The Tycoon's Vacation (Baby for the Billionaire - Book Two) (10 page)

“You guys made it. I’m so glad,” Jasmine said as they stepped into the kitchen. She gave Drew a quick hug and surprised Trinity by throwing her arms around her as well. She pulled back with a giggle. “I remember those days of my belly preceding me into a room,” she finished with a laugh. Trinity could not help but laugh along with her.

“I know, I think I grow a foot every night,” Trinity said.

“You boys go play and let us diss on you for a while,” Jasmine said. The boys obeyed and left them together. The smells coming from the kitchen were amazing and suddenly Trinity’s stomach let out a loud growl. Jasmine laughed, again. Trinity couldn’t believe she was still hungry after eating those rich pastries but she couldn’t seem to get enough. She hoped she didn’t gain a hundred pounds during the pregnancy.

“I remember that as well. Sit down and let me give you a snack, while everything finishes up,” Jasmine said.

“I can wait, I don’t want to be a hassle,” Trinity said.

“Oh, stop being so submissive. You have to learn to stand up for yourself, or seriously these Titan guys will walk all over you,” Jasmine said.

“You’re right, I’d love to have a snack,” Trinity said, with her cheeks turning a little bit pink.

“That’s a start, now get off those feet,” Jasmine said with a smile. Trinity sat down and ate every morsel of food Jasmine put before her. It was incredible.

“You seriously should open up a café,” Trinity told her. “Your food is too good to be wasted.”

“I’ve been told the same thing from these handsome men but I don’t want to lose my love of cooking and if I had to do it for the long hours it takes in order to succeed, I’d no longer enjoy it,” Jasmine said to her.

“You know, I’ve always wanted to open a floral and gift shop, with a little café in it. I thought it would be great to have a section of books people could buy and they could come in and eat, read and order flowers or gifts. If you do ever consider a café, then I hope you’ll talk to me,” Trinity said shyly.

“Seriously that’s something I’d consider. Let me finish our lunch and we can do some research,” Jasmine said with excitement.

“I meant in the future sometime,” Trinity said, a little shocked at her enthusiasm.

“There’s no time like the present,” Jasmine told her. The women continued to talk, while Jasmine finished lunch. As if the men had built in radars, they showed up as the last of the food was finished cooking. Everyone sat around the table enjoying the great food and even better conversation. Trinity was more relaxed than she had been in a very long time.

“Now you boys are on clean up duty. Trinity and I are going to the library to do some research,” Jasmine said mysteriously and the two women took off. Drew looked over at Derek with a question in his eyes and he just shook his head as if he didn’t understand women any more than the next guy did.

The two ladies went into the library and Trinity gasped as she looked around. It was a beautiful room, with books from floor to ceiling. She walked along the shelves noticing there was a little bit of everything. Any reader would be happy to step into this room.

“It’s pretty great, huh? I still have a long way to go before these shelves are filled but I get a few more each week. This library is what sold me on the place,” Jasmine said with excitement. She was pleased to see Trinity loved the room.

“This is amazing. I don’t think I’d ever leave this room,” Trinity finally said.

“I feel the same way. Take your time looking around. I’m going to jump on the computer and do some research,” Jasmine said, as she sat down on the comfortable looking couch and opened up a laptop.

She pulled Trinity over after a while to show her a building for sale. It looked absolutely perfect for what they wanted but the price tag was pretty extravagant.

“I don’t think I can afford that,” she said feeling badly about it.

“Let’s not worry about the cost right now. I know how that sounds but let’s just check it out tomorrow and see what we think,” Jasmine pleaded with her.

“Okay, it doesn’t hurt to at least look,” she agreed. The two women made their plans and Trinity didn’t know who she called but the agent was more than happy to show them the place whenever they were ready. She offered to do it right then but Jasmine told her she’d prefer to wait until the next day.

The afternoon flew by too quickly and Trinity was sorry to leave. She was enjoying her time with Jasmine; already a strong friendship was forming. The two women hugged before Drew led her back out to his car. She waved goodbye and sat back sleepily in the car’s comfortable seat.

The next few days flew by for Trinity. Drew was there every waking moment and the more she was around him, the harder a time she had with trying to keep her distance. He was there to help her at work. He was constantly bringing her delicious food and he was touching her every chance he got.

With him back in the picture, her body had awakened, more than ever before. He was touching her casually so often, she was close to screaming. She needed so much more from him, than a quick brush of his fingers but she knew she couldn’t go there. The more time she was with him, the harder it was to remember the purpose of her boundaries.

The man was so incredibly attractive and what made it worse was she remembered how his hands felt touching her all over. She was frustrated and completely unsatisfied. It was making her incredibly grumpy and he was even being a great sport about her snapping at him. He was far too perfect.

She had went and looked at the building with Jasmine and fell in love with the place. It was so perfect. There was ample space for everything and it wouldn’t be too hard to remodel it how they wanted. Jasmine was looking into things and would get back to her soon with some numbers.

Trinity knew Jasmine could afford to foot the entire purchase but she wanted to feel as if she was an equal partner. She’d do whatever she could to make it happen. She was currently renting her building and paying a really high amount, so by taking on a partner and having a mortgage instead of a rent payment, may actually save her money. She’d also be able to make more if she had more merchandise.

She hadn’t heard back from Jasmine yet, so she was getting worried she’d possibly changed her mind, deciding it was just too risky. She couldn’t believe how bummed that made her feel. She had been the one who was leery to go into such a large investment but after she’d really thought about it, she wanted it more than anything. It would be so nice to have a business partner, someone to share her successes with and someone to have around to talk with. She shook off her mood and got back to work.

“Hello beautiful, how are you feeling today?” Drew asked as he walked in her doors a few minutes after she opened. Her face split in a smile at the sight of him, before she could stop herself.

“Don’t you have a business to run?” she asked him, trying to sound stern but failing miserably.

“The nice thing with being the boss is I can take off whenever I want,” he responded with a wicked grin. He then came over to her and kissed her on the lips. He was doing that too often as well. She’d given up telling him no. Who was she fooling anyway? She craved his touch.

“I have a doctor appointment today if you’d like to come along?” she asked him shyly.

“I’d love to come,” he answered her with real enthusiasm.

“I’ll be closing early today so if you want to be back here around two then we can go together,” she offered.

“I have nothing going on today, so I’ll just hang out here with you,” he said instead and sat down on her couch and pulled out his laptop, which was a normal habit for him now.

“If you insist,” she replied and got to work on her arrangements. The further along she was getting, the harder it was for her to stand for long periods of time, without her back hurting. After about an hour she was reaching around and rubbing on her lower back, without even thinking about it.

She felt Drew’s arms wrap around her and she was being tugged over to the couch. He sat her down and started giving her a back rub. She had to fight not to groan out loud at the pure pleasure he was creating.

“I should be working,” she tried to protest but not with much effort behind the words.

“You need to take better care of yourself. It’s obvious you’re in pain,” he countered her and continued with the back rub. She leaned forward, so he could reach lower and stopped protesting. She didn’t know how much time passed but when the bell on her door rang, she felt like growling at the person who dared to interrupt.

The person picked out a couple of pre made arrangements and was soon on their way. The door rang again and a young girl walked in.

“Can I help you?” Trinity asked her.

“I just graduated floral school and would like to apply for a job,” the girl said shyly. Trinity spoke with her for several minutes and liked her instantly. She was eager and excited. She took her in the back and had her show some of her techniques. The girl had a really good eye for colors and picked up on designs quickly.

“I was planning on waiting another month before hiring but you have come in at a really good time because my back is hurting more than usual,” Trinity told her. She hired the girl on the spot and she’d start the next day.

“Thank you so much,” she replied excitedly and rushed out the door.

“I’m glad you decided to take on an employee,” Drew told her. She got back to work and soon it was time to leave for the doctor’s office.

Drew led her to his car and she climbed into the luxurious interior. It was really nice to be taken care of and she was fighting the urge to just let go completely and lean on him. They made it to the office in no time and soon they were being taken back to a private room.

The doctor came in and Drew introduced himself. “I bet you’re excited to hear the heartbeat,” the doctor said to him.

“I am,” Drew confirmed. She was fixated on his face, as the sound of their child’s heartbeat filled the room. He had such a look of wonder on it tears sprung to her eyes. “Can we do that picture thing?” he asked the doctor.

“She had an ultrasound a couple months ago and everything checked out. They are a pretty expensive procedure, when it’s not needed,” the doctor explained.

“I don’t care how much it costs, I really want to have it done,” Drew said. The doctor sent them to a different room.

“Drew, I can’t afford to have one of those done,” Trinity tried to explain to him.

“I’m taking care of all the baby’s expenses,” Drew told her and his tone said the issue wasn’t up for debate. She didn’t have any insurance and had been struggling to pay for the whole thing but she didn’t appreciate his taking control of her pregnancy.

“You don’t need to take care of everything but if you want another ultrasound then you can take care of that,” she finally conceded.

“I’m in far too good of a mood to argue, so we’ll leave that discussion for another time,” he finally said. She lay on the table and glared at him for a moment. Soon another doctor came in the room and began rubbing some cold goo on her stomach.

“Have you seen one of our three dimensional ultrasounds before?” she asked them both.

“I had one done a couple months ago,” Trinity said.

“I saw the picture but I wasn’t here when it was done,” Drew said as he stared at the screen. Suddenly his child’s head was there in front of him. She was moving around and he saw the profile, then the back of her head. She was the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen in his life. He could stare at that monitor the entire day and never get bored.

He couldn’t believe how much it showed of his daughter. It was like he was looking through a glass bowl or something. It was amazing. He wanted to reach out and run his fingers along her delicate cheekbones.

“Your daughter is healthy and active. Do you want to take home some more pictures?” the woman asked.

“Yes please,” Drew answered enthusiastically before Trinity had a chance to speak.

“It sounds as if your husband is excited to be a father. This must be your first child,” the woman said with a smile.

“I can’t believe she will be here in a few short months,” Drew said. Trinity was silent. She wasn’t going to bother trying to correct the woman and she was finding it pretty endearing how excited Drew was.

She printed off some pictures and sent them both back to the doctor’s office. He came right in. Trinity guessed it was helpful having Drew with her because she’d never had such quick service.

“The baby is healthy and everything is right on schedule but you’re not doing as well. Your blood pressure is too high for my liking and puts you at risk for getting toxemia. I need to put you on bed rest for at least two weeks, then we can reassess. You also need to eat more because you’re feeding the baby well but not yourself. You’re under what I’d like to see your weight at,” he told her.

“I can’t take work off,” she tried to argue with the doctor.

“If you don’t take my advice, you’re risking yourself and your baby. You could go into early labor and the chances of survival aren’t good at this point in your pregnancy,” he said sternly.

“She will go on complete bed rest doctor,” Drew said and looked over at her. She wasn’t happy with him or the doctor at that point but she wouldn’t let her own temper harm her child. She’d just have to close the shop for a while. She couldn’t imagine what that was going to do to her income.