A Billionaire's Obsession 3 (BWWM Interracial Romance): Claiming Her Heart by Hattie Black Page B

through.
    "What is it Baby?" Pilar says calmly. Renee k nows that her mother is not like many other more
traditional mothers, but it still scares her to the core, to tell her mother
about her unwise decision. That is exactly what it was, in Renee's estimation.
A n
unwise, stupid, dumb decision.
    "Um...I...I had. " Renee
speaks slowly. She swallows extremely hard. "I had...I had sex with Colin
Winston." She eventually blurts out, and begins to cry again. Pilar is
surprised. Her eyes enlarge. She is taken aback that her usually quiet,
bookworm of a daughter would ma ke a decision like
that. Still, there is no judgement.
    "What has happened as a result? Have you been
fired?" Pilar asks rationally.
    "Well...not as far I know. I left right after...well
at least this morning, while he was still asleep." Renee divulges. Pi lar listens patiently, and intuitively.
    "Ok. Have you heard from him?"
    "No...well, I don't know. I turned my phone off...It
is still in the car. I had several messages from Melaine Nordstrom - my
immediate boss - since last night though. I can't bear to confront her right now. She has done so much for me."
Renee explains. Pilar listens, and sighs softly. Renee turns toward her.
"Mom, I know it was stupid. I tried to stay away. I tried to
resist..." Renee stops talking, and resumes crying.
    Pilar hugs her immediately.
"It is okay Renee. These things happen. It is all a part of growing up. It
is all a part of life." Pilar consoles Renee. "You can stay here as
long as you need to Baby." Pilar informs her. "Still, I strongly
recommend reaching out to Melaine once you have
calmed down, and thought everything through." Pilar advises. Renee nods in
between sobs. She grabs hold of her mother, and squeezes her, not wanting to
let go.
    ***
    Renee eventually releases her mother. "Thank you Mom.
Can you please not tell Dad just yet?" Renee
pleads with mother.
    "Well I will have to let him know you're staying over,
if you decide to stay." Pilar says emphatically.
    "I understand. Please just spare him the details for
now. Please Mom!"
    "Of course sweetheart. Of c ourse."
Pilar assures her daughter. The women embrace once more, then Renee climbs the
stairs to her childhood room. She cries herself to sleep, and sleeps
comfortably for the next four hours.

 
    CHAPTER 2
     
    "I don't believe you Colin. I just don't!" Melaine says exasperated. "Why her! There are so many
other skirt tails waiting for you to pounce on them - but you choose to break
Renee's spirit." Melaine is on a rampage. Colin had showed up at her
townhouse hoping she knows where Renee is. He awoke abo ut 45 minutes following Renee's departure. He immediately tried her cell
phone repeatedly, but to no avail. He also went by her apartment, and knocked
until his knuckles turned red. Neighbors on her floor, and above, spilled out
to see what the raucous was about. Colin questioned
each one of them but he didn't obtain the results he was seeking. He decided to
visit Melaine to regroup. He has been sitting on her couch for about thirty
minutes while his cousin berated him.
    Colin rubs his forehead. "I know Mel aine...I didn't make the best decision."
    "You didn't make the best decision? You were
ridiculously stupid! How could you be so irresponsible Colin." Renee lays
into him. "I know that you like the ladies but...Urgh!" Melaine walks
over to her stainless ste el fridge, and obtains a
opened bottle of red wine. She pours herself a glass. She doesn't offer Colin
any. "I need to calm my nerves." She shouts back to him from the
kitchen, in the open floor plan of the spacious brick house. Renee
inhales a large gulp of wine, then walks back into
the living room with the remainder in her left hand. She paces the stained
wooden floor, in front of Colin.
    "I have been trying to reach Renee since last night.
Clearly she was with you, but she's not taking my calls this mor ning either." Melaine says at her wits end. "I
don't know what else to do. Who knows where she went. I