Page 18 of Damaged Billionaire Daddy
“How about you focus on staying out of the way?”
“Oh, aren’t the two of you just adorable?” Richie took a step back as my grandmother walked in, eyes so bright that you’d think she just won the lottery. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better match of people.”
If only she knew…
I turned away from Richie. “Where’s Grandad?”
“About to come back up. Richie here told me he had a few errands to run today, and now that I’m looking at the two of you, it’s clear that you guys have something going on.” She put a hand on my shoulder. “I just know your grandfather would approve of a fine man like Richie. You two are just adorable and have our complete permission to go out.”
The words almost sent me into an epileptic shock. I couldn’t believe what she was saying right now. Immediately, I started to shake my head but didn’t manage to get the words out before Richie did.
“Nia, that sounds like a wonderful idea.” How he could make himself look so genuine while being a total snake was something I’d never understand. “I can take your granddaughter for one heck of a time.”
“No thank you.” I frowned. “Grandma, I don’t need you trying to set me up.”
“Usually, I would stay far away from your love life dear, but someone like Richie doesn’t come along all that often. I think you could have a wonderful time if you just give him a chance.”
“It’s not that simple. He…” How was I supposed to finish that sentence without worrying about Richie telling her all of our intimate details?
“Come on, Kandis, I’m far from the worst kind of guy, and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the outcome.”His words had a hidden meaning that made my hands clench into fists.
If my grandmother weren’t here, I wouldn’t be able to promise one fist wouldn’t have found his cheek by now.
Grandma was looking at me so excitedly, and I couldn’t bear to disappoint her. I sighed, frustratedly. “Fine,” I gave in. “One date.”
Chapter eight
Richie
It doesn’t mean anything.
I accepted Nia’s invitation to take Kandis out because I knew how much it would annoy her, or at least that’s what I keep telling myself in an effort not to face the truth. The truth? She’d grabbed my attention.
Kandis was a pain in my ass, and I fully believed that if I was not careful, she’d do anything possible to make sure I ended up at the bottom while she was at the top, but even with that being said, there was something about her that made her so different from every other woman I’d ever met.
For instance, I took the girl’s virginity, and usually that would make a woman clingy and hard to get rid of but not this one. She acted as if it meant nothing when other women would have tried to trap me.
My looks, fame, and fortune didn’t change the way that she felt about me. But one thing that did?The sex.And I was not willing to let the first time be the last time. I would have her again before I went back to the city.
“This isn’t a date.” Kandis was sitting in my passenger seatwith her arms crossed, as close to the window as she could be while looking outside of it as if looking at me would make her puke. “In fact, I wish that you would leave and never come back, but you’re making that exceptionally difficult.”
I couldn’t help the laugh that escaped. “A bit harsh don’t you think?”
“To you? No.”
“Your grandmother called it a date.”
“Yeah. Well, she’s wrong, and if she knew what you were doing, I’m sure she and granddad wouldn’t be so fond of you.” She sent me a look before going back to looking out of the window. “Where are you taking me?”
“Where would you like to go?”
“Wherever we end up going, I will be leaving immediately. I can uber to a friend’s.”
I let out a laugh. “You really think I’d make it that easy on you?”
“I really think that you need to stop messing around me before I show you who you’re messing with.”
“I’m so scared,” I said, raising my hands as if to ward her off in horror.
