The Geek's Bad Boy Billionaire
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She laughed, glancing over to where her gorgeous white silk dress hung, waiting for her to slip it on over her lacy white lingerie. In just a few minutes she’d walk onto the beach in her beautiful dress and be joined with Blake forever. But first, there was something she needed to say.
She drew away from him and turned around, ignoring the way his eyes feasted on her barely clad body. “Blake, there’s an equation I need you to help me with,” she said seriously.
He raised one eyebrow, returning his gaze to her face with obvious reluctance. “What’s that?”
“It’s a simple equation, but recently it seems to have changed.” She swallowed. “I keep adding one plus one together and getting three.”
He frowned, not understanding. But when she put her hand to her still-flat belly, his eyes widened. “You don’t mean…?”
She nodded, her heart thudding. He caught her and pulled her against him, burying his face in her hair. For a moment she wasn’t sure whether he was laughing or crying, until he let out a loud whoop of pure joy that was answered by a surge of love so strong she could barely contain it.
She laid her head on his chest, over the tattoo she’d come to know as well as she knew her own body. His arms circled her, holding her tight. Her heartbeat drummed in her ears, and his was a strong, steady beat supporting it. Could she already hear a third, fainter beat, weaving itself into their rhythm?
She let out of sigh of happiness and, as she breathed out, she imagined his paper airplane coming to life under her cheek, as though his tattoo was lifting from his skin into the air. She pictured it soaring away, and with it went every last remnant of hurt from the past, vanishing into the wind. All that was left was their incredible love and the promise of a beautiful future. One they’d get to build together.
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Acknowledgments
My version of the Fields Medal goes to three amazingly talented and generous authors who read early versions of this book. Without them it never would have added up. Thank you so much, Michele De Winton, Trudi Jaye, and Shar Barratt.
Thanks also to my editor Alycia Tornetta whose clever suggestions helped complete the equation.
About the Author
Talia Hunter likes writing about smart, funny women, and the men who set their hearts on fire. Her motto is, If you aren’t laughing, you aren’t doing it right.
A formerly committed city dweller, she’s recently moved to the country. She’s put in a veggie garden, learned how to make bread, and is now the proud owner of a pair of gum boots. These days she spends time Googling important questions such as how to cope with a runaway zucchini crop (make fritters), and narrowing down exactly what kind of giant hairy spider might be eyeballing her from the washing tub.
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