Claimed by the Billionaire: Lust #2 by Danielle Jamesen Page A

was saying when I tuned back in.
    I almost blurted out
“What?” but at the last second remembered to be quiet. I glanced over at Mr.
Gable.
    “That is short notice.”
Was all he said.
    I hadn’t been to Vegas
in about eleven years when my husband and I had gone for a trip right before
Greg had been born. We hadn’t even gotten married yet, but I had already known
I was pregnant, therefore left out of all the fun stuff to do in Vegas. I hadn’t
had a vacation since my honeymoon. Any trips I had taken was purely for
business, which meant I had been alone in strange places while my husband had
attended business.
    “I know, Mr. Gable, but
if you were to speak at our convention, I feel as though we could come to terms
on this agreement you want more easily.”
    My eyes darted back to
him hopefully, “So, in short, you want me to speak at your convention free of
charge for you to agree to what I want in order for our partnership to grow?”
    Mr. Stevens paused,
playing with his tie, and then spoke, “Yes, that is the short version of it.”
    “I have no time.” Mr.
Gable said shortly.
    At this, Mr. Stevens
laughed, “Oh, Mr. Gable, we all know you could make the time if you truly
wanted to. Are you really going to be so stubborn over this? And deny your
lovely assistant a trip to Las Vegas?”
    Mr. Gable’s eyes darted
to me at this and I tried to look as lovely as I could, ignoring the tingles I
got whenever he looked at me.
    He sighed, “Fine.” He
replied.
    “Wonderful. I’ll have
my assistant send the details to yours.” Mr. Stevens said, standing up.
    They both shook hands
and he saw himself out, leaving me alone with Mr. Gable. I tried to keep the
smile off my face. Las Vegas! I wonder how much it had changed since I had last
been there. And to be frank, it would be a trip alone with him…My eyes darted
over and then darted back right away, hoping he hadn’t noticed.
    “Get in touch with Mr.
Steven’s assistant, please,” He said, sighing, “They should tell you what hotel
needs to be booked and when our flights are.”
    “Yes, sir.” I replied,
heading for the door.
    “Will you be able to
find someone to take care of Greg?”
    The personal question
made me stop and look at him, “Yes, I’m sure my parents would like to see him.
They haven’t gotten to spend much time with him as of late…with everything
going on.”
    “Okay.  Have you
been to Vegas before?”
    “A long time ago, when
I was pregnant with Greg.”
    He raised one eyebrow,
“Ah, so you’re in for a treat.”
    I tried not to make my
face flush, “Isn’t it a business trip?”
    “Maybe.” He smiled and
it sent shivers through me.
    I walked away with a
smile on my face.

Chapter 2
     
    Cathy took a sip of her
coffee as Greg bounded off to watch TV, “So, a business trip to Las Vegas, huh?
Fancy!”
    I shook my head, “I
doubt it.”
    “Greg okay staying with
your parents?”
    “Yeah, he was actually
pretty excited.”
    Cathy glanced over at
Greg who was sitting in front of the TV, trying to find his favorite cartoon,
“It’ll be good for him.”
    “I think so too.”
    Cathy looked back at
me, “It’ll be good for you too.”
    “How?” I said, pouring
myself a cup of coffee, “It’s not like it’s a vacation.”
    “Yeah, but,” She
lowered her voice as though we were kids again, about to share a secret, “I’ve
heard how you talk about him.”
    My heart thumped, “Talk
about who? My boss?”
    “Yeah, your boss,
silly.”
    I started busying
myself with cleaning up the kitchen, “I don’t know what you mean.”
    Cathy got up and walked
around the counter, slinking up to me like a cat who had caught it’s prey, “Come
on, Serena. You’re into Bradley, aren’t you?”
    “I have no interest in
Mr. Gable.” I said stiffly.
    “It’s so obvious
though. Why even call him Mr. Gable; I bet you don’t in private.”
    “I do, actually,” I
said, annoyed, “Can you drop this? It’s ridiculous.”
    Cathy