The Tycoon's Vacation (Baby for the Billionaire - Book Two) (4 page)

Trinity stayed wrapped around Drew, as her breathing started to return to normal. They were still connected together intimately and she didn’t want to let go. After a few minutes of being wrapped together in the water, she started to shiver. They were no longer making love and she realized she was naked in a public pool. She was grateful Drew had thought to drag them to privacy because she hadn’t been thinking of anything but her body’s intense need.

“I don’t know where my bathing suit is,” Trinity finally said and was grateful for the darkness because she could feel the heat in her face.

“I’m sorry about that,” Drew said but the huge smile splitting his face didn’t seem very apologetic. Trinity saw the humor in the situation and started to giggle. If only her friends could see her now, they would certainly not recognize the bold woman she’d just been.

“Hey, who’s in there?” they both heard someone calling. Her laughter instantly stopped and she was mortified someone knew she was in the secluded cave and most likely knew what she was doing. She began to look around with real panic. She spotted her top and put it on but couldn’t find her bottoms.

“I’ll go find them, wait here,” he said, still sporting the same grin. He quickly disappeared, back out to the main pool and she stayed in the privacy of the cave, shivering with cold. She heard Drew speaking with whoever was out there but couldn’t tell what they were saying.

He came back through the waterfall and she was incredibly grateful to see her bottoms in his hands. He handed them over and she struggled to put them back on under the water.

“I knew the night guard out there and he’s gone now. Let’s sneak out of here and go back to the room,” he whispered, when she finally had her suit situated. She nodded and followed him out of the cave. She looked around nervously and there was nobody around. She climbed out of the pool, quickly wrapping a towel around her shaking body.

Drew grabbed her hand and they headed through the back hallways and stepped onto an elevator. Trinity didn’t breathe fully until they were safely inside the luxurious suite.

“I can’t believe I did that,” she said, as she stared up at the man who had just rocked her entire universe. She was shocked to realize she didn’t feel any guilt over the incident. It had been amazing and she’d carry the memory with her on those long, cold, rainy nights back home.

“Believe it or not I’ve never been so hungry for a woman that I lost my head,” Drew replied with a look of disbelief on his own face. She felt better knowing he didn’t do that with all the tourists. She knew it was just a vacation fling but still, every woman wanted to feel special.

“I’m going to take a shower because I’m freezing and can’t quit shaking,” she told him and headed toward the shower.

“I’ll join you, to save on water,” he said with a wiggle of his brows. She’d already thrown caution to the wind and decided to enjoy her last two days of vacation. They made love once again, under the warm water streaming over their bodies. Trinity didn’t think she’d be able to see water again without her stomach quivering with need.

They crawled from the shower and straight into bed. Drew pulled her tightly into his arms, caressing her back, which made her want to purr. She had to be careful because she could feel her heart swelling.

Drew felt more relaxed than he had in too long to remember and thought he could lay there with her until the end of eternity. He didn’t think he was going to be able to let her go in two days. He tried to say the words aloud and didn’t know where to start. If she found out who he really was, she was going to be angry but they couldn’t possibly continue to see each other under false pretenses.

He didn’t understand how he’d gotten himself into such a bad position. He needed to figure out how to fix it. Hell, he built billion dollar resorts visited by royalty. He could certainly figure out how to work things out with a woman.

He fell asleep, still trying to work it out. He reassured himself he had a couple of days left to do it. He’d done more difficult things, with far less time.

Trinity stepped out of the elevator, with Drew by her side. It was her last day in paradise and she had to keep reminding herself her time with him was a one-time thing. She allowed herself to be impulsive for the first time in her life and she was trying to convince her mind it was a great vacation and that was all it was.

It was taking everything in her, to not ask for his number. She couldn’t call him once she left, or she’d just be going from one relationship to another and besides, long distance relationships never worked.

“Where do you live in the states?” Drew asked her, as they entered the restaurant for breakfast.

“If I tell you, then the magic of our time together starts to fade,” she said jokingly.

“I make it there sometimes and would love to come see you, if I’m in town,” he said.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea. This has been unbelievable and if we try to stay in contact the real world will break in,” she quietly told him.

“You don’t have to tell me exactly where you live, just a state and if it’s meant to be, we’ll run into each other at a romantic little café, on a rainy day and realize we can’t stand to be apart,” he said, with a wicked smile. She realized even if she told him the state, the likelihood of him actually finding her was slim to none.

“I live in rainy Washington,” she finally replied. He seemed to tense for a moment and then relaxed and plastered his easy smile back on. She most likely imagined the moment, as Drew never seemed to get stressed.

He couldn’t believe his luck with her living in Washington. Here was the most perfect woman he’d ever met and she lived in his home state. What were the odds he’d meet her in another country? He traveled a lot but mostly by choice now, as his resorts were ran well without his constant surveillance. He found he was spending a lot more time home anyway, with his cousins, Derek and Ryan. With Derek married, they all seemed to center around him and his wife Jasmine.

He was a bit irritated with himself for getting so hung up on his vacation girl. He was usually much better at sticking with a plan and he’d planned on dating a lot of different ladies, not falling for the first girl he decided to run over with his surf board. He smiled to himself, thinking his cousins would find his predicament hilarious.

“I’m in the beautiful North West often,” he finally told her. Trinity hated the quickening of her heartbeat at his words. She didn’t want to hope to see him again. It would make those long winter nights even longer. She was starting to fall a little too hard for the enigmatic man.

“I’m going to be honest Drew, even though it’s kind of hard for me to do so. I’m always the pushover. My last boyfriend, who I thought I was going to eventually marry, decided to bed his secretary, which led me to this very impulsive vacation. I’m grateful I took it and met you. I regret nothing but if I keep in contact with you when I get back to the real world, it’ll change how I feel. I’ll start thinking of happily ever after, instead of right now and I’m not this girl you think I am. You won’t like me when I’m back in the real world,” she said, as a tear escaped her eye.

“I could never dislike you Trinity, no matter where we are, so here’s what I’ll do. Here’s my phone number and I’ll wait each day for the call to come in. If you’d trust me, even a little bit, you could offer me yours,” he said hopefully.

After thinking a moment in the booth of her romantic getaway, she decided it couldn’t hurt to simply exchange phone numbers. If he never called, she’d just look at this as a magical dream but if he did call, then maybe they could have a nice night together, in the future. She’d try and leave her heart out of it but she could tell she was already failing there.

“Okay we’ll do it your way but believe me, I’ll be the first to say I told you so, when you realize how boring I am,” she said with a smile.

“Let me be the judge of that,” he said and leaned down to give her a heart stopping kiss. She was thinking it may be nice to extend her vacation a few more days. She wondered if it would make her look too needy.

“This has been the best vacation I’ve ever had, even if it’s the only one,” she told him with a real smile.

“How about we make it a few extra days?” he asked her. He was looking at her with complete seriousness. She was thinking a few extra days couldn’t hurt anything.

“I might be able to do that,” she shyly said to him. His smile was so brilliant it was almost blinding. She knew it was a real risk to her heart to stay longer but she couldn’t seem to listen to her brain anymore. She was enjoying her time and she refused to feel guilty.

“Let’s go tell the hotel you’re keeping that room a little while longer,” he said and grabbed her arm.

“I can go back to my original room. They aren’t going to want me to stay in the suite,” she said with a laugh at his enthusiasm. “I need to make sure I can change my tickets, as well,” she finished, trying to sound reasonable.

“Remember you’re being impulsive, so don’t worry about any of it,” he said, as they got closer to the front desk.

“Drew is that you?” they heard a woman ask. Drew seemed to tense up instantly and Trinity turned to see who would make him so nervous. She figured it was an ex-lover, knowing he hadn’t been a monk before her and wanted to reassure him she didn’t care but she didn’t get the chance.

“Hello Nancy, how are you doing?” he said. The woman was in her late forties, at least. She really didn’t see why he was so nervous.

“I’m just wonderful. You have a beautiful resort here and I’m so glad we decided to stay,” she said with a soft laugh of delight. “I’ve just finished with your amazing spa and feel like I’m floating on a cloud,” she finished.

“I’m so happy you’re enjoying yourself. We’re in a hurry but I’d love to chat with you later,” he told the woman, then spun Trinity around like he couldn’t get out of there fast enough.

As they neared the doors, Drew was thinking he’d just escaped a close call. He’d avoid the lobby for the next few days. He didn’t need Trinity to find out who he really was when they were getting so close. He’d never felt the way he did about her with any other woman. He’d come clean with her but it needed to be done in the right moment, not in the middle of his lobby.

“Drew, I’m sorry to bug you again but my husband really wanted to meet you and talk about the golf course,” the woman approached them once again, with a distinguished looking man. “Darling, this is Drew Titan, the owner of the resort. Drew, my husband, Dean,” she said.

Drew shook the man’s hand and sighed as he felt Trinity pull her hand from his. He had never been terrified to face anything in his life but he was sure he didn’t want to turn and see the expression on her face. The couple walked away and he finally turned to face her.

She was staring at him like he’d just run over her puppy. A single tear slipped from her eye and he reached up to try and comfort her. If she’d only let him explain, he knew he could make everything better. Suddenly, her hand shot out and slapped him hard enough across the face, it echoed through the lobby.

Several heads turned to stare at them in shock. The security guard started walking forward until he shook his head at him. He deserved that one, he figured.

“Let me explain…” he started to say.

“Don’t bother, Mr. Titan. I don’t know why you even bothered with the entire seduction scene, considering I signed those papers pretty quickly for you. Is there something else you need signed to assure your precious resort is safe from my greedy clutches?” she said with venom.

“I’m not worried you’ll sue the resort,” he almost shouted. This entire scenario was quickly getting out of hand. “I just wanted a week with a beautiful woman who didn’t know who I was. That doesn’t make me the bad guy you think I am,” he finished.

“Oh, I’d never say you were a bad guy. You did everything just perfectly. You wined and dined me; you swept me off of my feet. You were the absolute perfect host and I never want to see you again,” she spat at him, before walking away, with her head held high even if her knees were shaking.

Drew figured he’d give her some time to cool off and then they could talk. She’d realize he wasn’t the villain in this story, once she got over her anger. Even though it wasn’t even noon yet, he ordered a double scotch and sat there with his head in his hands. By the time he figured she had enough time to herself and made his way back up to the suite, she was gone. She didn’t leave a single item behind, except for the slip of paper with his number on it. He decided it was most likely better that way.

Chapter Three

Five months later

Trinity struggled to her feet, which was becoming harder with each passing day. Her back was hurting particularly bad that day and she was feeling a bit grumpy.

“Excuse me, is anyone here?” she heard a voice ask. She continued up and was a bit bummed to have a new customer. Trinity owned a fairly successful floral shop, but some days she wished it was a bit less busy.

When she’d found out she was pregnant, after her impromptu vacation, she’d panicked at first. The more time she had to think about it though, the more excited she became. She was now excited to hold her little girl in her arms. She’d received her first pictures of her unborn daughter only a few weeks ago and had been far too excited to wait to find out the sex of the baby. Besides, she was on a tight budget and had to search for clothing as it was on sale.