The Color Of Love: A BWWM Billionaire Alpha Male Romance (16 page)

“
There
is a god,” she thought as she got out of the cab. She paid the
cab driver and then turned around to look at the house in front of
her. It was the most perfect property she had ever laid eyes on. It
had everything an estate agent could ever hope for: it had the most
perfect driveway donned with a perfectly manicured lawn and the brick
finish of the house was just the icing on the cake. She was still
looking at the house when she heard a car pulling up. She turned
around and smiled at a tall dark-haired man getting out of a white
Range Rover.

“
Hi,
you must be Julie Parker,” he questioned as he walked towards
her. She could not help but notice just how perfect he looked. He
actually reminded her of Christian Grey on Fifty Shades of Grey. He
was almost exactly like him. He was in a pale blue shirt and a
pinstripe gray suit. He looked really simple, but she was sure that
his attire, simple as it was, probably cost more than her house. She
didn’t even realize that she had been staring at him all this
time. “Miss Parker?” he asked as he looked at her,
snapping her out of her trance.

“
I’m
sorry…yeah… I am Julie…Parker,” she said.
The man smiled at her and nodded.

“
Yeah,
I kind of just said that.”

Julie felt her
cheeks get hot.

“
Sorry…”
her words trailed off when she realized that Dana had not given her
his name

“
Steven
Davenport,” he said as he stretched out his hand to shake hers.
“Pleasure to meet you.” She almost melted at his
unmistakable British accent.

“
Julie
Parker,” she told him. She let her gaze drop to the floor when
she realized that she had just said her name for the umpteenth time.
“Sorry,” she apologized, smiling at him embarrassed.

“
Shall
we take a tour of the house?” Steven asked looking at her.

“
Sure,”
she said as he walked towards the front door.

“
So,
I have to say that I really love the brick finish. It makes me feel
like I’m back home in London,” Steven admitted looking
around.

“
I’m
glad you like it. But I am sure you will like everything about this
house,” Julie replied confidently as they entered.

“
I
hope so,” he replied.

“
So,
it is a three bedroom, four bath, two story house complete with
hardwood floors. I should point out that everything in the house is
one hundred percent original, nothing has been replaced and it is
still in great condition,” Julie described as Steven walked
around the gigantic living room. She had to admit, the house was
perfect.

“
The
lighting is amazing in here,” he gasped as he looked around.

“
Yeah,
that’s one of the perks of the property,” she said
chuckling. “Come this way, you haven’t seen the master
bedroom yet.” She walked out of the living room and up the
stairs. When they walked into the master bedroom, even she wanted to
move in. It was so big that Julie thought that she could comfortably
fit four king sized beds and still have plenty of room. “Mr.
Davenport if you don’t take this house, I will,” she
quipped.

“
What?”
he asked looking at her.

“
Well,
it would probably take me years to pay it off, but this room is most
definitely worth it,” she said, looking out of the huge window
that overlooked the driveway below.

“
You
would buy an entire house just for one room?” He chortled.

“
Oh
yeah,” she said nodding. “If this was my room, I would
never leave.” Steven looked at her and smiled.

“
So
far I am impressed but I still have to see what the kitchen looks
like,” he told Julie, still looking at her. She raised an
eyebrow and felt her cheeks flush.

“
You
cook?” she asked surprised.

“
Every
decent Davenport cooks. Some families have law or medicine as their
legacy, but ours is in our culinary abilities,” Steven divulged
as they walked out of the bedroom. Before they went downstairs, they
looked at the other two bedrooms. Steven commented that the two
other bedrooms were just going to be guest rooms. If his guests
didn’t like them then they should probably have stayed at their
own houses. Julie was smiling as she led him downstairs to the
kitchen. When they got there, she suddenly felt as if she was looking
at Chef Ramsey because he was busy talking about the counter tops,
the storage cabinets…everything that a professional chef would
be obsessed with.

“
I
would hate to ever have to cook for you. I rarely cook, except when I
make stew, or chili…or pot roast. Those I can kill at,”
she boasted.

“
You
would kill?” Steven asked, looking at her.

“
That’s
American for how great I am,” Julie answered..

“
And
do you ever bake?” he asked.

“
Sure.
I make great blueberry muffins.”

“
Maybe
I should give you a few recipes from my country. Spotted dick would
be a good start,” he said. Julie looked at him in shock..

“
Spotted
what?” she asked, surprised and horrified at the same time.

“
Spotted
dick…It’s not what you think. It’s just a pudding
made with currants and served with custard. Trust me, you Americans
haven’t tasted great dessert till you have some of that,”
he explained.

“
Yeah,
you might consider changing the name though,” Julie suggested
as she watched him walking around the kitchen. Steven laughed at
Julie's comment.

“
I
love this and I want it,” he confirmed.

“
But
you haven’t seen the pool yet,” Julie told him.

“
That’s
just a plus, I’m sure,” he replied confidently as he
followed her out. The pool was more than perfect. It had a cave-like
setting, complete with a rocky waterfall and a mid-pool bar, a
bachelor’s dream. “If I didn’t want it before, I
most definitely want it now.”

Steven walked
towards the pool.

“
I
take it you are a party animal?” she guessed.

“
Not
really, but I have a big family back at home and I would need
something to keep them occupied when they are here. This is perfect,”
Steven told Julie will a smile.

“
Well,
the property is also in a great school district, I must add,”
Julie said as she looked around. Steven turned to look at her and
smiled.

“
I’m
afraid that wouldn’t be much of a selling point as far as I’m
concerned.”

“
Oh,
I’m sorry. I just assumed…” Julie felt her cheeks
flushing as her words trailed off. “I just assumed that a man
as fine as you would already be tied down with a couple of kids on
the way, that’s all,” she thought as she looked at him.
“I shouldn’t have said that,” she stammered,
feeling a little bit embarrassed.

“
Don’t
you worry about it,” he said as he looked at her.

“
So,
Mr. Davenport, do we have a deal?” .

“
Definitely,
Miss Parker,” Steven said as he turned his attention to her.
“So how far will this set me back?” he asked. Julie
looked at him with a grin on her face. For a man of his stature, she
was sure that a couple hundred thousand wouldn’t be much.

“
Not
that much. Two hundred and twenty five thousand,” she revealed
looking at him.

“
I’ll
have my office process the paperwork today,” he told her as
they walked back into the house. Julie couldn't hide her amusement.
Normally, people would try to bargain and get a better price, but
clearly this man was worth a whole lot more than she initially
thought.

“
Great,”
she said as they walked towards the front door.

“
I
didn’t notice a car when I came in. Would you like a ride back
to town?” he asked as they walked out. Julie looked at him and
nodded. He walked round the car and opened the door for her. Julie
was a bit taken aback by his gesture. This never happened with some
of the men she met. The car looked as great on the inside as it did
on the outside. She slowly ran her fingers on the rich brown leather
as Steven walked to the driver’s side of the car. When he got
in, she buckled up and a smile played on her lips as she thought of
the commission she was going to be getting. “So, Miss Parker,”
Steven started as he pulled out of the driveway.

“
Julie,”
she said looking at him.

“
Alright,
Julie. How long have you been at Larson Properties Inc.?”

“
A
while, almost three years now,” she said. “What about
you, Mr. Davenport. What do you do?” she asked.

“
I'm
like you, I deal in properties,” he explained. “And it’s
just Steven. Mr. Davenport is my father.”

“
You
are a realtor?” Julie asked looking at him surprised.

“
Well,
yes. Why do you sound surprised?”

“
My
boss told me I was showing a house to a property mogul, but I didn’t
really think she was serious,” Julie admitted.

“
Really,
it’s just a glorified title for a realtor,” he confessed.

“
Do
you have any tips for me. I mean, I would like to drive a car like
this just by selling houses,” she joked.

“
Maybe
you should stick around then,” Steven said.

“
Oh
you better believe I will,” Julie chortled.

“
Maybe
that way I could introduce you to some of our best desserts too,”
Steven teased. Julie smiled and shook her head. She wasn’t sure
whether she was blushing at his attempt at flirtation or at his
accent. She looked at him as he pulled out of the driveway with the
smile still firmly on her face.

“
So
long as the dessert doesn’t have the same name as a human
anatomy, I’m game,” she jested, surprising even herself
that she would say something like that. He smiled at her as he drove
out into the open road. Julie found herself fantasizing about living
in such an area. It was perfect. All the privacy you could ever need.
Even though the prospect of kids was not on his mind, she was most
definitely thinking about it. The area was perfect for long bike
rides on Saturday afternoons. And the schools in the area…in
her opinion, they were the Harvard of education from kindergarten all
the way to high school.

When they got to the
office, Steven looked at Julie and smiled.

“
I
will be sure to tell Dana that you were of great help today,”
he promised.

“
I
will appreciate it,” Julie responded looking into his intensely
warm brown eyes. “It was nice meeting you.”

“
The
pleasure was all mine, Julie Parker,” Steven said before she
exited the car. She gave him a smile before she walked into her
building, fully aware that he was watching her all the way. By the
time she walked into the office, she felt like she was walking on a
cloud.

“
Judging
by that smile, I’m assuming that everything went well?”
Dana said when Julie walked into the office.

“
It
was perfect,” Julie mused as she took a seat at her work
station.

“
So
you closed the deal?” .

Julie looked up at
her and nodded.

“
The
paperwork will be processed today,” she bragged. .

“
Up
top,” Dana exclaimed as she gave her a high five. “You
know what, you can leave early today. You deserve it,” she
added. Julie looked at the time. It was a few minutes past one, way
too early to leave. “You could use the time to take your car to
the shop and get it checked out” she said with a smile on her
face.

“
That
sounds really great,” Julie said gratefully.. “I think
that’s exactly what I’ll do.”

She picked up her
bag and got ready to leave.

“
Oh
and Julie,”

“
Uh
huh?” Julie said looking at her.

“
Get
yourself a louder alarm clock for Pete’s sake,” Dana
demanded before walking away. Julie laughed and shook her head before
she walked out of the office. Dana was right. She did deserve to
leave early. As she walked out into the street, she almost felt
guilty that all she could think about was Steven.

“
Get
a hold of yourself, Julie. You just met him,” she scolded
herself as she waved down a cab.

*

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