Page 159 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 8
“Can we maybe talk in private?”
Rob shrugged. “Sure.”
I grabbed his arm and pulled him into an empty conference room.
Rob sat down in a chair and put his feet up on the table. He started whistling as he put his hands behind his head and leaned back. He seemed as content as Tanner at a fertility clinic. How could Rob possibly look so relaxed at a time like this?!
“I was wondering if you have any pregnancy tests?” I asked.
Rob raised his eyebrow. “Why would I have a pregnancy test on me? Did Daphne say something?”
“No, this isn’t about you. I need a pregnancy test. But not a normal one. A super early detection one. Like way early. Before implantation, whatever that is. I think I’m pregnant and I’m freaking out!”
“Yeah, I can understand why. I wouldn’t want Tanner’s baby in my belly either.”
“It’s not his.” I clapped my hand over my mouth. “I mean…”
Rob pulled his feet off the table and leaned forward. “You fucked someone behind Tanner’s back? I love that. Thanks for telling me. I could really use this for something good.”
What?!“It’s not like that.”
“It’s fine. He deserved it after being shady as hell. Walking all over the city in his man buns and weird suits on Tuesday and Thursday nights.”
Oh, he knew that Tanner was also Ryder Storm? Rob had made some comments about Tanner’s secrets on football Sunday, and I’d thought maybe he knew Tanner’sothersecret...
“He’s been lying to all of us for years abouteverything. And I for one, am sick of everyone defending him. And sick of him calling me Young Robert like I’m amillionyears younger than him just because he’s being extra.”
Right, because Rob was only a few hundred years younger than Tanner, not a million.Ah!I’d suspected that Rob knew everything! But now I was sure of it.Ha.And Tanner always pretended the two of them weren’t friends. I guess they were actually besties. “I swear I’m not a slut...”
“I never said you were. I’m glad you did it to Old Tanner. That’s right, I’m calling him that now.”
Makes sense, because Tanner is old AF.“Right, I did it because I had to. Because of his condition. It’s the only way to get him free. Obviously I’m in love with him. But I don’t want to be burned by his flaming genie penis. I wish his only secret was that he was Ryder Storm in the Society. But we both know the truth. He’s a 343 year old genie. And as you know, he originally had to find 1001 women find true love. Which is freaking hard, by the way. I tried my hand at it and...well...he probably told you about the carnival orgy mayhem. Either way, I’m getting off topic. I snuck into his genie council hearing and got him in trouble. And someactualslut changed his freedom requirements to him having tofind onlymetrue love. He can’t be free from his genie curse until my name appears on his magic lamp. So I have to whore around town and find a lesser true love so Tanner can be free and we can live happily ever after.”
“I knew that fucker was hiding something!” Rob stood up and slammed his hands on the table. “But this is better than I could have ever imagined.”
“Wait! I thought you knew?!”
“I didn’t know a damn thing. I knew he was a lying asshole, but a genie? This is too good! And I should have guessed that he was a member of the Society. Makes sense.” He shook his head.
He didn’t knowanyof it?!No. No!“I wasn’t supposed to tell you any of that. Promise not to tell anyone.”
“But…”
“Promise!”
Rob sighed. And then he smiled slowly.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
“No reason,” he said. But his smile just grew.
“Promise me you won’t tell anyone?”
He shrugged. “Sure.”
“Say the words.”
“What words?”
