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don't want me with you...I mean, I know I'm not going to be much use in corporate boardroom, so if
you're saying I can't really "
He cut me off with a kiss. "No, Leo. That's not what I'm saying. The exact opposite, actually. If you
come with me, you'd be basically part of the family." He had a pained look on his face. "Listen, I
don't...I've never, ever brought a girl home. In my family, in this kind society, you don't bring a girl
home to meet the family unless it's serious. There's casual girlfriends, and then there's the girl you
bring home. If you come with me, we're declaring to my family and everyone else what we are."
"Which is?"
"Something more." He sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly through his teeth. "I know it's
fast, and unexpected, and a lot of pressure, but..."
I got up and paced away from him. What did I want?
I thought about getting on a plane back to the D, thought about begging for my old job back,
sleeping in my parent's spare room where I'd grown up, seeing John to get my stuff...
No.
I turned back to Shane and threaded our fingers together. "I'll go with you. I don't claim to know
what I'm getting myself into anymore than I did when I agreed to come with you to Africa, but...I'm
game. If you really want me there, if you think I'll fit, then I'll come. I don't know shit from shellfish
when it comes to high society, or whatever, but...I'll do my best."
Shane seemed relieved. His shoulders slumped down as if he'd been preparing for a blow that he
realized wasn't coming.
"You're sure? I'd understand if you're not."
I tugged his hand, pulling him to where his brothers waited with shocked expressions on their
faces. "I'm sure."
He kissed the top of my head. "That's my little lion."
We joined his brothers, who were staring at me in something like awe.
"You're bringing her...home?" Luke asked.
Shane just nodded.
"Did he explain to you what that meant, in our family?" Rob asked me.
"Sort of. It's a big deal, I gather."
Jon chuckled. "A big deal. Yeah, you might say that."
Luke shook his head, bemused. "You've known Shane how long?"
"Two weeks, maybe?" I was playing it cool, but inside I was on fire, even more terrified than
when bullets were flying past my head in Khartoum.
Luke looked at Shane, bumped him with his shoulder. "Your girl's got balls, Shane. Great big
brass ones."
Shane nodded. "Yeah, that's why I yeah, I know."
Another slip. Everyone caught it, no one addressed it, least of all me.
We climbed into a limousine. This one wasn't a rental. I didn't recognize it, but there was a fancy-
looking 'B' embroidered into the leather upholstery.
Inside the limo was an elegant older woman, silver-gray hair loose around her face, piercing
green eyes hard as jade and pinning me to my seat. The brothers each gave her a hug and kiss on each
cheek.
I stuck out my hand and shook hers. "Leona Larkin, ma'am."
She looked from me to Shane, to his hand on my thigh.
When she addressed me, her voice was cold and high. "Virginia Sorrenson." She turned to Shane
and spoke to him, as if I wasn't there. "Are you sure this is the best time for this?"
Shane's voice was hard. "There's no other time for it, Mother. I know what's expected of me, and
I'll do it. But I'll do it my way."
Virginia Sorrenson examined me from head to toe. "Well, she's pretty enough. Clearly has enough
manners to introduce herself properly." She glanced at Shane again. "Are you sure about this, Shane?"
"She was with us in Sudan. She's amazing."
The knowledge that I was with him in Khartoum seemed to impress her, if the lessening of the
tight, hard lines around her mouth was any indication.
"Then she's not faint of heart." She looked at me, and took my hand in hers, leaning forward.
"There's still time to go home, child. You needn't feel rushed."
I shook my head. "I'll be fine."
Virginia rolled her shoulders in a shrug of acquiescence. "Very well then." She glanced from me
to Shane. "When's the wedding?"
The End of Part 2
BIKER BILLIONAIRE #3: RIDING THE HEIR
"Wedding? What wedding?" I tried not to sound panicked.
Virginia Sorrenson looked from my baffled expression to Shane's chagrined one. "I was under the
impression she knew what she was getting into, Shane. This does not appear to be the case."
I turned to Shane. "What's she talking about, Shane? You said going with you meant it was a
declaration that we were together. You didn't say anything about any damn wedding."
I saw Virginia's brows furrow at my vulgar language. Shane winced, and took my hand.
"Yeah, I know, and I'm sorry. It's not like it's going to be next week or anything, Leo, just..." he
scrubbed his face with his hand. "Let's talk about this later, okay? In private?"
I nodded.
Virginia seemed displeased. "Shane, you should have been forthright with her from the beginning.
It's not fair to her to be in the dark like this. She should know what she's getting into."
"I know," Shane said, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Can we just get home? I'll explain
everything."
"Everything?" I asked. "Is there more?"
Luke spoke up. "With Shane, there's always more. He's not the most forthcoming man ever."
The three other brothers all chuckled.
"Let's just say there's probably more he's not saying than he is," Jon added.
"We're his brothers, and he didn't tell us about his patents until after he'd made his first billion,"
Rob said.
I choked on my saliva. "His first what?" I looked from Shane, who seemed intensely pissed off, to
Rob. "His first billion with a 'B', or million with an 'M'?" [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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