Her Big Fat Dreamy Billionaire Ex

The sheets were soft as she climbed into bed. She wrapped herself in them. Even though she was tired, it took a long time for her to fall asleep. She lay there, listening to the storm outside, and wondered what she would do tomorrow, spending the whole day with Aiden.

She awoke to an eerie silence. A light in the bathroom told her the power was back on. Felicity peeked outside of her bedroom and found the couch empty, her comforter folded up. Aiden wasn’t in sight. A note sat on the counter in the kitchen.

Felicity,

I’m going to check out the damage to the resort. I’ll come back to get you for the excursion to the jungle. I should be back by ten.

Aiden

She had a couple of hours, so she took a shower and dressed in good hiking clothes. She left her villa to get breakfast at the restaurant. The resort had been hit hard. Palm branches were everywhere, along with trash, broken shingles, and other pieces of debris. The workers were already out cleaning up the mess. Aiden must be helping them. That’s one thing she liked about him. He was a billionaire, for heaven’s sake, yet he was out picking up tree branches with the rest of the crew.

The buffet line was short. She grabbed a bowl of fruit and a yogurt and sat down at a table. Pulling out her phone, she checked her Facebook group. Brittany had posted.

How are things going with Aiden? Are you getting back together with him?

Felicity pressed her lips together and answered.

No. That ship has sailed.

Brittany answered right away.

I heard he has money. Is that true?

He’s a billionaire.

Felicity hit post before she thought about it then wondered if that was a good idea. Aiden wasn’t the kind of guy to go around boasting about that kind of thing. Maybe he didn’t want her spreading that around. But it was too late. She’d already posted it and couldn’t take it back.

I’m coming to stay the rest of the week with you!

Brittany added a smiley face to her post, and Felicity snorted. Wouldn’t that be a nightmare.

Haha, funny,she posted.

Felicity closed the app. Brittany kind of annoyed her, but maybe she needed to give the girl some slack. Her divorce had been hard on her. Brittany was the kind of girl who had a hard time if she didn’t have a man on her arm. Some girls were just like that.

After she ate, she left the restaurant to go back to her villa to wait for Aiden. She picked her way over downed branches and bits of trash. As she slid her key card, her phone rang. She pulled it out of her pocket and stepped inside.

“Hello?”

“Aiden’s a billionaire? Are you kidding me?” Amy’s voice came through all high-pitched and fast, like she’d been sucking helium.

“Calm down, girl. You’re going to hyperventilate.” Felicity laughed and curled up on the couch.

“Calm down? You almost married a billionaire. You could have been the next Paris Hilton.”

Felicity scoffed. “Do you think I want to be the next Paris Hilton?”

“All right, bad example. I’m just saying, holy Batmobile. A billionaire.”

“I know.” Felicity sighed. “It’s almost too much money to think about.”

“Honey, it’s not too much for me to think about. Aiden could have retired. Think of all the places you could have gone with him.”

Felicity ran her finger along the seam of her jeans. There was a tiny worn spot that would soon become a hole. “That’s just it, Amy. Aiden isn’t like that. He’s too involved with whatever he’s doing. He sold his drone, but then he bought this resort and nowthishas become his work obsession.”

“Maybe he needs a woman to help him learn to relax.”

Felicity glanced at the clock. It was five minutes after ten. The same disappointment she had known so well all those years ago settled in her gut. “You’re joking, right? He’s actually supposed to meet me right now and guess what, he’s late. What a big surprise. Nothing’s changed.” The words were hard to say, but she knew it was true. Aiden would always put her second.

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