A Wedding to Remember: Switched at Marriage Part 1 by Gina Robinson Read Free Book Online Page B

doors pinged open on the top floor, the elevator opened directly into the penthouse.
    Justin was waiting for me. "Welcome home, honey."

Chapter Five
    K ayla
    A dog bounded up to me. A Pomsky who was just the most adorable puppy I'd ever seen. She barked happily at me and jumped up on my legs. "Some watchdog you've got."
    "Data! Down." Justin snapped his fingers at the dog as I set my flowers on a nearby table, leaned down, and scooped the puppy up. The dog ignored him.
    I held her up and cuddled her to my face and let her lick it. "Data? What kind of name is that for such a precious puppy?" I cooed to the dog. "Boy or girl?"
    "Girl." Justin had taken his jacket off and was now in a T-shirt and jeans. The T-shirt showed off a pair of sculpted biceps and broad shoulders that belonged on an Abercrombie model.
    Crap, when had he gotten those? Maybe I wasn't as much of a liar as I thought. I had to tear my gaze away from his muscles and stop imagining the rest of the body beneath that T-shirt. If his abs were anything like his arms, he might actually be my type. Assuming he would treat me like crap, of course.
    This is Justin, your husband of convenience , I reminded myself. Nothing about this was real. The marriage was made up, and the chemistry, or lack of, didn't matter.
    Still cradling the happy puppy, I looked past Justin, staring at the penthouse. It was a total wall of windows with breathtaking views from every side—of the Olympic Mountains, the city, the Cascades to the east. It was modern and sparsely furnished in a chic, tasteful way, obviously by an interior designer. The place was unlike the Justin I remembered.
    I pointed toward the street and scratched Data behind the ears. "Have you seen the mob of reporters down there?"
    "Seen and breached. Come on, girl." He took the puppy from me. "I had to get through them, too."
    I picked up my flowers. "You mean there isn't a secret, private entrance to this place? How disappointing."
    His smile was achingly cute. Like his puppy. "Come on in and make yourself at home."
    I ignored his reference to home and collapsed on a deep leather sofa with my flowers beside me. "Crap, this is where you live?"
    " We live." He sat down next to me, his leg bouncing nervously as he scratched Data's chin. " One of the places. I'm still trying to get used to it, too. I only moved in a few months ago."
    I looked around again, thinking, This place is fabulously luxurious. My apartment will look like a dump after this. How will I ever go back to real life in a year?
    The space was not homey, but it made up for its lack of warmth by being breathtaking. Like living in a nest high above everything, or on an open prairie. Sitting in the middle of all those windows, I felt both exposed and like I was flying. Terrified and exhilarated at the same time. "How many places do you have?"
    "Five? Six?" He frowned as if he was trying to remember. "Some are just investments."
    I put my head in my hands. "We have to come clean. This isn't going to work. My family is going to kill me and I've already made a mistake that could give us away."
    "What?" He looked so adorable when he was worried.
    I couldn't blame him. "I asked the driver where you lived. I mean, I had no idea. Shouldn't a wife know where her husband lives? Where she lives?"
    Justin let out a loud breath and laughed like he was letting his relief spill out. "That's nothing. Why would you know your address by heart so soon? We had a whirlwind courtship. Like, two hours after we two college friends got together for drinks and discovered our undying love." He paused. "Anyway, you won't make that mistake again."
    I raised my head and stared at him. "Until you send me to one of your other five or possibly six homes. Maybe it's even seven."
    He laughed again. "I'll write them down for you."
    The living area was one open space with a kitchen on one end. Justin nodded to it. "Can I get you something? I'm well stocked. I have everything."
    "A new life. Can you