Bedding The Billionaire (Bedding the Bachelors Book 3) by Virna Depaul Read Free Book Online Page A

responsibility. And no one could ever say Jamie wasn’t responsible. His father had raised both him and his sister to understand that someone had worked hard for everything they had. That didn’t mean you didn’t enjoy it, but you never took it for granted.
    When Eric saw Jamie, the other man excused himself from his admirers and rose to greet him.
    “Tempted?” Jamie asked, nodding at the three women he’d been talking to.
    “Don’t get me wrong—this night has been fun—but I’ve been true to your sister since we started dating, and that’s not about to change. In fact…” For a moment, his mouth pressed into a grim line before his expression cleared and he shook his head. “Your sister never has to worry where my loyalty lies.”
    Of course, that was exactly what Jamie had expected to hear. Eric had been in love with Brianne since college. He hadn’t even wanted this damn bachelor party, but Brianne had insisted, saying she’d feel guilty about partying with her girls otherwise.
    “I’m going to sneak out and give her a call. Cover for me with the others, would you?”
    “Sure thing,” Jamie said.
    As he watched Eric head out, Jamie imagined how pretty Brianne would be in her white wedding dress.
    Lucy had mentioned several times she didn’t even believe in marriage. That hadn’t stopped him from falling for her. Idiot that he was, he’d told himself that an exclusive relationship would be enough…at first.
    Jamie’s friend, Ryan Hennessey, a firefighter from San Francisco, walked toward him with a beer in his hand.
    “Where’s the groom?”
    “He went to get some air.”
    Ryan took a healthy gulp of his beer. “Maybe I should join him. I’m not really feeling it tonight,” he said with a frown.
    Jamie raised an eyebrow at his friend. “Let me guess. Annie?” he asked.
    Ryan sighed. “It’s complicated.”
    “Complicated, my ass. You’ve put Annie on a pedestal, Ryan, but that’s the last thing she wants…”
    Ryan’s jaw clenched. “Drop it. Please. It’s not like you’re going after what you want— who you want anymore than I am.”
    “Yeah. Well, talk about complicated. You know—”
    “Hey, guys.”
    Ryan and Jamie both turned to see Rhys Dalton, who wasn’t part of the wedding party, but had been invited to the bachelor party anyway. At least, Jamie was pretty sure it was Rhys. His identical twin brother, Max, was here as well, and Jamie sometimes still had a hard time telling him and his brother apart.
    “Enjoying your night of freedom?” Ryan asked.
    “There’s plenty of beautiful women here, but no one as beautiful as Melina,” Rhys said.
    As if Rhys had conjured them, two extremely pretty ladies approached them. One was platinum blonde, her hair a color that didn’t actually exist in nature, and the other a brunette. They both had on high heels and short skirts and their long hair brushed against the tops of their practically bare breasts. They looked to be barely drinking age, if that.
    “Hey, sexy,” the blonde said to Ryan, slurring that simple word. “How’d you like to buy a lady a drink?”
    “If I were a betting man,” Ryan said, “I’d bet you’ve already had your fair share. I’ll tell you what though; I’ll buy you a bottle of water, any brand you like.”
    Jamie hadn’t been paying attention to the other one and when he turned back she was on the stool next to him with her skirt riding up high.
    Looking amused as hell, Rhys said, “Max and I need to talk about the big opening tomorrow before I head home. Have fun....” Jamie heard him laughing over the loud music as he walked away.
    Jamie looked at Ryan, who was now completely holding up the swaying blonde. Then he spotted something over Ryan’s shoulder and immediately stiffened.
    Near the entrance of the bar stood the club’s owner, a guy named Rick who Jamie had met once. He was a friend of both the Dalton brothers. Standing next to him with her arm around his waist, wearing the