Page 121 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 10
"Scott, I haven't changed my mind. I'm officially retired."
"Okay, well, there's other offers on the table too. Reality TV, endorsements for sex toys, adult films..."
Adult films? God no."Actually, Scott," I said, cutting him off. "I think I'm good. Remember the bakery I told you about? It's all worked out."
"Wait, what? Alina, this is a huge opportunity. Any one of these would get you a signing bonus in seven figures."
I looked over at Bryce again. He was pulling ingredients out of the fridge. He hadn't stocked his own, but apparently this one had everything we needed. I never thought whisking eggs could look so sexy. But everything Bryce did was sexy. "I'm exactly where I want to be," I said into the phone.
"Alina, you're making a mistake. You have to ride this wave. People are going to forget all about what happened soon."
"That's actually what I'm hoping for. I really appreciate everything you've done for me, Scott."
He sighed into the phone. "Just think about it. I'll call you again in a few days."
"Sure," I said and hung up the phone. But I had already made up my mind. I was standing in my dream, right beside the man of my dreams.
"Everything okay?" Bryce asked as he turned on the stove.
"Everything's perfect."
"I almost forgot!" Tim said as he joined us behind the counter. "I have the perfect picture of you and Bryce to hang up on the wall in here." He lifted up a framed photo of me crawling on all foursin front of the eight backup dancers with their erections all over the place. "Where should we put it?"
"What is wrong with you?" I grabbed the frame out of his hands. "This is a family friendly establishment."
Kristen laughed and leaned against the counter. "I tried to stop him. But he insisted that you'd want the memento."
Bryce took the picture out of my hand and placed it face down on the counter. "I have a better idea," he said and wrapped his arms around me. "How about we get a picture of all of us together?"
"See, Tim? Now that's a good idea," Kristen said.
Tim shrugged and pulled out his phone. "Fine, but I don't see how it will be as good as the one from the tiebreaker. Everyone get together in front of the counter." He put the camera on his phone on a timer and set it against a ladder. "Ten seconds, people!" He ran over and started moving everyone around so that we'd be in perfect formation.
But all I cared about was the fact that Bryce's arms were around me. I smiled up at him. Yeah, I was exactly where I wanted to be.
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